Tracklist
| A | Act I, Scene 1 - Catfish Row, A Summer Evening |
| B | Act I, Scene 2 - Serena's Room, The Following Night |
| C | Act II, Scene 1 - Catfish Row, A Month Later |
| D1 | Act II, Scene 2 - Kittiwah Island, Evening, The Same Day |
| D2 | Act II, Scene 3 - Catfish Row, Before Dawn, A Week Later |
| E1 | Act II, Scene 4 - Serena's Room, Dawn Of The Following Day |
| E2 | Act III, Scene 1 - Catfish Row, The Next Night |
| F1 | Act III, Scene 2 - Catfish Row, The Next Afternoon |
| F2 | Act III, Scene 3 - Catfish Row, A Week Later |
Credits
- Baritone Vocals – Eddie Matthews, George Fisher, Hubert Dilworth, J. Rosamund Johnson*, Lawrence Winters, Warren Coleman
- Conductor – Lehman Engel
- Illustration, Cover – Lewis Daniel
- Libretto By – Du Bose Heyward*
- Liner Notes – Goddard Lieberson
- Lyrics By – Du Bose Heyward*, Ira Gershwin
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Helen Dowdy, Sadie McGill
- Music By – George Gershwin
- Photography By – Fred Plaut
- Producer – Goddard Lieberson
- Soprano Vocals – Camilla Williams, Inez Matthews, June McMechen
- Tenor Vocals – Avon Long, Harrison Cattenhead, Irving Washington, Ray Yeats, William A. Glover
Notes
Auto-coupled release:Sides present as A/F, B/E, C/D per given tracklist.
(Disc labels are actually numbered, so that is 1/6, 2/5 & 3/4)
A complete studio recording of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. Recorded in 1951 by some of the original Broadway actors. Recording notes and full script of the opera is included. Epic performances of Summer-time and It Ain't Necessarily So and others included.
Box front states - OSL-162
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 36 0018 | Gershwin* | Porgy And Bess (Complete) (3xLP + Box) | Odyssey | 32 36 0018 | US | Unknown |
| OSL-162 | George Gershwin / Lawrence Winters, Camilla Williams, Inez Matthews, Warren Coleman, Avon Long, Lehman Engel And His Orchestra Conducting J. Rosamond Johnson Choir | George Gershwin / Lawrence Winters, Camilla Williams, Inez Matthews, Warren Coleman, Avon Long, Lehman Engel And His Orchestra Conducting J. Rosamond Johnson Choir - Porgy & Bess (3xLP, Album, RP, Aut + Box) | Columbia Masterworks | OSL-162 | US | 1955 |
| 4121/2/3 | George Gershwin | Porgy and Bess (3xLP, Album) | Columbia Masterworks | 4121/2/3 | Argentina | Unknown |
| 32 36 0018, R68-2975 | Gershwin* | Porgy And Bess (Complete) (3xLP + Box) | Odyssey, Columbia, The Library Of Congress | 32 36 0018, R68-2975 | US | Unknown |
| 77319 | Gershwin* | Porgy And Bess (Complete) (3xLP + Box) | CBS Classics | 77319 | UK | 1968 |
