Igor Kipnis
The Virtuoso Handel
Nonesuch E2 79037 (Columbia House)
LP originally released in 1983
made in USA for record club distribution
color scheme: light or dark bronze background with black reticle and lettering
genre: classical


MADE IN U.S.A. BY DADC, and stamped in the plastic center is, "Made
in USA - Digital Audio Disc Corp."
Note that the disc is a much lighter bronze than the commercial version.
Note also the DIDY 2740 under the new catalog number, E2 79037, both of
which indicate a Columbia House pressing. This is an earlier pressing
than the disc pictured below.
Thanks to KeithH for the scan.


MADE IN U.S.A. BY DADC, and stamped in the plastic center is, "Made
in USA - Digital Audio Disc Corp."
Note that the disc is a much darker bronze than the commercial version.
Note also the DIDY 002740 under the new catalog number, E2 79037, both of
which indicate a Columbia House pressing. The six digit DIDY number indicates
that this disc was pressed well after the target design was (supposedly) discontinued in the US.
Note also that "MANUFACTURED BY DADC" appears in the inner mirror band. There is also a minor
variation that lacks this notation.


Front cover of the six-page foldout booklet.
Page five states "Made in U.S.A." Page six repeats "Made in U.S.A."


Rear tray insert "Printed in USA" without a barcode.
It is hard to tell in this scan, but the color of this inlay is dark brown
while the wings are black.
This back inlay is nearly identical to the West German version, with the
exceptions of the catalog numbers, and the "Printed in West Germany" line is replaced
by "Manufactured by Columbia House under license. Made in U.S.A."
Nothing is printed on the reverse.

Notes: This disc is even scarcer than the stock version. Seeing as how there were at
least three pressings of the record club disc, there are probably a bunch of these hiding
in classical enthusiasts' CD collections, but so far, they are not coming to the used
market in sufficient numbers.

Jewel case info: 1990's style four-tab, two short stopper bars with "I117M" embossed on one tab and
on the back portion, inside bottom edge to the far right. Twelve-prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending M36TI"

11/30/19