Pocket props - record collector

It’s always fun to complement a costume with a pocket pop or two, whether it be a sonic screwdriver or a pair of sonic shades.

But this week’s episode got me thinking about tracking down a copy of the two identified LP records seen in the pre-credit scene.

As ever eBay is the place to look for quick results and it came up trump for me on both discs.

HAYDN Symphonies No. 94 (Surprise) & 100 (Military) LP Record

For the Haydn I had to go a little far afield to track it down. The seller was in Germany.

BEETHOVEN - Symphony No 5 LP Record

The Beethoven was easier to find, and from a UK seller too.

Both ordered, I just got to wait for the postman to bring them to my door!

The Doctor’s Desert Island Discs

This week’s fourth-wall breaking opening monologue by The Doctor showed us a little of his record collection.

These would make great pocket props - the handy additions that turns a run of the mill cosplay into something special.

I haven’t been able to identify the first record, but the others are:

Haydn Surprise & Military Symphonies 
Conductor : Otto Strauss
Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra Of Berlin
Label: Fidelio
Catalogue No : ALT 4048
Published 1963

Beethoven Symphony No 5 in C minor Op 67
Conductor : William Steinburg
Orchestra : Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Label : Music For Pleasure
Catalogue No : MFP 2104
Published : 1967

There is also another album with 1970s looking text beginning HA, but its difficult to identify that one.

By the way, did anyone notice the reference to The Idiot’s Lantern with the Magpie Electricals badge on The Doctor’s amplifier?!