DECCA SXL 2037 2E/3E Bizet Carman Ansermet Suisse Romande Vinyl Record NM/VG
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Description

DECCA SXL 2037 2E/3E Bizet Carman Ansermet Suisse Romande Vinyl Record NM/VG.

Decca – SXL 2037, Decca – SXL.2037

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Stereo, BBB

Country:

UK

Released:

Nov 1958

Genre:

Classical

Style:

Romantic

Tracklist

Carmen - Suite A1 Prelude, Act 1 A2 Prelude, Act 4 (Aragonaise) A3 Prelude, Act 3 (Intermezzo) A4 Prelude, Act 2 (Les Dragons D' Alcala) A5 Scène Des Contrabandiers (Act 3) A6 Habanera (Act 1) A7 La Garde Montante (Act 1) A8 Danse Bohème (Act 2) L'Arlesienne - Suite B1 Prélude B2 Minuetto B3 Adagietto B4 Carillon B5 Minuet B6 Farandole

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded At – Victoria Hall, Geneva
  • Mastered At – Decca Studios
  • Pressed By – Decca Record Co. Ltd., Pressing Plant, UK.
  • Printed By – St. James Press
  • Record Company – The Decca Record Company Limited

Credits

  • Composed By – Bizet*
  • Conductor – Ernest Ansermet
  • Engineer [Uncredited] – Roy Wallace
  • Mastered By – E (24)
  • Orchestra – L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
  • Photography By [Cover Photo] – Herman Leonard
  • Producer [Uncredited] – James Walker (3)
  • Sleeve Notes – Lionel Salter

Notes

This release has band 8 missing on the label of side 1. There are 8 bands on the vinyl, see last photo. Stampers are similar but not the same as first release. This could be the 1st issue and then the label corrected?

LABELS:
- Black/silver 'grooved wideband' labels
- "ORIGINAL RECORDING BY" at 11 o'clock
- "Made in England" at bottom
- "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1958"
- "B.I.E.M." in a box on both sides
- Matrix numbers printed upside-down

SLEEVE:
- Front laminated
- 'Half-moon' flipbacks (aka scalloped)
- BBB = Blue border on back
- Triangular "DECCA STEREOPHONIC" logo in a box on front and without a box on back
- Thin spine with no text on it
- "Printed in England" on bottom flipback
- Printing date on sleeve is October 1958 ("58.10")
- Sleeve notes in English on back

CATALOG NUMBERS:
- SXL 2037 on sleeve
- SXL.2037 on labels

OTHER INFORMATION:
- Recorded 1 - 23 April 1958 in the Victoria Hall, Geneva
- Labelography code: ED1
- Corresponding mono issue has cat# LXT 5461
- Track B5 is spelled "Minuet" on labels and "Menuet" on sleeve

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side 1, stamped): UC RT 12 CA ZAL-4095-3E
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side 2, stamped): G RT 1 ZAL-4096-2E [ZAL-4098-2E scratched out]
  • Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label, side 1): ZAL.4095
  • Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label, side 2): ZAL.4096
  • Rights Society: B.I.E.M.
  • Other (Printing company's code on bottom flipback): J.P.58.10

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