Benjamin Britten - Alfred Deller • Elizabeth Harwood • Peter Pears • Thomas Hemsley • Josephine Veasey • Heather Harper • Stephen Terry • John Shirley-Quirk • Helen Watts • Owen Brannigan • Norman Lumsden • Kenneth MacDonald • Davi

Format:                      3xLP, Album + Box

Media Condition:     Near Mint (NM or M-)

Sleeve Condition:     Very Good Plus (VG+)

Country:                       UK  

Record Label:              Decca

Catalog No:                  SET 338-40

Released:                     1966

Genre:                           Classical, Brass & Military

Style:                             Modern, Opera

Tracklist:

. A Midsummer Night's Dream

Comments:
Very clean vinyl. Box is in great shape too. Complete with booklet in M-. Slightly different pressing to the ones on Discogs with Matrix / Runout (Label matrix side A): ZAL.7684 1G. Can be inspected at our shop with prior notice as stored in our warehouse.

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Notes:

Box set with 3 LPs and 3 different labels layout. Box set includes a 28-page 12" stapled booklet. Booklet info: Title: "A Midsummer Night's Dream an Opera in three acts. Credited liner notes and libreto texts in English, only. © 1960 by Hawkes & Son (London) Limited. Stereo SET 338-40 Mono MET 338-40 Printed in England by MacNeill Press, London, S.E.1. Misprint error: "Side Analysis" liner notesfor side VI with "Act Ⅱ" instead of "Act Ⅲ". Spine string: "Britten : A Midsummer Night's Dream DECCA Stereo SET 338-40" Center-labels info: Purple with silver lettering labels. Layouts: Sides A, B, C and D - Made in England By The Decca Record Co. Ltd. London" on rim text at 10 to 2 o'clock. - DECCA’s “ffss Full Frequency Stereophonic Sound” silver round logo. - DECCA’s “Full Frequency Stereophonic Sound” silver banner on top of spindle hole. - Record cat# and label matrix at far right of spindle hole. - Rim text in the lower half of the label. Sides A, B and D: - Side identifier at the left of spindle hole. - Publisher info at the left of side identifier. - "J/T" (UK Purchase Tax Code) at the right of spindle hole. - ℗ 1966 on bottom. Side C: - Side identifier at the right of spindle hole. - Publisher info at far left of spindle hole. - ℗ 1966" on top of publisher info, at the left of spindle hole. - No "J/T" on label. Sides E and F: - Rim text in the upper half of the label. - "Made in England • The Decca Record Co. Ltd." on top, bellow rim text, at 11 to 1 o'clock. - DECCA’s “ffs Full Frequency Stereophonic Sound ffs” silver banner on top of spindle hole. - Record cat# and label matrix at far right of spindle hole. - Side identifier at the left of spindle hole. - Publisher info at the left of side identifier. - Rpm info on top of publisher info, at the left of spindle hole. - ℗ 1966 on bottom. - No "J/T" on label. - No DECCA’s “ffss Full Frequency Stereophonic Sound” silver round logo. Labels Tracklist: Side A: Act. 1, Part 1. Over Hill, Over Dale Side B: Act. 1, Concl. Is All Our Company Here? Side C: Act. 2, Part 1. Are We All Met? Side D: Act. 2, Concl. Flower Of This Purple Die Side E: Act. 3, Part 1. My Gentle Robin Side F: Act. 3, Concl. If We Offend, It Is With Our Good Will Tracklisting taken from booklet "Side Analysis". Comes with printed inner sleeves Made in England.

Record Company The Decca Record Company Limited
Recorded At Walthamstow Assembly Hall
Printed By MacNeill Press Ltd.
Published By Hawkes & Son