$49postpaid (US & Canada)
($60 postpaid elsewhere)

FEATURES INCLUDE:

A detailed chronological discography of all 496 published and unpublished Caruso recordings, including recording dates and locations, matrix and take numbers, accompaniment details, correct playing speeds, and all known issues in cylinder and 78-rpm format

Introductory chapters examining all aspects of Caruso's recording career and and records, including labels; physical characteristics and markings; recording contracts; piracies and other unusual issues; and Caruso-related records, sheet music, and ephemera

Newly discovered information concerning the recording and manufacture of Caruso's earliest releases

Eight pages of rare or unusual Caruso labels in full color

Complete subject index, plus title, partner, and issue-number indexes for easy location of any recording in the discography

THE CARUSO PICTURE RECORD

Courtesy of John Bolig

RCA-Victor produced this rare laminated picture disc for the South American market in 1933. It was not sold in the U.S.

The same coupling was issued in the U.S. in 1940 - possibly for jukebox use - as Victor 26571, on an ordinary black-shellac pressing bearing standard Victor black-paper labels. It was the tenor's only appearance in the low-priced "pop" series, and is probably an even rarer item than its more glamorous picture-disc counterpart.