UK DECCA SXL 2173 GRIEG LITOLFF FRANCK CURZON VPO LP WIDE BAND STEREO 1960
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28
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37
£ 28
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Nov 28, 2021
Sold Date
Nov 18, 2021
Start Date
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Description
UK DECCA RECORDS. SXL 2173
RELEASED 1960. STEREO
WIDE BAND. AN 'ORIGINAL RECORDING BY' AT 10 O'CLOCK ON THE LABEL
GRIEG - PIANO CONCERTO IN A MINOR, OP. 16
FRANCK - VARIATIONS SYMPHONIQUES
LITOLFF - SCHERZO FROM CONCERTO SYMPHONIQUE NO. 4 OP. 102
CLIFFORD CURZON - PIANO
LONDON SYMPHONY / PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA. OIVIN FJELDSTAD / SIR ADRIAN BOULT
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Kingsway Hall
- Recorded At – Walthamstow Assembly Hall
- Mastered At – Decca Studios
- Printed By – Robert Stace
- Copyright © – The Decca Record Company Limited
Credits
- Composed By – Franck* (tracks: B1), Grieg* (tracks: A1 to A2.b), Litolff* (tracks: B2)
- Conductor – Sir Adrian Boult (tracks: B1, B2), Øivin Fjeldstad (tracks: A1 to A2.b)
- Engineer [Uncredited] – Alan Reeve (tracks: A1 to A2.b), James Brown (13) (tracks: B1), Kenneth Wilkinson (tracks: B2)
- Mastered By – D (36)
- Orchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra* (tracks: B1, B2), The London Symphony Orchestra (tracks: A1 to A2.b)
- Piano – Clifford Curzon
- Producer [Uncredited] – John Culshaw
Notes
First issue.LABELS:
- Black/silver 'grooved wideband' labels
- "ORIGINAL RECORDING BY" at 11 o'clock
- "Made in England" at bottom
- Decca 'Musical Notes" logo on side 1
- "B.I.E.M." in a box side 2
- Tax code "E/T"
- Matrix numbers printed upside-down
SLEEVE:
- Front laminated
- 'Half-moon' flipbacks (aka scalloped)
- Base color is purple on front
- Triangular "DECCA STEREOPHONIC" logo in a box on front and without a box on back
- Thin spine with no text on it
- "© The Decca Record Co. Ltd., London, 1959"
- "Printed in England"
- "Laminated with 'Clarifoil' made by British Celanese Limited"
- Printing date on sleeve is November 1959 ("11-59")
- Unsigned sleeve notes in English on back
CATALOG NUMBERS:
- SXL 2173 on sleeve
- SXL.2173 on labels
OTHER INFORMATION:
- Tracks A1 to A2.b (Grieg) recorded 22 - 23 June 1959 in Kingsway Hall, London
- Track B1 (Franck) recorded 14 - 15 December 1955 in Kingsway Hall, London
- Track B2 (Litolff) recorded 14 December 1958 in Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
- Labelography code: ED1
- Corresponding mono issue has cat# LXT 5547
- Sub tracks are not banded on vinyl
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A - machine stamped - this variant): ZAL-4599-4D
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B - machine stamped - this variant): ZAL-4600-2D
- Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side A): ZAL.4599
- Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side B): ZAL.4600
- Rights Society (Applies to side B only): B.I.E.M.
- Other (Tax code on labels): E/T
- Other (Printing company's code on bottom flipback): R.S. 11-59-1681
HOUSED IN A STRIKING COLOUR PICTURE SLEEVE
SLEEVE IN CLEAN AND EXCELLENT++ CONDITION
RECORD IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH CLEAN LABELS AND A NICE SHEEN
- A VERY NICE COPY
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