Erede* – Great Tenor Arias

Mario Del Monaco - Great Tenor Arias album cover

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Label:	Decca – SXL.2122
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Stereo , ED1
Country:	UK
Released:	1959
Genre:	Classical
Style:	Opera

Tracklist

		Un Ballo In Maschera Composed By – Verdi*
A1.a		Forse La Soglia Attinse (Recit.)
A1.b		Ma Se M'è Forza Perderti (Aria)
		Fedora Composed By – Giordano* Libretto By – Colautti*
A2		Amor Ti Vieta
		Giulietta E Romeo Composed By – Zandonai*
A3		Giulietta, Son Io
		Madama Butterfly Composed By – Puccini* Libretto By – Illica*
A4		Addio, Fiorito Asil
		Le Cid Composed By – Massenet* Libretto By – Blau*
A5.a		Ah! Tout Est Bien Fini (Recit.)
A5.b		O Souverain! O Juge! O Père! (Aria)
		Carmen Composed By – Bizet* Libretto By – Halevy*
A6		La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetée (Flower Song)
		Ernani Composed By – Verdi* Libretto By – Piave*
B1.a		Mercè, Diletti Amici (Recit.)
B1.b		Come Rugiada Al Cèspite (Aria)
B1.c		O Tu Che L'alma Adora (Cabaletta)
		L'Africaine Composed By – Meyerbeer*
B2		O Paradiso
		La Wally Composed By – Catalani* Libretto By – Illica*
B3.a		M'hai Salvato
B3.b		Oh, Come Furon Lunghi
B4		Quando A Sölden
		Lucia Di Lammermoor Composed By – Donizetti*
B5.a		Tombe Degl'avi Miei (Recit.)
B5.b		Fra Poco A Me Ricovero (Aria)
B6		Tu Che A Dio Spiegasti L'ali

Companies, etc.

Recorded At – Walthamstow Assembly Hall
Mastered At – Decca Studios
Pressed By – Decca Record Co. Ltd., Pressing Plant, UK.
Printed By – Robert Stace
Copyright © – The Decca Record Company Limited

Credits

Conductor – Alberto Erede
Engineer [Uncredited] – James Brown (13)
Mastered By – E (24)
Orchestra – The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
Tenor Vocals – Mario Del Monaco

Notes

Early UK stereo version with first labels and a printing date of July 1959 ("7/59") on the sleeve.
There may be versions with a slightly earlier printing date.

LABELS:
- Black/silver 'grooved wideband' labels
- "Original recording by" at 11 o'clock
- "Made in England" at bottom
- Matrix numbers printed upside-down
- The tracklists on the labels omit some details

SLEEVE:
- Laminated on front
- Triangular Decca stereophonic logo in a box on front
- Thin spine with no text printed on it
- Die-cut (aka scalloped) flipbacks
- Uncredited sleeve notes in English only on back
- On back of the sleeve the title appears as "Mario del Monaco Recital No.4"
- "© The Decca Record Co. Ltd., London, 1959"
- "Laminated with 'Clarifoil' made by British Celanese Limited"

CATALOG NUMBERS:
- SXL 2122 on sleeve
- SXL.2122 on labels

OTHER INFORMATION:
- Recorded 10 - 18 February 1956
- Labelography code: ED1
- Corresponding mono version has cat# LXT 5202
- Sub tracks in tracks A1, A5, B1, B3 and B5 are not banded on vinyl

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Runout side 1, stamped): ZAL-3057-3E H ET RT 1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side 2, stamped): ZAL-3058-5E H RT ET 2 B
Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label, side 1): ZAL.3057
Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label, side 2): ZAL.3058
Rights Society (Applies to tracks A1.a to A5.b, B1.a to B6): B.I.E.M.
Other (Printing company's code on bottom flipback): R.S. 7/59/495–®

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Recital No. 4 (LP, Album, Mono)	Decca	LXT 5202	UK	1956
New Submission	Recital No. 4 (LP, Album, Mono)	London Records	5237	Canada	1959
New Submission	Mario Del Monaco Singt Opernarien (LP, Stereo)	Decca	SXL 21014-B		1959
New Submission	Operatic Recital (LP, Stereo)	London Records	OS.25021	US	1959
New Submission	Arias Famosas Para Tenor (LP, Stereo)	Decca	SXL 2122	Spain	1959