Tracklist
| Part 1 | |||
| A.a | Introduction: Shine Out | ||
| A.b | The Merry Cuckoo | ||
| A.c | Spring The Sweet Spring | ||
| A.d | The Driving Boy | ||
| A.e | The Morning Star | ||
| Part 2 | |||
| B1.a | Welcome Maids Of Honour | ||
| B1.b | Water Above | ||
| B1.c | Out On The Lawn I Lie On Bed | ||
| Part 3 | |||
| B2.a | When Will My May Come | ||
| B2.b | Fair And Fair | ||
| B2.c | Sound The Flute | ||
| Part 4 | |||
| B3 | Finale: London, To Thee I Do Present |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Kingsway Hall
- Mastered At – Decca Studios
- Printed By – St. James Press
- Record Company – The Decca Record Company Limited
- Published By – Hawkes & Son
- Published By – Longmans, Green & Co.
Credits
- Chorus – Chorus Of Boys From Emanuel School, Wandsworth, London*, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
- Chorus Master [Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden] – Douglas Robinson
- Chorus Master [Director Of Music, Chorus Of Boys From Emanuel School, Wandsworth] – Donald Cashmore
- Composed By – Benjamin Britten
- Conductor – Benjamin Britten
- Contralto Vocals – Norma Procter
- Engineer [Uncredited] – Kenneth Wilkinson
- Leader – Charles Taylor (2)
- Liner Notes – Gordon Stewart
- Mastered By – E (24)
- Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
- Producer [Uncredited] – Erik Smith
- Soprano Vocals – Jennifer Vyvyan
- Tenor Vocals – Peter Pears
Notes
This is the first UK version for this cat#
LABELS:
- Black/silver 'grooved wideband' labels
- "ORIGINAL RECORDING BY" at 11 o'clock
- "Made in England" at bottom
- "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1960"
- Matrix numbers printed upside-down
SLEEVE:
- Front laminated
- 'Half-moon' flipbacks (aka scalloped)
- Boxed Decca logo on front and back
- Large "STEREO" on front
- Thin spine with no text on it
- "Recorded in association with The British Council"
- "Printed by St. James Press, London, S.E. 1"
- Liner notes in English on back
INSERT:
- 1 sheet, 2 pages
- Contains the lyrics for the symphony
- Note for track A.a: "* From Elizabthan Lyrics by the late Norman Ault, published by Longmans, Green & Co."
- Note for track B1.c: "* by kind permission of W.H. Auden"
PUBLISHERS:
- Hawkes & Son for the musical content
- Longmans, Green & Co. for lyrics on track A.a
CATALOG NUMBERS:
- SXL 2264 on sleeve
- SXL.2264 on labels
OTHER INFORMATION:
- Recorded 22 - 26 November 1960 in Kingsway Hall, London
- Labelography code: ED1
- Corresponding mono issue has cat# LXT 5624
- Sub tracks are not banded on vinyl
LABELS:
- Black/silver 'grooved wideband' labels
- "ORIGINAL RECORDING BY" at 11 o'clock
- "Made in England" at bottom
- "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1960"
- Matrix numbers printed upside-down
SLEEVE:
- Front laminated
- 'Half-moon' flipbacks (aka scalloped)
- Boxed Decca logo on front and back
- Large "STEREO" on front
- Thin spine with no text on it
- "Recorded in association with The British Council"
- "Printed by St. James Press, London, S.E. 1"
- Liner notes in English on back
INSERT:
- 1 sheet, 2 pages
- Contains the lyrics for the symphony
- Note for track A.a: "* From Elizabthan Lyrics by the late Norman Ault, published by Longmans, Green & Co."
- Note for track B1.c: "* by kind permission of W.H. Auden"
PUBLISHERS:
- Hawkes & Son for the musical content
- Longmans, Green & Co. for lyrics on track A.a
CATALOG NUMBERS:
- SXL 2264 on sleeve
- SXL.2264 on labels
OTHER INFORMATION:
- Recorded 22 - 26 November 1960 in Kingsway Hall, London
- Labelography code: ED1
- Corresponding mono issue has cat# LXT 5624
- Sub tracks are not banded on vinyl
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A - machine stamped - this variant): ZAL-5037-2E I ET 2 1 SM
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B - machine stamped - this variant): ZAL-5038-2E N ET 2 1 SM
- Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side A): ZAL.5037
- Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side B): ZAL.5038
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