I forgot about your earlier post!
You are right about the cut-off year of search.
However, there is no mistake on the part of the Discogs website. The number is absolutely correct! I overlooked this LP in my collection and so I'm including a few images for reference.
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I have found that HMV had always mentioned STEREO on their LPs and a small box with this message -
"THIS RECORD can safely be played on any modern monophonic equipment with a light weight pick-up. You will hear excellent reproduction on a suitable mono player and full stereo sound on a stereo player."
In my opinion, the second album bearing the series No.EALP is not stereo at all. Non of the LPs in my collection bear the STEREO label. But I've noticed that LPs bearing series No.EASD are all stereo. Probably the letter "S" denotes stereo.
EALP 1261 - A Sitar Recital by Ravi Shankar with Allah Rakha (Tabla) - Year of release not mentioned.
EALP 1267 - Gems from Tagore - Year of release not mentioned (I can personally vouch that this LP is definitely not stereo!)
EALP 1271 - Shehnai Nawaz Bismillah Khan, Raga Bageshri Raga Sohoni - Year of release 1963
EALP 1285 - Shehnai Nawaz Bismillah Khan, Raga Bhairav Raga Multani - Year of release 1964
Incidentally, the Ravi Shankar album that I possess says Made in India on the record label.... I suppose the foreign recordings probably are from his post-Beatles period.
So the search continues!! :sad: