Johannes Brahms, Kathleen Ferrier - Alto Rhapsody / Vier Ernste Gesänge / Sapphische Ode / Botschaft / Gestillte Sehnsucht / Geistliches Wiegenlied (LP, Mono, RE) (Very Good Plus (VG+))

Media Condition:  Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Country:    UK  
Released:  1968
Genre:       Classical
Style:         Romantic

Comments:
[BLOW OUT SALE !!! 50% or more OFF on 30.000 ITEMS] FEW LIGHT HAIRLINES, INSERT, LIGHT COVERWEAR, SOC
 

Notes:

LABELS: 
- White Labels / black text. 
- Black 'single club' logo with green text: "ace of clubs" / green horizontal line under logo
- "MADE IN ENGLAND" at 10 o'clock above horizontal line
- Decca 'musical notes' logo at 10 o'clock below horizontal line

SLEEVE: 
- Front laminated 
- Lamination overlapping right-hand edge of sleeve back 
- no flipbacks
- Sleeve notes in English only (uncredited)
- "℗ 1968, The Decca Record Company Limited, London" 
- "RECORD 2" on front cover / "Record 2" on back cover
- "One of six historic reissues of the finest of Kathleen Ferrier's recordings (ACL 305-310)" 
- "Printed in England by Robert Stace"
- "Laminated with 'Clarifoil' made by British Celanese Limited" 
- "ACE OF CLUBS RECORDS,"
- "THE DECCA RECORD COMPANY LIMITED,"
- "DECCA HOUSE, 9 ALBERT EMBANKMENT, LONDON, S.E.1."

SLEEVE INSERT:
- Full-size single sheet printed on both sides
- Contains song texts in German with English translations
- "A BRAHMS RECITAL" at top left of sheet 1
- "KATHLEEN FERRIER" at top left of sheet 1
- "Record No 2" at top left of sheet 1
- Catalog number / "ace of clubs" logo / DECCA company address etc at bottom right of sheet 2
- "Printed in England by Robert Stace"
- "Translated and published by the Publicity Department, The Decca Record Company Limited"

OTHER INFORMATION:
- This is Record 2 of a set of 6, all available separately
- Although never issued in this particular coupling before, the term "Reissue" has been used, since it is referenced as such on the sleeve back (see above)
- Material sourced from two previous Decca LXT issues as follows:
-- Tracks A1-A4 recorded on 17 July 1950 at West Hampstead Studios issued in on LP in January 1951 on Decca LXT 2556
-- Tracks A5-A6 recorded on 19 December 1949 at West Hampstead Studios issued on LP in November 1953 on Decca LXT 2850
-- Tracks B1-B2 recorded on 15 February 1949 at West Hampstead Studios issued on LP in November 1953 on Decca LXT 2850
-- Track B3 recorded on 18-20 December 1947 at Kingsway Hall issued on LP in November 1953 on Decca LXT 2850

. Vier Ernste Gesänge, Op. 121
A5. Sapphische Ode, Op.94 No. 4
A6. Botschaft, Op. 47 No.1
B1. Gestillte Sehnsucht, Op. 91 No.1
B2. Geistliches Wiegenlied, Op. 91 No. 2
B3. Rhapsody For Contralto, Male Chorus And Orchestra, Op. 53

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Matrix / Runout ARL-8458-4A UN 1
Matrix / Runout ARL-8459-1A UG 5G
Matrix / Runout ARL 8458
Matrix / Runout ARL 8459

Copyright (c) The Decca Record Company Limited
Record Company The Decca Record Company Limited
Lacquer Cut At Decca Studios
Pressed By Decca Record Co. Ltd., Pressing Plant, UK.
Printed By Robert Stace
Published By Decca Publicity Art Department