Recordings of The Pirates of Penzance
None of the three vintage recordings of Pirates is fully satisfactory. Both the 1921 and 1929 sets have non-D'Oyly Carte performers in numerous roles, while the 1931 set is abridged. Of the more recent recordings, 1968 D'Oyly Carte (a vivid performance with complete dialogue) and 1993 Mackerras (musically superb and complete except for the overture) share highest honors.
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1929 D'Oyly Carte | Elec |
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| NR | 1931 D'Oyly Carte | Elec Abrg |
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| NR | 1932 Civic Light Opera of NY | Elec |
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| NR | 1939 NBC TV Broadcast | Abrg |
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1949 D'Oyly Carte | Mono |
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1957 D'Oyly Carte | Ster |
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1961 Sargent/EMI | Ster | |
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1962 World Record Club | Mono Hlts | |
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| NR | 1964 National Musicale Company | Mono Hlts |
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| NR | 196-? Rondo | Ster Hlts | |
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| NR | 1966 BBC | Dial |  |
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| NR | 1966 Michael Sammes Singers | Ster Hlts | |
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1966 RCA | Ster | |
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1968 D'Oyly Carte | Ster Dial |
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| NR | 1968 Die Piraten | Ster | |
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| NR | 1970s New-Pop Rock | Ster | |
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1972 G&S For All | Ster Abrg |
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| NR | 1979 Esperanto | Abrg | |
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1981 Papp's Pirates (Recording) | Ster Bonus |
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1982 The Pirate Movie |
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1982 Brent Walker Productions | Dial |
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1983 Papp's Pirates (Movie) | Dial Bonus |
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| NR | 1985 Stratford Festival | Video |
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| NR | 1986 New Zealand | Ster Hlts | |
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| NR | 1986 Univ. of Michigan | Ster Dial | |
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| NR | 1989 BBC | Ster Dial | |
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1990 New D'Oyly Carte | Dig | |
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1993 Mackerras/Telarc | Dig | | |
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1994 Essgee Entertainment | Dig Dial |
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| NR | 2002 Di Yam Gazlonim [Yiddish Version] | Dig |
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| NR | 2006 Opera Australia | Dig Dial |
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