Music For The Stage

Issued as a box-set hard sleeve with LP's and booklet housed within a removable (slide out) tray. Release date per 1972 copyright date on enclosed 28 page booklet. Booklet includes track list, brief synopses for "Fidelio, "The Ruins of Athens", The Creatures of Prometheus, and descriptions of remaining tracks. This is followed with the "Fidelio" libretto and lyrics to remaining tracks. These are all presented in both German (as sung) and English. Booklet is noted on back page: "Printed in Germany by, Hannover". "Made in U.S.A." printed on label rim text. "Printed in U.S.A." printed on inner sleeves. Musical performance credits for Fidelio are in "Credits" - all others are in track list for ease of reviewing. Sides A through H are auto-coupled and "Music To Goethe's Tragedy "Egmont", Op.84" is complete on disc 5 with labels notated as A & B. This disc is in a custom inner sleeve that has the following printed on it: "A Note To The Listener: For technical reasons the record contained in this sleeve is not in automatic changer sequence and must be turned over manually. To avoid confusing it with other records in the collection (which are in changer sequence), it is recommended that it be permanently stored in this readily identifiable spe- cial sleeve." This inner sleeve also has disc number "2563 055" at bottom right. Cover label logo has" Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft" and labels only have "Deutsche Grammophon" at top. Label body text printed in red and all rim text (printed in silver-grey) is in English. Runouts are primarily stamped with a very few characters etched.