UK DECCA SXL 2150-2 BENJAMIN BRITTEN PETER GRIMES 3LP SET STEREO 1959 WIDE BAND

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	$		33

UK DECCA RECORDS SXL 2150-52. 3LP SET IN GATEFOLD VINYL WALLET
1959 RELEASE. STEREO. WIDE BAND. 'ORIGINAL RECORDING BY' AT 10 O'CLOCK ON THE LABEL
BENJAMIN BRITTEN - PETER GRIMES
Peter Grimes A.a Prologue - Peter Grimes ! Peter Grimes ! A.b Interlude 1 (Dawn) A.c Act 1 - Scene 1 - Oh, Hang At Open Doors The Net, The Cork B.a Act 1. Scene 1. And Do You Prefer The Storm? B.b Interlude II (Storm) B.c Act 1. Scene II (Concl.) : Past Time To Close ! C.a Act II. Interlude III (Sunday Morning) C.b Scene 1. "Glitter Of Waves And Glitter Of Sunlight" D.a Act II. Scene 1. We Planned That Their Lives Should Have A New Start. D.b Interlude IV (Passacaglia) D.c Scene II (Concl.) : Go There ! Go There! Go There ! Here's Your Sea Boots E.a Act 3. Interlude V (Moonlight) E.b Scene 1. "Assign Your Prettiness To Me ...." E.c Embroidery In Childhood Was A Luxury Of Idleness F.a Act 3. Scene 1. Mr. Swallow ! Mr. Swallow ! F.b Interlude VI F.c Scene II (Concl.) : Steady ! There You Are ! Nearly Home ! F.d Sail Out Till You Lose Sight Of The Moot Hall Then Sink The Boat

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Walthamstow Assembly Hall
• Recorded By – The Decca Record Company Limited
• Mastered At – Decca Studios
• Copyright © – The Decca Record Company Limited
• Published By – Hawkes & Son

Credits

• Baritone Vocals [Ned Keene] – Geraint Evans
• Bass Vocals [Captain Balstrode] – James Pease
• Bass Vocals [Hobson] – David Kelly (7)
• Bass-Baritone Vocals [Swallow] – Owen Brannigan
• Chorus – Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
• Chorus Master – Douglas Robinson
• Composed By, Music By, Conductor – Benjamin Britten
• Contralto Vocals [Auntie] – Jean Watson
• Engineer [Uncredited] – Kenneth Wilkinson
• Libretto By – Montagu Slater
• Liner Notes [About The Recording] – Eric Smith*
• Liner Notes [Introduction] – George Lascelles
• Liner Notes [Synopsis] – Peggie Cochrane
• Mastered By [Side C] – D (36)
• Mastered By [Sides A B D E F] – E (24)
• Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Mrs. Sedley] – Lauris Elms
• Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
• Photography By [Cover Photos] – Adam Woolfitt
• Photography By [Photos In Text] – Hans Wild (2)
• Producer [Uncredited] – Erik Smith
• Soprano Vocals [Ellen Orford] – Claire Watson
• Soprano Vocals [Niece 1] – Marion Studholme
• Soprano Vocals [Niece 2] – Iris Kells
• Tenor Vocals [Bob Boles] – Raymond Nilsson
• Tenor Vocals [Peter Grimes] – Peter Pears
• Tenor Vocals [The Rector] – John Lanigan
• Treble Vocals [John] – Marcus Norman (2)
• Written-By [Derived From The Poem By] – George Crabbe

Notes

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Other (Cat# record 1): SXL.2150
• Other (Cat# record 2): SXL.2151
• Other (Cat# record 3): SXL.2152
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side A): ZAL.4385
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side B): ZAL.4386
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side C): ZAL.4387
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side D): ZAL.4388
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side E): ZAL.4389
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side F): ZAL.4390
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A - machine stamped - this variant): ZAL-4385-1E BI ⵎT 2 1 SM
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B - machine stamped - this variant): ZAL-4386-2E K 1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side C - machine stamped - this variant): ZAL-4387-3D K ⵎT 3 2 B SM
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side D - machine stamped - this variant): ZAL-4388-2E M ⵎT 2 B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side E - machine stamped - this variant): ZAL-4389-2E C ⵎT 2 1 SM
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side F - machine stamped - this variant): ZAL-4390-2E K ⵎT 2 1 SM

• HOUSED IN A STRIKING RED VINYL GATEFOLD SLEEVE
  
  
  SLEEVE IN CLEAN AND VG++ CONDITION WITH A SMALL SPLIT TO THE VINYL SPINE
  
  • RECORDS IN CLEAN AND NEAR MINT
  CONDITION WITH CLEAN LABELS AND A LOVELY SHEEN
  WITH INSERT. A NICE COPY. 
  A PROFESSIONAL CLEAN WOULD ONLY FURTHER ENHANCE THE SOUND OF THIS GREAT RECORD