Closing Scenes From Salome ∙ Götterdämmerung

This is the first UK version for this cat#. This LP was most probably not released with the ED1 label. LABELS: - Black/silver 'grooved wideband' labels - "MADE IN ENGLAND" at 11 o'clock - "℗ 1966" - Tax code "K/T" - "Boosey & Hawkes" on side A only - Decca 'Musical Notes' logo on side B only - Matrix numbers printed upside-down SLEEVE: - Front laminated - No flipbacks - Bold "STEREO" on spine - "© 1966, The Decca Record Company Limited, London." - "Laminated with 'Clarifoil' made by British Celanese Limited" - "Printed in England by Robert Stace." INSERT: - 1 sheet, both pages printed - Contains the libretti in original language and English translations - A note following the libretto to "Salome" reads:  "Copyright 1905 by Adolph Fürstner.  Copyright assigned 1943 to Boosey & Hawkes Ltd. for all countries except  Germany, Italy, Portugal, Danzig and the U.S.S.R." - A note following the libretto to "Götterdämmerung" reads:  "© 1966, The Decca Record Company Limited, London." - "Printed in England by Robert Stace." CATALOG NUMBERS: - SXL 6261 on sleeve and insert - SXL.6261 on labels OTHER INFORMATION: - This release compiles excerpts from two previously available complete opera recordings:  "Salome" excerpts taken from Decca SET 228/9, originally released in March 1962  "Götterdämmerung" excerpts taken from Decca SET 292/7, originally released in May 1965 - Tracks A1 and A2 (Salome) recorded 16 - 25 October 1961 in the Sofiensaal, Vienna - Track B (Götterdämmerung) recorded 20 May - 24 November 1964 in the Sofiensaal, Vienna - Labelography code: ED2 - Corresponding mono issue has cat# LXT 6261