Peter Grimes

Recorded 2 - 9 December 1958 in Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London. First UK version for this cat#. Versions with the same or a similar cat#: - Red plastic gatefold sleeve, first labels (this version) - <a href=http://www.discogs.com/release/2600293>Box set</a> LABELS: - Black/silver 'grooved wideband' labels - "ORIGINAL RECORDING BY" at 11 o'clock - "Made in England" at bottom (labelography code: ED1) - "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1959" - "Hawkes & Son" on all sides - Matrix numbers printed upside-down - Side numbers are in 'auto-coupled' order ALBUM COVER: - Dark red plastic gatefold with gold lettering - Has four separate die-cut pockets inside the gatefold, which hold the records, the booklet and the photo insert - Gold lettering on spine - Triangular "DECCA STEREOPHONIC" logo on front BOOKLET: - 12 pages - Doesn't contain a libretto - Contains an opera introduction and synopsis - Contains notes on the recording - Contains a contemporary discography of the works of Benjamin Britten recorded on the Decca label - "© The Decca Record Co. Ltd., London, 1959." Also contains a 1-page insert showing the 'anchor chain' image that was later used as a cover photo for the box set. The insert is printed on thin cardboard. 1st cat# on spine and inside of booklet. 2nd cat# on front of sleeve. Corresponding mono issue has cat# LXT 5521-3 Tracklisting taken from labels. Inconsistencies in separators and numbering are printed this way on labels. Subtracks are not banded on vinyl. No track duration info on sleeve or labels.