Aida

First UK version for this cat# with red plastic wallet sleeve. Later versions came in a regular box. LABELS: - Black/silver 'grooved wideband' labels - "ORIGINAL RECORDING BY" at 11 o'clock - "Made in England" at bottom - Decca 'Musical Notes' logo on all sides - Matrix numbers printed upside-down - Labelography code: ED1 SLEEVE: - Red plastic wallet sleeve - Has two pockets: one on front, covered with transparent plastic where the libretto goes (which also acts as the cover) and a second one where the 3 LPs are slipped in. - Back of wallet is blank red LIBRETTO: - 32 pages (page numbering starts with page 3 which is actually page 5) - Contains photos of the recording, liner notes and the libretto itself - Triangular "DECCA STEREOPHONIC" logo in a box on page 1 - "Made in England" - R.S.4/11/59 CATALOG NUMBERS: - SXL 2167-8-9 on first page of libretto OTHER INFORMATION: - Recorded 2 - 15 September 1959 in the Sofiensaal, Vienna - Corresponding mono issue has cat# LXT 5539/41 - Side numbers are in auto-coupled order (1,6,2,5,3,4) - Sub tracks are not banded on vinyl