| Year |
Winner |
Nominations |
| 1979 |
Michael Brooks for A Bing Crosby Collection, Volumes 1 and 2, performed by Bing Crosby |
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| 1978 |
George T. Simon for Bing Crosby: A Legendary Performer, performed by Bing Crosby |
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| 1977 |
Dan Morgenstern for The Changing Face of Harlem: Savoy Sessions, performed by Various Artists |
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| 1976 (Classical) |
Gunther Schuller for Footlifters: A Century of American Marches, performed by Gunther Schuller conducting the All-Star Band |
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| 1976 (Non-Classical) |
Pete Hamill for Blood on the Tracks, performed by Bob Dylan |
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| 1975 (Classical) |
Rory Guy for The Classic Erich Wolfgang Korngold, conducted by Willy Mattes with a solo by Ulf Hoelscher |
- David Cairns for Berlioz: The Damnation of Faust, performed by Colin Davis conducting the London Symphony Orchestra
- Deryck Cooke for Mahler: Symphony No. 10, performed by Wyn Morris conducting the New Philharmonic Orchestra
- Donald Garvelmann for Scriabin: Piano Music (Complete), Volume 2, performed by Various Artists
- George Jellinek for Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel, performed by Kurt Eichhorn conducting the Bavarian Radio Orchestra with solos by Anna Moffo & Helen Donath
- Irving Kolodin for Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani, performed by James Levine conducting the New Philharmonia Orchestra
- Christopher Palmer for Herrmann: Citizen Kane, performed by Charles Gerhardt conducting the National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Wolfram Schwinger for Weber: Der Freischütz, conducted by Erich Kleiber
- Erik Smith for Mozart: Don Giovanni, performed by Colin Davis conducting the Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra
- Clair W. Van Ausdall for Rachmaninov: The Bells and 3 Russian Songs, performed by Eugene Ormandy conducting the Temple University Choirs
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| 1975 (Non-Classical) |
Charles R. Townsend, For the Last Time, performed by Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Dan Morgenstern for The Hawk Flies, performed by Coleman Hawkins |
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| 1974 (Classical) |
Glenn Gould for Hindemith: Sonatas for Piano Complete, performed by the Villa Musica Ensemble |
- Misha Donat for Berio: Recital 1 ("For Cathy"), performed by Luciano Berio conducting the London Sinfonietta with a solo by Cathy Berberian
- Tom Eastwood for The Woods So Wild, performed by Julian Bream
- Irving Kolodin for Dvorák: Piano Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 87, performed by the Guarneri Quartet with a solo by Arthur Rubinstein
- Harvey Phillips for Bizet: Carmen, performed by Leonard Bernstein conducting the Metropolitan Opera with solos by Marilyn Horne, James McCracken, Andriana Maliponte, and Tom Krause
- Alan Rich for Rachmaninov: Concerto No. 2 in C Minor for Piano, performed by Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra with a solo by Arthur Rubinstein
- H.C. Robbins Landon for Haydn: Symphony No. 36 and Symphony No. 48, performed by Antal Doráti conducting the Philharmonia Hungarica
- H.C. Robbins Landon for Haydn: Symphony No. 20 in C Major and Symphony No. 35 in B Flat Major, performed by Antal Doráti conducting the Philharmonia Hungarica
- Erik Smith for Bach: Brandenburg Concertos, performed by Neville Marriner conducting the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
- Clair Van Ausdall for Debussy: La mer/Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
- Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, performed by Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra
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| 1974 (Non-Classical) |
Dan Morgenstern for God Is in the House, performed by Art Tatum |
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| 1973 (Classical) |
James Lyons for Vaughn Williams: Symphony No. 2 ("A London Symphony"), performed by André Previn conducting the London Symphony Orchestra |
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| 1973 (Non-Classical) |
Tom T. Hall for Tom T. Hall's Greatest Hits, performed by Tom T. Hall |
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| 1972 |
Sam Samudio for Sam, Hard and Heavy, performed by Sam the Sham |
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| 1971 |
Chris Albertson for The World's Greatest Blues Singer, performed by Bessie Smith |
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| 1970 |
Johnny Cash for Nashville Skyline, performed by Bob Dylan |
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