As an impoverished student in the early 70s budget labels were all I could afford. I would add Eclipse to the list of labels, a successor to AoC. Many supermarkets did sell bargain LPs and I remember a 50p purchase of the Emperor Concerto played by Hanae Nakajima and conducted by Rato Tschupp. Much to my surprise it was the recommended recording on R3. It seems locked in the bargain bin and has reappeared on the Tuxedo label!
As an impoverished student in the early 70s budget labels were all I could afford. I would add Eclipse to the list of labels, a successor to AoC. Many supermarkets did sell bargain LPs and I remember a 50p purchase of the Emperor Concerto played by Hanae Nakajima and conducted by Rato Tschupp. Much to my surprise it was the recommended recording on R3. It seems locked in the bargain bin and has reappeared on the Tuxedo label!