Gaité Parisienne / Faust Ballet Music

Early UK version for this cat#. There may be versions that have a flipback sleeve. LABELS: - Black/silver 'grooved wideband' labels - "Original recording by" at 11 o'clock - "Made in England" at bottom - "Recording first published 1961" - Matrix numbers printed upside-down SLEEVE: - Laminated on front only - No flipbacks - Boxed Decca logo on front and back - Large "stereo" caption on front - Spine has text on it, bold "stereo" caption on spine - Uncredited sleeve notes in English on back - "© The Decca Record Co. Ltd., London, 1961" - "Printed in England by St. James Press, London and Edenbridge" CATALOG NUMBERS: - SXL 2280 on sleeve - SXL.2280 on labels OTHER INFORMATION: - Tracks A and B1 (Offenbach) recorded 26 - 27 May 1960 in Kingsway Hall, London - Tracks B2.a to B2.g (Gounod) recorded 28 January 1960 in Kingsway Hall, London - Labelography code: ED1 - Corresponding mono issue has cat# LXT 5642 - Sub tracks in track B2 are not banded on vinyl - The librettists for Faust (Barbier and Carre) are mentioned on the sleeve and labels, but the recording doesn't feature any sung text.