Historical information

The Boyds purchased their record player and sound system from Thomas’s in Melbourne. Patricia Boyd (later Davies) was very interested in opera and was later appointed to the Board of the Australian Opera.

Physical description

The Tales of Hoffman (Record 1). LP 33RPM vinyl, Catalogue Number: LXT 2562, Cardboard Cover sleeve, 1 Vinyl disc, no notes, made in England. Music by The Sadler's Wells Chorus and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Conductor, Sir Thomas Beecham Bart.