Scope and Contents These records comprise: 1 blue hardback folder 5 x 25cm diameter records (no r.p.m. provided, but presumed to be 33⅓). They are recordings of the Chinese Yueju opera Liang shan bo yu Zhu ying tai 越劇 梁山伯與祝英台. Full title: 第一屆全國戲曲觀摩演出獲獎節目梁山伯與祝英台. 華東越劇試驗劇團, 范瑞娟 傅全香. 中國唱片 53015-53019. 中國唱片厰出品. They were issued as part of the World Collection of Recorded Folk Music, issued with the Assistance of UNESCO, Records 21-25. The records are held in paper sleeves. The box also...

Scope and Contents The r.p.m. is not stated. Record number: 人民唱片7107. Title: 京劇 老生 駡曹二段 [Peking Opera Elderly Scholar role “Ma Cao” 2 parts]. Performer: 譚富英 [Tan Fuying (1906-1977)]. Manufacturer: 人民唱片厰 [People’s Record Factory]. Sleeve: The back of the sleeve includes guidance on the storage and handling of the record, the manufacturer’s addresses and sale outlets, and the price (16,000 元), which indicates a date prior to the revaluation of the Chinese currency in 1955. Insert: The...

Scope and Contents The r.p.m. is not stated. Record number: 人民唱片7124. Title: 京劇 青衣 (甲) 廉錦楓 ; (乙) 西施 [Peking Opera Qingyi female role (side a) “Lian Jinfeng”; (side b) “Xi Shi”]. Performer: 梅蘭芳 [Mei Lanfang (1894-1961)]. Manufacturer: 人民唱片厰 [People’s Record Factory]. Sleeve: The back of the sleeve includes guidance on the storage and handling of the record, the manufacturer’s addresses and sale outlets, and the price (16,000 元), which indicates a date prior to the revaluation of the Chinese...

Scope and Contents The r.p.m. is not stated. Record number: 中華唱片7194. Title: 京劇 青衣 (甲) 武昭關 ; (乙) 寳蓮燈 [Peking Opera Qingyi female role (side a) “Wu Zhao Guan”; (side b) “Baoliandeng / The Precious Lotus Lamp”]. Performer: 梅蘭芳 [Mei Lanfang (1894-1961)]. Manufacturer: 華東工業部上海唱片公司 [Huadong Industrial Ministry Shanghai Record Company]. Sleeve: The front and back of the sleeve are identical, providing the brand name (中華唱片) and the manufacturer’s details. No price is given, but the sleeves and...

Scope and Contents The r.p.m. is not stated. Record numbers: 中國唱片53015-53019. Title: 越劇: 第一屆全國戲曲觀摩演出獲獎節目 梁山伯與祝英台 – 樓臺會 [Yueju: Award Winning Programme Item from The First National Discussion and Emulation Opera Performances “Liangshanbo yu Zhuyingtai – Lou Tai Hui / The Meeting at Loutai”]. Performers: 華東越劇試驗劇團 [Huadong Experimental Cantonese Opera Troupe], 范瑞娟 [Fan Ruijuan (1924-2017)] 傅全香 [Fu Quanxiang (1923-2017)]. Manufacturer: 中國唱片厰 [China Record Factory]. Sleeves: The sleeves may not...

Scope and Contents The r.p.m. is not stated. Record numbers: 人民唱片50101-50105. Title: 歌舞劇選曲 獨唱 白毛女 [Musical theatre selection, solo voice, “Baomaonü / The White Haired Girl”]. Performers: 作詞 [Lyrics] 賀敬之 [He Jingzhi (1924-)]; 作曲 [composers] 張魯 [Zhang Lu (1917-2003)], 馬可 [Ma Ke (1918-1976)]; 作伴奏 [composer of accompaniment] 陳紫 [Chen Zi (1919-1999)]; 演唱 [performers] 中央戲劇學院歌劇團 王崑 [Wang Kun (1925-2014, Opera Troupe of the Central Academy of Drama)]; 伴奏 [accompaniment] 中央戲劇學院管弦樂隊...

Scope and Contents The r.p.m. is not stated. Record number: 中國唱片4-0477. Title: 戲曲 京劇 梅蘭芳唱片選集第二輯 貴妃醉酒 [Peking Opera, Selected Records of Mei Lanfang Collection 2 “Guifei Zuijiu / Yang Guifei gets drunk”]. Performers: 唱 (singers) : 梅蘭芳 [Mei Lanfang (1894-1961)], 蕭長華 [Xiao Changhua (1879-1967)], 姜妙香 [Jiang Miaoxiang (1890-1972)]; 伴奏 (accompaniment): 梅蘭芳劇團樂隊 (Mei Lanfang Troupe Orchestra). Manufacturer: 中國唱片厰 [China Record Factory]. Recording date: 1954年11月在北京錄音 [recorded in Beijing in...

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The r.p.m. is not stated.
Record number: 人民唱片7122.
Title: 京劇 青衣 / 老生 打魚殺家 [Peking Opera Qingyi female role and Elderly Scholar role “Fishing Kills a Family”].
Performer: 梅蘭芳 [Mei Lanfang (1894-1961)]; 譚富英 [Tan Fuying (1906-1977)].
Manufacturer: 人民唱片厰 [People’s Record Factory].
Sleeve: The original sleeve cover is lost.
Insert: The record includes a paper insert providing lyrics.

Scope and Contents The r.p.m. is 33⅓. Record number: 中国唱片 M-101. Title: 歌唱祖国 [Songs of the Ancestral Land]. Includes the following songs (all choral): Side 1: 1. 东方红 [The East is Red] 2. 歌唱祖国 [Song of the Ancestral Land] 3. 和平友谊之歌 [The Song of Peace and Friendship] Side 2: 1. 送郎当红军 [Seeing off a Lad to Join the Red Army] 2. 最可爱的人回来了 [Most Beloved has Returned] 3. 如今的歌儿用箩装 [Today’s Songs Packed in Wicker Baskets] 4. 牛蛙山歌 [Song of Niuwa Mountain] 5. 一道道水来一道道山...