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art direction WLP Ltd.
booklet editor WLP Ltd.
cello Janos Starker
compiled by Ben Wiseman
compiled by, management [project management] Raymond McGill
tracks 8-1 to 8-4; 10-1 to 10-4 conductor Antal Dorati
tracks 9-1 to 9-6 conductor Stanislaw Skrowaczewski
tracks 4-1 to 4-18 design [original front cover design] Jacques Parker
tracks 3-1 to 3-11 design [original front cover design] Rolf Bruderer
design [wallet front design] George Maas
design [wallet front design] Harold Lawrence
tracks 3-1 to 3-11; 5-1 to 5-8; 7-1 to 9-6 engineer [associate] Robert Eberenz
tracks 7-1 to 7-8 illustration [wallet front drawings] William Auerbach-Levy
liner notes Bernard Jacobson
liner notes Carol Frances Brown
liner notes Edward Cole
liner notes Fred Grunfeld
liner notes Harold Lawrence
liner notes Igor Kipnis
liner notes Janos Starker
liner notes Martin Mayer
liner notes Paul Affelder
liner notes Peter G. Davis
liner notes Shirley Fleming
liner notes Tully Potter
mastered by Andrew Nicholas
mastered by Dennis Drake
tracks 8-1 to 8-4 to 10-4 orchestra London Symphony Orchestra
photography by Harold Lawrence
photography by Mary Morris
photography by Peter Gravina
tracks 9-1 to 9-8 photography by [wallet front photo] Arnold Newman
photography by [wallet front photo] Wesley Bowman Studio, Inc.
tracks 3-1 to 3-11; 5-1 to 7-8 piano György Sebök
tracks 4-1 to 4-18 piano Stephen Swedish
tracks 1-1 to 2-12; 4-1 to 4-17; 6-1 to 6-7; 10-1 to 10-4 recorded by, producer Harold Lawrence
tracks 3-1 to 3-11; 5-1 to 5-8; 7-1 to 9-6 recorded by, producer Wilma Cozart
tracks 1-1 to 2-12; 4-1 to 4-17; 6-1 to 6-7; 10-1 to 10-4 supervised by [recording supervisor], engineer [chief engineer] Robert Eberenz
tracks 3-1 to 3-11; 5-1 to 5-8; 7-1 to 9-6 supervised by [recording supervisor], engineer [chief engineer] Robert Fine
Phonographic Copyright (p) Universal International Music B.V.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Decca Music Group Limited
Copyright (c) Decca Music Group Limited
This set brings together all of Janos Starker's celebrated solo Mercury recordings in their original LP sequence in an original jackets to mark the 90th anniversary of his birth.

All recordings made on 1/2 3-track tape using three Schoeps M201 microphones.
Produced and 3-to-2 mixed for Compact Disc by Wilma Cozart Fine.
Sequencing for this compilation by Ben Wiseman (The Audio Archiving Company).

Decca Classics is very grateful to Thomas Fine for his invaluable assistance in clarifying many details and for the provision of illustrative material.

Original LP Sleeve Notes

CD 1 and 2:
℗ 1966 Universal International Music BV
Recording Location: Studio A of Fine Recording Studios, New York, 15 April 1963 (BWV 1008 & 1011), 7 & 8 September, 1965 (BWV 1007 & 1012) and 21 & 22 December, 1965 (BWV 1009 & 1010).
First released as SR90445 (BWV 1007), SR90370 (BWV 1008 & 1011); SR90446 (BWV 1009 & 1010), SR90447 (BWV 1012)
Total Timing: 113:07

CD 3:
℗ 1968 Universal International Music BV
Recording Location: Studio A of Fine Recording Studios, New York, 16 & 17 April 1963.
First Released as SR90480
Total Timing: 40:04

CD 4:
℗ 1967 Universal International Music BV
Recording Location: Studio A of Fine Recording Studios, New York, 6 & 7 June 1966.
First Released as SR90460
Total Timing: 51:22

CD 5:
℗ 1965 Universal International Music BV
Recording Location: Studio A of Fine Recording Studios, New York, 17 October 1963.
Only original masters used for transfer to Compact Disc.
First Released as SR90405
Total Timing: 48:50

CD 6:
℗ 1965 Universal International Music BV
Recording Location: Watford Town Hall, Watford, near London, 25 & 26 June 1964.
First Released as SR90392
Total Timing: 51:30

CD 7:
℗ 1963 Universal International Music BV
Recording Location: Watford Town Hall, Watford, near London, 8-10 July 1962.
First Released as SR90320
Total Timing: 47:54

CD 8:
℗ 1962 Universal International Music BV
Recording Location: Watford Town Hall, Watford, near London, 6-10 July 1962.
First Released as SR90303
Total Timing: 48:02

CD 9:
℗ 1963 Universal International Music BV
Recording Location: Watford Town Hall, Watford, near London, 9 & 10 July 1962.
First Released as SR90347
Total Timing: 46:29

CD 10:
℗ 1965 Universal International Music BV
Recording Location: Watford Town Hall, Watford, near London, 26 & 27 June 1964.
First Released as SR90409
Total Timing: 34:24
Barcode: 028947867548
SPARS Code: ADD
Label Code: LC 00305