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Spring Symphony by Benjamin Britten, Jennifer Vyvyan, Norma Procter, Peter Pears, Chorus Of Boys From Emanuel School, Wandsworth, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

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Release Date: 1961-04

Label: Decca

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 1960"
- Matrix numbers printed upside-down

SLEEVE:
- Front laminated
- 'Half-moon' flipbacks (aka scalloped)
- Boxed Decca logo on front and back
- Large "STEREO" on front
- Thin spine with no text on it
- "Recorded in association with The British Council"
- "Printed by St. James Press, London, S.E. 1"
- Liner notes in English on back

INSERT:
- 1 sheet, 2 pages
- Contains the lyrics for the symphony
- Note for track A.a: "* From Elizabthan Lyrics by the late Norman Ault, published by Longmans, Green & Co."
- Note for track B1.c: "* by kind permission of W.H. Auden"

PUBLISHERS:
- Hawkes & Son for the musical content
- Longmans, Green & Co. for lyrics on track A.a

CATALOG NUMBERS:
- SXL 2264 on sleeve
- SXL.2264 on labels

OTHER INFORMATION:
- Recorded 22 - 26 November 1960 in Kingsway Hall, London
- Labelography code: ED1
- Corresponding mono issue has cat# LXT 5624
- Sub tracks are not banded on vinyl

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