Falling down the archive.org rabbit hole 1/2?: Highland Bagpipe LPs

Here are 21 highland bagpipe LPs that I discovered at archive.org, digitized from the original vinyl. I think my parents LP collection had at least half of them, so they are quite familiar to me.

This collection has a couple of interesting entries:

1. I originally thought that there were 2 copies of the 1959 Highland Pageantry - The Regimental Band And Pipes And Drums Of The Black Watch and 1959 Highland Pageantry - The Regimental Band And Pipes And Drums Of The Black Watch . Digging deeper, I discovered they were both published by RCA in 1959, with different catalog numbers: RCA Victor LSP-1525 and LPM-1525.                                                  
   

   

   

   
   
   
   
   
   They have slightly different front covers (mirror image of the same photo is used), with LSP having a banner overlaid on the top saying "LIVING STEREO...Stereo-Orthophonic High Fidelity Recording", slightly different back covers (both have same text blurb and photo, with a different ordering of the track listings and the heading with the title, artist, leads). Where they completely significantly is on the bottom right of the back cover: the LSP says it is a "TRUE STEREOPHONIC RECORDING" whereas the LPM indicates it is an "RCA Victor "New Orthophonic" High Fidelity Recording". According to Wikipedia, the prefixes indicate stereo (LSP) and mono (LPM) recordings:

   "Non-classical LP record albums were issued with the prefix "LPM". When RCA Victor began issuing classical LPs in stereophonic sound in 1958, the prefix "LSC" was used. Non-classical stereo LPs were issued with the prefix "LSP". " - https://en.wik`ipedia.org/wiki/RCA_Records#1950s

   These recordings were published (1959) just after (1958) RCA made the changes described in the wikipedia article. So, mystery solved: LPM-1525 is the mono recording; LSP-1525 is the stereo version. OK, the cover of LSP-1525 saying "STEREO" was a bit of a giveaway!
2. The 1950 Kilts On Parade - St. Columcille's United Gaelic Pipe Band entry is not mysterious, it just suffers from not having individual tracks separately digitized: each side of the record is digitized as a single audio file. So it has only two audo tracks, one "track" per side.

These LPs are made available through a U.S. law known as the Music Modernization Act:

"Recordings made available under the Music Modernization Act. A reasonable search has been conducted to determine that these items are not commercially available. Please be aware that subsequent uses may not be permitted under US copyright such as reproduction, distribution, display or public performance." - https://archive.org/details/unlockedrecordings?tab=about

You should consult legal representation to determine if/how you may use these recordings in your jurisdiction. 

 Here is the M3U playlist for these LPs. 

NB: This playlist uses remote URLs for the tracks: you download the playlist for whatever app you use to listen to music; the URLs point to the audio tracks stores at archive.org. No local copy. Tracks are streamed from archive.org. Of course, if you are not on WIFI while listening to these on your device you will be using up your data. Caveat emptor.

 The list as inline music:

 

	1971 Champions Of The World - The Edinburgh Police Pipe Band
	1.	6/8 Marches
	2.	March, Strathspey & Reel
	3.	Slow Air and Three Hornpipes
	4.	9/8 Marches
	5.	Gaelic Air, Three Strathspeys and Four Reels
	6.	Drum Fanfare and 4/4 Marches
	7.	Three Strathspeys and Three Reels
	8.	March, Strathspey and Reel
	9.	3/4 Marches
	10.	Slow Air and Two Jigs
	1971 The 1st. Batalion Queen's Own Highlanders* ‎– Pipes & Drums - ?
	1.	Auchmoutains Bonnie Glen, Castle Dangerous, Fiddlers Joy, The Duke Of Gordon's Birthday, The Road To Balquhidder, Forest Lodge, Paddy's Leather Breeches, Harvest Home Hornpipe.mp3
	2.	Dundee Military Tattoo, The Rhodesian Regiment.mp3
	3.	Far O'er Struy, Colins Cattle, Loch Maree.mp3
	4.	Glen Caladh Castle, The Shepard's Crook, The Rejected Suitor.mp3
	5.	Not A Swan On The Lake, Hearken My Love, Oh Marthi.mp3
	6.	Old Adam, Dr Ross's 50th Welcome.mp3
	7.	Queen's Own Highlanders 10th Anniversary, Jean Mauchline.mp3
	8.	SHM-744-A-B.mp3
	9.	The Hills Of Alva, The Old Rustic Bridge.mp3
	10.	The Pipers Cave, The Red Coat, Captain Grant.mp3
	1970 Scotland For Ever - The Royal Scots Greys
	1.	Queen Elisabeth's March; Princess Mary's Wedding March; Locheil's Welcome To Glasgow; Glasgow Gaelic Club; 93rd's Farewell To Parkhurst; The Rock And A Wee Pickle Tow
	2.	Lord Alexander Kennedy; Captain Colin Campbell; Thomson's Dirk; Colonel Robertson
	3.	The Banks Of Allan Water; Craigmillar Castle; Archie MacKinlay
	4.	The Banks Of Locheil; Donald F. Ross; Angus MacPherson; I Laid A Herrin' In Saut
	5.	Drum Salute; John D. Burgess; Caverhill; Frank Thompson
	6.	Hugh Kennedy; Highland Harry; The Keel Row; Lord MacPherson Of Drumochter
	7.	The Highland Cradle Song; Wee Highland Laddie; Murdo's Wedding; Lord Lovat's Lament; Forbes Of Corse; The Bonnie Hoose O'Airlie
	1965 Scottish Folk Dances - International Bagpipe Band
	1.	Loch Katrine
	2.	The Highland Laddie
	3.	Millbank Cottage
	4.	The 74th's Farewell To Edinburgh
	5.	The Green Hills Of Tyrol
	6.	Petronella
	7.	Miss McCleod's Reel
	8.	Strip The Willow
	9.	Campbells Are Coming
	10.	Highland Fling
	11.	Circassian Circle
	1965 Scottish Heritage - The 48th Highlanders Of Canada
	1.	6/8 Marches: MacLeod Of Mull, Rab's Wedding, Captain Craig Brown
	2.	March: Lord Alexander Kennedy, Strathspey: Bogan Lochan, Reel: Pretty Marion
	3.	Retreats: The Heroes Of Caen, The Heroes Of Dunkirk
	4.	2/4 Marches: Pipe Major Willie Gray's Farewell To The Glasgow Police M.C.P.S (Cowal Highland Gathering), The Australian Ladies M.C.P.S., Men Of Argyll
	5.	Slow Marches: By Loch Etive's Side, The Banks Of The Aora, Leaving Lismore
	6.	March: Dugald MacColl's Farewell To France - M.C.P.S, Strathspey: Inverary Castle, Reel: Bessie MacIntyre
	7.	Slow March: Morag Of Dunvegan, Hornpipe: Clydeside, Three Jigs: Lord Dunsmore; The Stool Of Repentance; The Tenpenny Bit
	8.	Polkas: The Royal Scots, Liberton Boys
	1964 Marches - Pipes And Drums Of The Scots Guards
	1.	Modder River; Dorrator Bridge; Miss Proud; Monte Catarelto
	2.	Atholl Highlanders March; Shepherd's Crook; Rejected Suitor; Pipe Major Sam Scott
	3.	Mist Covered Mountains; Herding Song; Highland Brigade At Magersfontein; Allan Water
	4.	Atholl Highlanders; Kirkwall Bay; Blue Bonnets
	5.	72nd's Farewell To Aberdeen; Dornoch Links; Jenny's Bawbee; Maggie Cameron; Sandy Cameron; Captain Towse, V.C.
	6.	Caber Feidh; Scotland The Brave; Haughs Of Cromdale; Colonel Sinclair
	7.	The Drunken Piper; Lady Madalena Sinclair; Aspen Bank; Reel O'Tulloch; Mrs. MacLeod Of Ramsay; The Pibroch Of Donald Dh'u
	8.	Abercairney Highlanders; Blair Drummond; Duntroon; MacLeod Of Mull
	9.	The Badge Of Scotland; The Wandering Piper; The Gay Gordons
	1964 The Black Watch - The Band Of The Black Watch
	1.	New World - Fanfare
	2.	New Colonial
	3.	Pipe Major Solo
	4.	Troop Selection
	5.	Broadswords Medley
	6.	Berliner Luft
	7.	For A Cremonial Occasion
	8.	Selection Of 6/8s
	9.	British Legion
	10.	Piper's Slow March
	11.	Highland Gathering
	12.	Massed Bands March Past
	13.	The Last Post
	1964 The Drums And Pipes Of The First Batallion - Royal Irish Fusiliers
	1.	Selection Of Marches
	2.	Quick And Slow Marches
	3.	Retreat Marches
	4.	March, Reel And Jig
	5.	Slow March And Jigs
	6.	March & Hornpipe
	7.	Retreat Marches
	8.	Two Marches
	9.	Slow And Quick March
	10.	Massed Marches
	11.	Brigade March "Killaloe"
	1964 The Pipes & Drums Of The 1st Battalion Scots Guards - The Pipes & Drums Of The 1st Battalion Scots Guards
	1.	Quick March
	2.	Quick March
	3.	Slow March
	4.	Quick March
	5.	Slow March
	6.	Lament
	7.	Qucik March
	8.	Slwo March
	9.	Slow March
	1962 Scottish Soldiers - The Massed Military Bands Of The Royal Scots Greys And Argyll And Sutherland Highlanders
	1.	Fanfare
	2.	Scotsmen March Along - March Medley
	3.	Dance Set
	4.	Highland Patrol - Wee MacGregor
	5.	March - National Emblem
	6.	My Home; 79th's Farewell To Gibraltar
	7.	March - The Thin Red Line
	8.	Highland Dance Set
	9.	March - Pentland Hills
	10.	Elizabethan Serenade
	11.	Finale - American Tour
	1961 Here Comes The Famous 48th! - The 48th Highlanders Of Canada
	1.	The Long Reveille: Chrisholm's March, Grannie Duncan, Fingal's Weeping Greenwiid Side
	2.	Auchmountain's Bonnie Glen, Fiddler's Joy, The Blackberry Bush, Kenmure's On An 'Awa
	3.	The Badge Of Scotland, Lord Lovat's Lament, Mairi Bhan, The Brown Haired Maid
	4.	When The Battle's O'Er, The Gypsy's Warning, The Heights Of Dargai
	5.	The Little Spree
	6.	McDonald Of The Isles, Kirkwall Bay
	7.	Toronto Exhibition Park, Hamilton Bay
	8.	The Heroes Of Vittiria, Bunssan, The Dutchess Of Edinburgh, Lady Mackenzie, Lord Macdonald
	1959 Highland Pageantry - The Regimental Band And Pipes And Drums Of The Black Watch
	1.	Fanfare For A Dignified Occasion; All The Blue Bonnets Are Over The Border
	2.	Black Watch March Past By Companies The Road to The Isles: Atholl highlanders Lord Alexander Kennedy: The Brown Haired Maiden Scotland The Brave; Steamboat
	3.	The Siege Of Delhi Thick Lies The Mist On Yonder Hill; Katey Dalrymple; Lady Dorothy Stewart Murray
	4.	Highland Pageantry
	5.	Wee Mac Gregor
	6.	Crimean Long Reveille; The Soldiers Return; Granny Duncan; Say Will We Yet; Miss Girdle; Erchless Castle; Hey John Cope
	7.	Harry Louder Songs
	8.	The Barren Rocks Of Aden
	9.	The Black Bear Highland Laddie
	1959 Highland Pageantry - The Regimental Band And Pipes And Drums Of The Black Watch
	1.	Fanfare For A Dignified Occasion; All The Blue Bonnets Are Over The Border
	2.	The Road To The Isles; Atholl Highlanders; Lord Alexander Kennedy; The Brown-Haired Maiden;Scotland The Brave; Steamboat
	3.	Loch Rannoch; The Siege Of Delhi; Thick Lies The Mist On Yonder Hill; Katey Dalrymple; Lady Dorothy Stewart Murray
	4.	Highland Pageantry
	5.	Wee MacGregor
	6.	Crimean Long Reveille; The Soldiers Return; Granny Duncan; Say Will We Yet; Miss Girdle; Erchless Castle; Hey John Cope
	7.	Tobermory; I Love A Lassie; I'm The Saftest O' The Fam'ly; Stop Yer Ticklin', Jock; Calligan, Call Again; Early In The Morning; The Weddin' O' Sandy MacNab; Killiecrankie; Rob Roy Mackintosh; That's The Reason Noo I Wear A Kilt; Inverary; When I Get Back Again To Bonnie Scotland; Tobermory; Stop Yer Ticklin', Jock
	8.	The Barren Rocks Of Aden
	9.	The Black Bear Highland Laddie
	1959 Scotland's Pride - The Royal Scots Greys
	1.	Scotland The Brave
	2.	Quick Marches
	3.	Slow Marches
	4.	Retreat Marches
	5.	Quick Marches
	6.	Marches
	7.	Airs
	8.	Slow Marches
	9.	Marches
	10.	Airs
	11.	Regimental March
	1959 Scots Guards Pipes And Drums: Marches - Pipes And Drums Of The Scots Guards
	1.	Modder River; Dorrator Bridge; Miss Proud; Monte Catarelto
	2.	Atholl Highlanders March; Shepherd's Crook; Rejected Suitor; Pipe Major Sam Scott
	3.	Mist Covered Mountains; Herding Song; Highland Brigade At Magersfontein; Allan Water
	4.	Atholl Highlanders; Kirkwall Bay; All the Blue Bonnets over the border
	5.	72nd's Farewell To Aberdeen; Dornoch Links; Jenny's Bawbee; Maggie Cameron; Sandy Cameron; Captain Towse, V.C.
	6.	Caber Feidh; Scotland The Brave; Haughs Of Cromdale; Colonel Sinclair
	7.	The Drunken Piper; Lady Madalena Sinclair; Aspen Bank; Reel O'Tulloch; Mrs. MacLeod Of Ramsay; The Pibroch Of Donald Dh'u
	8.	Abercairney Highlanders; Blair Drummond; Duntroon; MacLeod Of Mull
	9.	The Badge Of Scotland; The Wandering Piper; The Gay Gordons
	1957 Pipes And Drums Of The 48th Highlanders Of Canada - The 48th Highlanders Of Canada
	1.	6/8 Marches: Atholl Highlanders; Midlothian Pipe Band And The Bugle Horn; Cameron Men
	2.	March: My Native Highland Home; Strathspey: Arniston Castle Reel, Cabar Feidh
	3.	Retreats: Sir Colin Campbell, Colin's Cattle, Battle Of The Somme
	4.	Slow March: The 48th Highlanders Inspection March; March: Colonel D.M. Roberson
	5.	2/4 Marches: Highland Laddie, The Black Bear And Caller Herrin'
	6.	Slow March: Loch Duich; March: The Haughs Of Cromdale Duich
	7.	March: The Drunken Piper; Strathspey: Stumpie; Reels: The Highroad To Linton, Tail Toddle, The Kilt is My Delight
	8.	Marches In Common Time: Robin Adair; The Rown Tree; The Auld Hoose; The Minstrel Boy
	1951 Highland Pipes - Pipes And Drums Of 2nd Battalion Scots Guards
	1.	Back o' Benachie; El Alamein; Skye Boat Song
	2.	Hundred Pipers; Highland Cradle Song
	3.	The Green Hills Of Tyrol; Blackmount Forest
	4.	Dornie Ferry; O'er The Isles To America
	5.	Flooers Of The Forest; Lochaber No More!
	6.	Sword Dance; Eightsome Reel
	7.	Mrs. Kirkwood's Walls; King George V's Army
	8.	Monymusk
	9.	Jenny Dang The Weaver; The Shores Of Argyll
	1950 Kilts On Parade - St. Columcille's United Gaelic Pipe Band
	1.	Side 1: Bonnie Dundee; Men Of The West; Pibroc Of Donal Dhu; ; Wearing Of The Green; Believe Me If All…; Garry Owen
	2.	Side 2: Scotland The Brave; Skye Boat Song; The Hundred Pipers; Road To The Isles; The Rowan Tree; Will Ye No Come Back Again
	[Year?] Pipes And Bugles In Hi-Fi - 1st Battalion "The Highland Light Infantry"
	1.	Retreat Bugles; Allen Water ;Loch Maree ; Australian Ladies; Braes Of Tullemet; Ball That Was In Oban
	2.	Angus Mckinnon; John Mckenzie's Farewell To Strathglass; Mrs. Mcdonald Of Uig
	3.	Falconer Wallace Of Candacraig; Balmoral Castle; Struy lodge; 93 Farewell to Parkhurst
	4.	Mull Of The Mountains; The Wandering Piper; Portree Men; Earl Of Mansfield
	5.	Skye Boat Song; Lochandise; Heroes Of Vittoria
	6.	Renfrewshire Militia; Shepherds Crook; The Flaggon
	7.	Tel El Kebir; Dovecots Park; 10th Highland Light Infantry Crossing The Rhine
	8.	Kantara Castle; Blue Bonnets; Scotland The Brave
	[Year?] Scottish Pipes And Drums - Pipe-Major Reid's Pipe Band
	1.	Dunrobin: The Black Bear Hornpipe; Inverness Rant; Sandy Duff
	2.	Inverary: 25th K.O.S.B's March; De'il In The Kitchen; Colonel Steart Of Garth
	3.	Dunstaffnage: The Drunken Piper; The Market Place Of Inverness; Piper O'Drummond
	4.	Dunvegan: Highland Cradle Song; Blue Bonnets Over The Border
	5.	Blair: Atholl And Breadalbane; Lady Madeleine Sinclair; Christmas Carousing
	6.	Glamis: My Home; Barren Rock Of Aden
	7.	Kindrochit: The Inverness Gathering; Caledonian Society of London; High Road To Linton
	8.	Dunottar: Burning Sands Of Egypt; The Muckin' O' Geordie's Byre
	[Year?] The Pipes & Drums Of The 1st Battalion Scots Guards - 1st Battalion Scots Guards
	1.	Quick March: The Smith's A Gallant Firemen; The Eighth Argylls; Lord Lovat's Lament; The Rowan Tree; The Old Rustic Bridge
	2.	Major Manson Of Clachantrushal; trathspey: Thick Lies The Mist On Yonder Hill; The Duke Of Gordon's Birthday; Reel: Alec C. MacGregor; Quick March (Retreat): The Road To Sham-Shui-Po
	3.	Slow March: Rhu Vaternish; Hornpipe: Crossing The Minch; The High Level; Quick March: Brothers Three; The Marchioness Of Tullibardine
	4.	Quick March: Southall; Strathspey: The Shepherd's Crook; Reel: Thompson's Dirk; Quick March (Retreat): HRH Prince Henry, Duke Of Gloucester
	5.	Slow March: Morag Of Dunvegan; Jig: Roddie Of McKay; The Thief Of Lochaber; March (Retreat): Loch Maree
	6.	Lament: The Flowers Of The Forest
	7.	Quick March: Pipe-Major Willie Gray's Farewell; Stathspey: Dora MacLeod; Reel: Lumssden's Rant; Quick March: Scots Guard Review
	8.	Slow March: My Lodgings In The Cold Ground; Quick March: Back To Donegal; Men Of The West
	9.	Slow March: Sheens Bhan; Retreat March: Far O'er Struie; My Faithful Fair One