Aida Highlights

Media Condition:  Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Country:    UK  
Released:  Nov 1960
Genre:       Classical, Stage & Screen
Style:         Romantic, Opera

Comments:

 

Notes:

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" - "B.I.E.M." in a box on both sides - Tax code "E/T" - Matrix numbers printed upside-down SLEEVE: - Front laminated - 'Half-moon' flipbacks (aka scalloped) - Boxed Decca logos on front and back - Large "STEREO" on front - Thin spine with no text on it - "© The Decca Record Co. Ltd., London, 1960" - "Printed in England. St. James Press, London, S.E.1." - "Laminated with 'Clarifoil' made by British Celanese Limited" - Unsigned sleeve notes in English on back CATALOG NUMBERS: - SXL 2242 on sleeve - SXL.2242 on labels VERSIONS WITH THE SAME CAT#: - ED1 label (this version) - ED2 label - ED4 label OTHER INFORMATION: - Highlights from the complete recording on SXL 2167/9 - Recorded 2 - 15 September 1959 in the Sofiensaal, Vienna - Labelography code: ED1 - Corresponding mono issue has cat# LXT 5597

 

. Act I
A1. Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi ... Celeste Aida
A2. Su! Del Nilo ... Ritorna Vincitor
. Act II
A3. Gloria All 'Egitto (Triumphal Scene)
. Act III
A4. Oh Patria Mia
B1. Ciel! Mio Padre! ... Rivedrai Le Foreste Imbalsamate
. Act IV
B2. Già I Sacerdoti Adunansi ... Ah! Tu Dei Vivere!
B3. La Fatale Pietra Sovra Me Si Chiuse ...

 

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Matrix / Runout ZAL-4795-3L IC BC ET 1 [IC crossed out]
Matrix / Runout ZAL-4796-1E I ET 1
Matrix / Runout ZAL.4795
Matrix / Runout ZAL.4796
Rights Society B.I.E.M.
Other E/T
Matrix / Runout ZAL.4795-7G
Matrix / Runout ZAL.4795-5G
Matrix / Runout ZAL.5795-5G

 

Recorded At Sofiensaal
Mastered At Decca Studios
Printed By St. James Press
Copyright (c) The Decca Record Company Limited

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