Best recording of Tchaikovsky's 5th


I am looking for a great preformance and recording of Tchaikovsky's 5th symphony.
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There are many good recordings of this given above. But a unique circumstance occurred in 1960 when the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Evgeny Mravinsky (there are various spellings of his name) took London by storm. This resulted in a wonderful set of stereo recordings of Tchaikovsky's 4th, 5th, and 6th Symphonies available as follows:

Deutche Grammophon 419 745-2 (2 CDs, boxed set);
Deutche Grammophon 2721085 (3 vinyl LPs, boxed set);
Deutche Grammophon SLPM 138 658 (1 LP of the 5th only).

Probably a quick search of www.towerrecords.com will reveal a single CD version of the 5th only but I don't happen to have it if it exists.

I believe that all these were recorded in London in 1960 but am not actually positive about the LP versions. Maybe someone else knows.