Jerome - Were the Firebird and the Bordin both 45 RPMs as well?
They are original London pressings, Tom. I recently acquired a small minty collection of London ffss originals for not a lot of money and these were among them.
My approach to the London 45 RPM reissues is that I will buy them if I don't already have a minty original or a high quality reissue on 180g vinyl. One of the ORG 45 London reissues (Espana) was pressed by Speakers Corner on 180g vinyl on a Decca reissue. I already own the latter and it is definitely a showcase quality recording. But it isn't something I play very frequently, so I passed on buying the 45.
--Jerome