Offenbach / Gounod, Georg Solti, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Gaité Parisienne / Faust Ballet Music

Tracklist

–Offenbach* , Arr. Rosenthal*, Georg Solti Conducting The Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden*	Gaité Parisienne
A	–	Part 1
B1	–	Conclusion
–Gounod*, Georg Solti Conducting The Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden*	Faust - Ballet Music
B2.a	–	1. Allegretto (Tempo Di Valse)
B2.b	–	2. Adagio
B2.c	–	3. Allegretto
B2.d	–	4. Moderato Maestoso
B2.e	–	5. Moderato Con Moto
B2.f	–	6. Allegretto
B2.g	–	7. Allegro Vivo

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Kingsway Hall
• Mastered At – Decca Studios
• Pressed By – Decca Record Co. Ltd., Pressing Plant, UK.
• Printed By – St. James Press
• Copyright (c) – The Decca Record Company Limited

Credits

• Arranged By [Arr.] – Rosenthal* (tracks: A, B1)
• Composed By – Gounod* (tracks: B2.a to B2.g), Offenbach* (tracks: A, B1)
• Conductor – Georg Solti
• Engineer [Uncredited] – Alan Reeve (tracks: B2.a to B2.g), Kenneth Wilkinson (tracks: A, B1)
• Mastered By – E
• Orchestra – The Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden*
• Producer [Uncredited] – Erik Smith (tracks: A, B1), James Walker (tracks: A, B1), Ray Minshull (tracks: B2.a to B2.g)

Notes

Early UK version for this Category.
There may be versions that have a flipback sleeve.

LABELS:
- Black/silver 'grooved wideband' labels
- "Original recording by" at 11 o'clock
- "Made in England" at bottom
- "Recording first published 1961"
- Matrix numbers printed upside-down

SLEEVE:
- Laminated on front only
- No flipbacks
- Boxed Decca logo on front and back
- Large "stereo" caption on front
- Spine has text on it, bold "stereo" caption on spine
- Uncredited sleeve notes in English on back
- "© The Decca Record Co. Ltd., London, 1961"
- "Printed in England by St. James Press, London and Edenbridge"

CATALOG NUMBERS:
- SXL 2280 on sleeve
- SXL.2280 on labels

OTHER INFORMATION:
- Tracks A and B1 (Offenbach) recorded 26 - 27 May 1960 in Kingsway Hall, London
- Tracks B2.a to B2.g (Gounod) recorded 28 January 1960 in Kingsway Hall, London
- Labelography code: ED1
- Corresponding mono issue has Category LXT 5642
- Sub tracks in track B2 are not banded on vinyl
- The librettists for Faust (Barbier and Carre) are mentioned on the sleeve and labels, but the recording doesn't feature any sung text.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout side 1, stamped): ZAL-5098-2E C OT ET 1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side 2, stamped): ZAL-5099-2E M OT ET 1
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label, side 1): ZAL.5098
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label, side 2): ZAL.5099
• Rights Society (On label, side 2): B.I.E.M.
• Other (Tax code on labels): E/T

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SXL 2280	Offenbach*, Gounod*, Georg Solti, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden*	Offenbach*, Gounod*, Georg Solti, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden* - Gaité Parisienne / Faust Ballet Music ‎(LP, RP)	Decca	SXL 2280	UK	Unknown
JB 12	Offenbach*, Gounod* / Orquestra da Opera Real Do Convent Garden*, Sir Georg Solti*	Offenbach*, Gounod* / Orquestra da Opera Real Do Convent Garden*, Sir Georg Solti* - Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne / Guinod: Faust - Musica De Ballet ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Decca	JB 12	UK	1977
JL 41029	Offenbach* / Gounod* : Sir Georg Solti* Conducting Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden	Offenbach* / Gounod* : Sir Georg Solti* Conducting Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Gaité Parisienne / Faust - Ballet Music ‎(LP, Album, RE)	London Records	JL 41029	Canada	1982
JL5 41029	Offenbach*, Gounod*, Sir Georg Solti*, The Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden*	Offenbach*, Gounod*, Sir Georg Solti*, The Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden* - Gaité Parisienne / Faust Ballet Music ‎(Cass)	London Records	JL5 41029	Canada	1982
SXL 2280, SXL.2280	Offenbach* / Gounod*, Georg Solti, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden*	Offenbach* / Gounod*, Georg Solti, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden* - Gaité Parisienne / Faust Ballet Music ‎(LP)	Decca, Decca	SXL 2280, SXL.2280	UK	1961