Henry Purcell, Monteverdi Choir* & English Baroque Soloists*, John Eliot Gardiner – The Indian Queen

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Label:	Erato – STU 71275
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Stereo, Gatefold
Country:	France
Released:	1980
Genre:	Classical
Style:	Baroque

Tracklist

		The Indian Queen
A.a		First Music - First Air - Second Air
A.b		Second Music - First Hornpipe - Second Hornpipe
A.c		Overture (Adagio - Allegro)
A.d		Trumpet Tune
A.e		Prologue - Air: "Wake, Quivera"
A.f		Prologue - Air: "Why Should Men Quarrel"
A.g		Prologue - Recit, Air & Duo: "By Ancient Prophecies"
A.h		Prologue - Trumpet Tune (Reprise)
A.i		Act II - Symphony (Canzona - Adagio - Allegro)
A.j		Act II - Prelude, Air & Chorus: "I Come To Sing Great Zempoalla's Story"
A.k		Act II - Air: "What Flattering Noise Is This"
A.l		Act II - Air: "Scorn'd Envy, Here's Nothing"
A.m		Act II - Air: "I Fly From The Place"
A.n		Act II - Air: "Begone, Curst Fiends Of Hell"
A.o		Act II - Prelude, Air & Chorus: "I Come To Sing"
B.a		Act III - Air
B.b		Act III - Minuet
B.c		Act III - Recit & Air: "Ye Twice Ten Hundreds Deities"
B.d		Act III - Symphony For Hautboys
B.e		Act III - Air: "Seek Not To Know"
B.f		Act III - Trumpet Overture (Canzona - "Slow")
B.g		Act III - Duo: "Ah, How Happy Are We"
B.h		Act III - Duo & Chorus: "We The Spirits Of The Air"
B.i		Act III - Air: "I Attempt From Love's Sickness"
B.j		Act III - Duo & Chorus (Reprise)
B.k		Act III - Third Act Tune
B.l		Act IV - Song: "They Tell Us That Your Mighty Powers"
B.m		Act IV - Fourth Act Tune
B.n		Act V - Chorus & Recit: "While Thus We Bow"

Companies, etc.

Recorded At – Henry Wood Hall, London
Pressed By – Polygram Industries Messageries
Printed By – Imprimerie Contensin
Distributed By – RCA
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Éditions Costallat
Lacquer Cut At – Polygram Industries Messageries

Credits

Baritone Vocals [Ismeron] – Stephen Varcoe (tracks: B.c)
Bass Vocals [Baryton-Basse, Envy] – David Thomas (9) (tracks: A.k, A.m)
Bass Vocals [Baryton-Basse, High Priest] – David Thomas (9) (tracks: B.n)
Cello – Marilyn Sansom
Choir – Monteverdi Choir*
Composed By – Henry Purcell
Countertenor Vocals [1st Follower] – Ashley Stafford (tracks: A.k)
Design – Jacques Vatoux
Directed By – John Eliot Gardiner
Harpsichord – Nicholas Kraemer
Lute [Archiluth] – Michael Lewin (2)
Orchestra – English Baroque Soloists*
Photography By – Giraudon*
Photography By [Au Verso] – Gérard Loucel
Recorded By [Prise De Son] – Pierre Lavoix
Sleeve Notes – Peter Holman
Sleeve Notes [Translated By] – Jonh Sidgwick*
Soprano Vocals – Dinah Harris (tracks: B.i), Jennifer Smith (3) (tracks: B.l)
Soprano Vocals [3rd Arial Spirit] – Rosemary Hardy (tracks: B.h)
Soprano Vocals [4th Arial Spirit] – Gillian Fisher (tracks: B.h)
Soprano Vocals [Girl] – Rosemary Hardy (tracks: A.f, A.g)
Tenor Vocals [1st Arial Spirit] – John Elwes (tracks: B.g)
Tenor Vocals [2nd Arial Spirit] – Martyn Hill (tracks: B.g)
Tenor Vocals [2nd Follower] – Martyn Hill (tracks: A.k)
Tenor Vocals [Boy] – Martyn Hill (tracks: A.e, A.g)
Tenor Vocals [Fame] – John Elwes (tracks: A.j, A.l, A.n, A.o)
Tenor Vocals [God Of Dreams] – Martyn Hill (tracks: B. e)
Violin [Solos] – Elizabeth Wilcock, Nona Liddell, Simon Standage

Notes

LABELS:
- Black labels with silver print
- Black centerpiece around spindle hole
- "GRAVURE UNIVERSELLE"
- "Made in France"
- Total side timings: side 1: 29'00 - side 2: 32'45

SLEEVE:
- Gatefold sleeve
- Not laminated; semi-glossy varnish to front and back
- Spine colour is white/green/white
- "STEREO" and "ARTISTIQUE" in boxes below cat# on back
- "Enregistré en Février 1979[...]"
- "Existe en Cassette MCE 71275"
- "℗ Editions Costallat 1980 ©"
- "Distribution en France RCA, 9, avenue Matignon - Paris"
- "Fabriqué et imprimé en France - Imp. Contensin-Paris"
- Lyrics and sleeve notes in French and English inside the gatefold

OTHER INFORMATION:
- Labelography code: FD1
- Tracks are not banded on vinyl

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side A): LPL 5715 1Y
Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side B): LPL 5715 2Y
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 1, side A - stamped): 286 71275 LPL 5715 1Y 380 POLYGRAM A3
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 1, side B - stamped): 286 71275 LPL 5715 2Y 380 POLYGRAM A2
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 2, side A - stamped): 286 71275 LPL 5715 1Y 380 POLYGRAM A1
Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 2, side B - stamped): 286 71275 LPL 5715 2Y 380 POLYGRAM A2
Price Code: RC 350

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	The Indian Queen (LP)	Erato	STU 71275	Portugal	1980
New Submission	The Indian Queen (LP, Stereo)	Erato	STU 71275	France	1980
Recently Edited	The Indian Queen (LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo)	World Record Club, World Record Club	R-10166, R 10166	Australia	1982
New Submission	The Indian Queen (CD, )	Erato	4509-96551-2	Germany	1994
New Submission	The Indian Queen (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered)	Erato	4509-99778-2	Europe	1995