The Nutcracker (Casse-Noisette - Complete Ballet)

Early UK version for this cat# with a printing date of September 1959 ("59.9") inside the gatefold. There may be versions with a slightly earlier printing date code. LABELS: - Black/silver 'grooved wideband' labels - "ORIGINAL RECORDING BY" at 11 o'clock - "Made in England" at bottom - "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1959" - No speed indication on labels - Decca 'Musical Notes' logo on all sides - Matrix numbers printed upside-down SLEEVE: - Gatefold sleeve that opens to the top - Front and back are laminated - 8 pages are stapled inside the gatefold - Back of the gatefold and the first page inside don't show any print - Triangular "DECCA STEREOPHONIC" logo in a box on front and without a box inside the gatefold - "Made and printed in England by A. White & Co., Ltd." OTHER INFORMATION: - Recorded October or November 1958 in the Victoria Hall, Geneva - Labelography code: ED1 - Corresponding mono issue has cat# LXT 5493-4 - Side numbers are in auto-coupled order (LP 1: 1,4 / LP 2: 2,3) - Sub tracks in tracks A2, A3, B and C1 are not banded on vinyl - Side D shows only 5 bands on vinyl, but 6 bands are listed on the label - Track titles taken from labels; the track titles printed in the gatefold differ slightly - Track B.b is missing the word "Nutcracker" in "[...]Nutcracker Wins Battle[...]" on label