Notturno For 4 Orchestras / Serenata Notturna

This is the first UK version for this cat#. There is a slightly later pressing dated November 1960. [see date of printer's code printed on the left of the bottom flip back]. LABELS: - Black/silver 'grooved wideband' labels - 'ORIGINAL RECORDING BY' at 11 o'clock - 'Made in England' at bottom - 'RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1960' - Decca 'Musical Notes' logo on both sides - Matrix numbers printed upside-down SLEEVE: - Front laminated - 'Half-moon' flipbacks (aka scalloped) - Boxed Decca logos on front and back - Large 'STEREO' on front - Thin spine with no text on it - A note regarding the numbering of 'Thamos' says: 'these are numbers 2—5 in this order in the New Complete Edition' - '© The Decca Record Co. Ltd., London, 1960' - 'Printed in England' - 'Laminated with 'Clarifoil' made by British Celanese Limited' - Printing date on sleeve is June 1960 ('6-60') - Unsigned sleeve notes in English on back CATALOG NUMBERS: - SXL 2196 on sleeve - SXL.2196 on labels OTHER INFORMATION: - Recorded 9-11 December 1959 in Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London - Labelography code: ED1 - Corresponding mono issue has cat# LXT 5570 - Sub tracks are not banded on vinyl