UK DECCA SXL 2020 'ESPANA' ATAULFO ARGENTA LSO WIDE BAND STEREO LP 1960
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£ 158 Sold For
Jun 19, 2022 Sold Date
Jun 9, 2022 Start Date
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Description

UK DECCA SXL 2020. 'ESPANA'
THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. CONDUCTED BY ATAULFO ARGENTA
1960 ISSUE
STEREO. WIDE BAND 'ORIGINAL RECORDING BY' AT 10 O'CLOCK ON THE LABEL

  • Recorded At – Kingsway Hall
  • Mastered At – Decca Studios
  • Record Company – The Decca Record Company Limited
  • Published By – Hawkes & Son

Credits

  • Composed By – Chabrier* (tracks: B1), Granados* (tracks: A2), Moszkowski* (tracks: B2 to B6), Rimsky-Korsakov* (tracks: A1.a to A1.e)
  • Conductor – Ataulfo Argenta*
  • Engineer [Uncredited] – Gordon Parry
  • Liner Notes – Lionel Salter
  • Mastered By – E (24)
  • Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra
  • Producer [Uncredited] – Erik Smith

Notes

July 1960 pressing (according to date on jacket rear), but on earliest pressing type with rough labels, deep groove toward label border, and labels and record lip *not* raised. Also, there is no blue border on jacket rear.

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 side A
- Decca 'Musical Notes' logo on side B
- Matrix numbers printed upside-down

SLEEVE:
- Fully laminated
- 'Half-moon' flipbacks (aka scalloped)
- No Blue border on back
- Triangular "DECCA STEREOPHONIC" logo on front and back
- Thin spine with no text on it
- Printing date on sleeve is March 1960 ("60.3.")
- Liner notes in English on back

CATALOG NUMBERS:
- SXL 2020 on sleeve
- SXL.2020 on labels

PUBLISHED BY:
- Hawkes & Son for track A1 only

OTHER INFORMATION:
- Recorded 31 December 1956 and 1 January 1957 in Kingsway Hall, London
- Labelography code: ED1
- Corresponding mono issue has cat# LXT 5333
- Title on label is "ESPAÑA!" (Not "ESPAÑA VOL.2")
- Sub tracks are not banded on vinyl.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A - machine stamped - this variant): ZAL-3521-7E
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B - machine stamped - this variant): ZAL-3522-4E
  • Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side A): ZAL.3521
  • Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side B): ZAL.3522
  • Rights Society (For side A only): B.I.E.M.
  • Other (Printing company's code on lower flipback): R.S. 7-60.682A
  • Other (Date Code): E/T
  • SLEEVE IN VG+ CONDITION WITH SOME RING / SURFACE WEAR / MARKS AND CREASING

RECORD IN VG++ CONDITION WITH A COUPLE OF LIGHT SCUFFS, CLEAN LABELS AND A NICE SHEEN
  •  A NICE COPY. A PROFESSIONAL CLEAN WOULD ONLY FURTHER ENHANCE THE SOUND OF THIS RECORD

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