Symphony No. 5

This is the first UK stereo version. LABELS: - Black/silver 'wideband' labels - 'Groove' at the outer rim of label area. This position of the 'groove' is only to be found on a very few early Decca stereo issues (but is more common on earlier mono issues). - "ORIGINAL RECORDING BY" at 11 o'clock - "Made in England" at bottom - "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1959" - Decca 'Musical Notes' logo on both sides - Matrix numbers printed upside-down SLEEVE: - Fully laminated - 'Half-moon' flipbacks (aka scalloped) - Blue border on back - Triangular "DECCA STEREOPHONIC" logo in a box on front and without a box on back - Thin spine with no text on it - Printing date on sleeve for this copy is February 1959 ("2/59") - "Printed in England" on bottom flipback - "© The Decca Record Co. Ltd., 1959" on back - Note: the sticker seen on the back sleeve image is not part of the sleeve design CATALOG NUMBERS: - SXL 2109 on sleeve - SXL.2109 on labels OTHER INFORMATION: - Recorded 15 - 16 September 1958 in the Sofiensaal, Vienna - Corresponding mono issue has cat# LXT 5503 - Vinyl has a flat outer edge, no raised lip (aka 'pancake' pressing) - Labelography code: ED8