We continue to feature Sounds on CD issues of Gilbert and Sullivan and related recordings. Of particular interest to G&S lovers, we are the sole source of the latest series of D'Oyly Carte Opera Company recordings, which producer Chris Webster has licensed from Decca. A description of these and other latest Sounds on CD releases is linked below:
We regret that it has been necessary to withdraw virtually the entire 78s2CD catalog and many pre-1972 recordings from Sounds on CD. Although the underlying recordings are in the public domain in most countries, recent court rulings have made it clear that they are not in the public domain in the United States.
Sounds on CD has licensed a number of recordings from the owners, including the Peter Pratt series of Decca recordings, and is, as far as we know, the only company licensed to sell these in the United States.