Claudio Abbado and the London Symphony Orchestra's landmark 1981 recording of Stravinsky's Petrouchka on 180-gram vinyl LP at 45 RPM, as part of Deutsche Grammophon's prestigious Original Source Series. This is one of the very few DG productions from that era recorded in parallel on both digital 2-track and analog 8-track — and for the first time, the analog 8-track master has been used, making this release the first-ever all-analog (AAA) version of this performance.

Mixed by Rainer Maillard and cut by Sidney C. Meyer directly from the original 1-inch 8-track tapes at Emil Berliner Studios. Limited and numbered edition housed in a deluxe gatefold sleeve with original cover art, additional photos, and facsimiles of the original recording logs and tape boxes. Released via Deutsche Grammophon, March 13, 2026.

Format: 180g Black Vinyl LP at 45 RPM (Limited & Numbered, Deluxe Gatefold, AAA All-Analog)
Release Date: March 13, 2026
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Tracklist:

• Side A
  • Scene 1 · Ia. The Shrovetide Fair — The Crowds — The Conjuring-Trick
  • Ib. Russian Dance
  • Scene 2 · II. Petrushka's Room
• Side B
  • Scene 3 · IIIa. The Moor's Room — IIIb. Dance of the Ballerina
  • IIIc. Waltz. The Ballerina and the Moor
  • Scene 4 · IVa. The Shrovetide Fair (Evening) · IVb. Dance of the Wet-Nurses · IVc. Dance of the Peasant and the Bear · IVd. The Jovial Merchant · IVe. Dance of the Coachmen · IVf. The Masqueraders · IVg. The Scuffle · IVh. Death of Petrushka · IVi. The Police and the Charlatan · IVj. Apparition of Petrushka's Ghost