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This vintage 10-inch 78 RPM record features Alfred Newman presenting "A Popular Concert" on the Mercury label. Alfred Newman, renowned Hollywood conductor and composer, brings a collection of classical and popular melodies performed by his orchestra. The album includes standout tracks such as "Tambourin Chinois" by Fritz Kreisler, Chopin's "Polonaise in A Major," "Dance of the Comedians" from "The Bartered Bride," "La Rosita," "Alt Wien" by Leopold Godowsky, Chopin's "Minute Waltz," and Schubert's "The Bee."

The record is housed in a unique green cardboard sleeve with gold embossed lettering, displaying the album title and tracklist elegantly on the front. The back of the sleeve contains an insightful biography of Alfred Newman and details about the recording session at 20th Century-Fox Studios in Beverly Hills, California. This pressing is a classic example of mid-20th-century Mercury releases, ideal for collectors of vintage 78 RPM records and fans of orchestral and film music. The record is black vinyl with blue Mercury labels, numbered 1157M and 1158M, confirming the original U.S. pressing by Mercury Record Corporation, Chicago.