UK DECCA SXL 2045 SCHUBERT SYMPHONY 9 KRIPS LP 1958 WIDE BAND BLUE BACK STEREO
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Jul 12, 2026 Sold Date
Jul 2, 2026 Start Date
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UK DECCA SXL 2045. RELEASED 1958
FIRST PRESSING. BLUE BACK
STEREO. WIDE BAND. 'ORIGINAL RECORDING BY' AT 10 O'CLOCK ON THE LABEL 
Symphony No. 9 In C Major ("The Great") A1 First Movement: Andante - Allegro Ma Non Troppo A2 Second Movement: Andante Con Moto B1 Third Movement: Scherzo (Allegro Vivace) B2 Fourth Movement: Allegro Vivace

  • Recorded At – Kingsway Hall
  • Lacquer Cut At – Decca Studios
  • Printed By – James Upton Ltd.
  • Record Company – The Decca Record Company Limited
  • Pressed By – Decca Record Co. Ltd., Pressing Plant, UK.
  • Composed By – Schubert*
  • Conductor – Josef Krips
  • Engineer [Uncredited] – Kenneth Wilkinson
  • Lacquer Cut By – E (24)
  • Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra*
  • Photography By [Cover Photo] – Hans Wild (2)
  • Producer [Uncredited] – Ray Minshull
  • Sleeve Notes – John Warrack
This is the first UK version for this cat#

LABELS:
- Black/silver 'grooved wideband' labels
- "ORIGINAL RECORDING BY" at 11 o'clock
- "Made in England" at bottom
- "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1958"
- Decca 'Musical Notes' logo on both sides
- Matrix numbers printed upside-down

SLEEVE:
- Fully laminated
- 'Half-moon' flipbacks (aka scalloped)
- 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 2045 on sleeve
- SXL.2045 on labels

OTHER INFORMATION:
- Recorded 21 - 23 May 1958 in Kingsway Hall, London
- Labelography code: ED1
- Corresponding mono issue has cat# LXT 5471
- Matrix strings "ZAL-4093-1E" and "ZAL-4094-1E" are stamped twice in runout
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A - machine stamped - this variant): ZAL-4093-1E BC R T 2 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B - machine stamped - this variant): ZAL-4094-1E GK R T 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side A): ZAL.4093
  • Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side B): ZAL.4094
  • Other (Printing company's code on bottom flipback): JU58/10

HOUSED IN A STRIKING COLOUR PICTURE SLEEVE 


SLEEVE IN CLEAN AND EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH LIGHT STORAGE / FLIPBACK WEAR


RECORD IN EXCELLENT++ CONDITION WITH CLEAN LABELS AND A LOVELY SHEEN


A NICE COPY. A PROFESSIONAL CLEAN WOULD ONLY FURTHER ENHANCE THE SOUND OF THIS RECORD


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