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3 unusual facts about Vanguard Records


Felix Prohaska

He spent many years conducting at the Vienna State Opera and the Frankfurt Opera, and is noted for his recordings for the Vanguard Classics label of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, and Gustav Mahler.

Susan L. Solomon

Solomon, the daughter of a pianist and the co-founder of Vanguard Records, grew up in New York City.

The Frost

The Frost recorded three albums for Vanguard Records: Frost Music, Rock and Roll Music, and Through the Eyes of Love.


Aeronaut Records

In addition, Aeronaut has released the debut albums from artists such as Robert Francis, currently signed to Vanguard Records, Juliette Commagére, Daisy McCrackin, Golem, last on JDub, The Shys, and The Bangkok Five.

Analogue Productions

That year, Kassem reissued his first album, Virgil Thomson's The Plow That Broke The Plains, originally released by Vanguard Records in the 1970s.

Anton Heiller

A few years before the first of them, he had released an astonishing set of recordings for Vanguard of many of Bach's larger organ works on a majestic Marcussen instrument in Sweden.

Daphne Willis

Vanguard Records head Kevin Welk heard one of Willis' songs on an American Airlines flight and sent A&R rep Gary Paczosa to Chicago to meet her.

Garland Jeffreys and Grinder's Switch

Garland Jeffreys and Grinder's Switch is an album by Garland Jeffreys and Grinder's Switch, which was released in 1970 by Vanguard Records.

Hits: Greatest and Others

Hits: Greatest and Others was a 1973 compilation Vanguard put together at the end of Joan Baez' association with their label.

Liebeslieder Polkas

The album was released on Vanguard Records in 1980, with a cover image of Schickele mimicking a famous image of Johannes Brahms at the piano.

Shana Morrison

Her third album, 7 Wishes, was recorded in 2002 with the Vanguard Records label and is produced by Steve Buckingham (who produced for Mary Chapin Carpenter, Dolly Parton).

Summit Meeting

Summit Meeting is a jazz album by drummer Elvin Jones, saxophonists James Moody and Bunky Green, trumpeter Clark Terry and guitarist Roland Prince recorded in 1976 and released on the Vanguard label.

The Contemporary Ballad Book

The Contemporary Ballad Book was a 1974 Joan Baez compilation Vanguard put together, following the success of the Joan Baez Ballad Book.

The First 10 Years

The First 10 Years is a 1970 Joan Baez compilation album, which rounds up highlights of her first decade with the Vanguard label.

The Joan Baez Ballad Book

The Joan Baez Ballad Book was a 1972 compilation of traditional folk material, culled from Joan Baez' first five Vanguard albums.


see also

Grinder's Switch featuring Garland Jeffreys

Garland Jeffreys and Grinder's Switch is the debut album of the band Garland Jeffreys and Grinder's Switch and was released by Vanguard Records in 1970.