List Of Decca Top Quartet/Chorus Recordings
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Decca released albums with the top quartets from the International Competition starting in 1953.[1].
Decca released albums with the top chourses from the International Competition starting in 1954.[2]
Between 1953-1955 the releases were alternately (sometimes more than one) 7", 10" or 12" records. Between 1956-1969 it was a single LP (top 10 for quartets, top 5 for choruses).
Releases were mono or stereo (stereo releases appended with a '7' at the front of the catalog number) until 1969 when they were stereo only.
Below is a list of catalog numbers from these releases.
| Year | Quartet | Chorus | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | ED 567-568/DL 5495 | n/a | 2x7" or 1x10" (quartet only) |
| 1954 | DL 5545 | ED 688-689/DL 5543 | 1x10" (quartet) / 2x7" or 1x10" (chorus) |
| 1955 | DL 8177/ED 2294-2296 | DL 8175/ED 2288-2290 | 1x12" or 3x7" (quartet/chorus) |
| 1956 | DL 8372 | DL 8373 | |
| 1957 | DL 8615 | DL 8616 | |
| 1958 | DL 8800 | DL 8788 | |
| 1959 | DL 8927 | DL 8928 | |
| 1960 | DL 4069 | DL 4067 | |
| 1961 | DL 4189 | DL 4185 | |
| 1962 | DL 4314 | DL 4313 | |
| 1963 | DL 4402 | DL 4403 | |
| 1964 | DL 4512 | DL 4513 | |
| 1965 | DL 4650 | DL 4649 | |
| 1966 | DL 4787 | DL 4786 | |
| 1967 | DL 4870 | DL 4869 | |
| 1968 | DL 5060 | DL 5061 | |
| 1969 | DL 75118 | DL 75117 |