Classical Music Compositions from 1940 and later - Vinyl only


This is the theme for the next music listening gathering of our local group and I'm looking for suggestions. This is a vinyl only listening session, so new music available only on digital are excluded. Yes, I know that is limiting, but that's the way it is for this listening session. 

A few pieces I've been thinking to bring from my collection, just starting from the "As",  are:

Adams, John - Harmonium, for large orchestra and chorus - De Waart/San Francisco SO - ECM 25012
Alwyn - Str Qt 2 (1975) - Quartet of London - Chandos ABRD 1063
Alwyn - Symphony No. 2 - Alwyn/LPO - Lyrita SRCS 85
Arnold, Malcolm - Pf Trio, op54 - Nash Ensemble - Hyperion A66171
Arnold, Malcolm - Overture to Tam O'Shanter, Op51 - Eiji Oue/MinnO - Reference Recordings RM 2510
Bernstein - Serenade for Violin Solo, Strings and Perc - Bernstein/SymoftheAir, Isaac Stern, vn - Columbia

What music on LP would you recommend? 
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this one is a stretch since is was composed in 1899 but Arnold Schoenberg's "Transfigured Night" might be a contender since it was rearranged in 1943. Karajan/Berlin on vinyl.
A few composers I have been listening to who are all still alive. There are many more but these three happen to come to mind.
Aaron Jay Kernis
George Tsontakis
Valentin Silvestrov
Rushton, you are welcome and thank you for starting this interesting thread. I know that current rock and pop groups are now offering vinyl as well as CD and digital downloads, but I don't know if classical labels are presently releasing on vinyl. One of the reasons I invested in a good CD player was so I could play the many classical CDs we amassed. My CD player has a USB in so I can also play music from my computer, including YouTube which has thousands of classical performances from the past and present. The Berlin philharmonic offers streaming of all their concerts. I felt it was important to both have vinyl and cd since after around 1985 or so labels stopped pressing vinyl and only released cd. Some food for thought. - regards jet

Was Messian mentioned in this thread? His Quartet For The End of Time comes to mind and would been released on vinyl. He wrote this while a German prisoner during WWII and it was premiered in a prison camp. When I listen to it I often think of all the wonderful talented composers and artists who were killed during that war.