25 All Time Family Favorites (1967) Vinyl LP and similar items

Catalog Number: AD-1 Condition Details: Vinyl plays nicely (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges; scuffing, surface impressions (front/back); surface abrasions on top-right of back, discoloration on back. Inner-sleeve is original (generic white). Spine has no-text and wear. Shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Opening shows signs of use and divots. (Not a cut-out.) Tracks: Traumerei Loch Lomond O Sole Mio Oh Promise Me Andantino Oh Sussana Hora Staccato Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes Piano Concerto The Ninth Symphony Silver Threads Among The Gold Semper Fidelis After The Ball Scheherazade Minute Waltz Greensleeves Prelude Farandole Eugene Onegin Ich Liebe Dich Cavalleria Rusticana Orpheus In Hades Les Preludes The Rustle Of Spring Largo About The Record: 25 All Time Family Favorites released in the 1960s by the obscure US-based All Disc label (catalog ADS-1), is a vinyl LP compilation blending light classical pieces with traditional folk and popular songs, aimed at family listening. It features 25 tracks performed by unnamed orchestras or ensembles, drawing from composers like Beethoven, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and Sousa alongside folk standards such as Oh Susanna and Greensleeves. Historically, it exemplifies the budget easy listening compilations popular in the mid-20th century, which made orchestral arrangements of timeless melodies accessible to middle-class households via affordable records, often with simulated stereo for enhanced home playback. The album's double-sided cover artwork and lack of credited performers reflect the era's focus on anonymous, high-volume productions rather than star artists. While containing no original hit singles, it spotlights enduring favorites like O Sole Mio, The Minute Waltz, and Semper Fidelis that were massive hits in their original forms.