Singer: Chopin
Title: Les Sylphides / La Source
Label: Decca ‎– SXL 2044, Decca ‎– SXL.2044
Type: Vinyl, LP, Stereo
Country: UK
Date of released: Nov 1958
Category: Classical, Stage & Screen
Style: Romantic
Size MP3 zip: 1415 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1393 mb
Rating: 4.1✭
Format: MP3 VQF ASF XM MP2 WMA VOC APE FLAC

Tracklist

–Chopin*, Peter Maag Conducting The Paris Conservatoire Orchestra*	Les Sylphides - Ballet
A.a	–	Prélude, Op. 28, No. 7
A.b	–	Nocturne. Op. 32, No. 2
A.c	–	Valse, Op. 70, No. 1
A.d	–	Mazurka, Op. 33, No. 2
A.e	–	Mazurka, Op. 67, No. 3 (Posthumus)
A.f	–	Prélude, Op. 28, No. 7
A.g	–	Valse, Op. 64, No. 2
A.h	–	Grand Valse Brillante, Op. 18
–Delibes*, Peter Maag Conducting The Paris Conservatoire Orchestra*	La Source - Ballet Selection
B.a	–	Act 2: Introduction (The Palace Of Ghendijib)
B.b	–	No. 16 Scène
B.c	–	No. 19 Scène (Entrance Of Djemil)
B.d	–	No. 18 Divertissement - (B) Andante
B.e	–	No. 20 Pas de Naïla (Scherzo-Polka)
B.f	–	No. 21 Scène And Pas D'Action
B.g	–	No. 22 Mazurka
B.h	–	Act 3: (1st Tableau) No. 25 Scène
B.i	–	No. 26 Romance
B.j	–	No. 27 Scène Finale

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Salle de la Mutualité, Paris
• Mastered At – Decca Studios
• Pressed By – Decca Record Co. Ltd., Pressing Plant, UK.
• Printed By – F. R. Britton & Co., Ltd.
• Record Company – The Decca Record Company Limited
• Published By – Hawkes Ltd.

Credits

• Composed By – Chopin* (tracks: A.a to A.h), Delibes* (tracks: B.a to B.j)
• Conductor – Peter Maag
• Engineer [Uncredited] – Ken Cress
• Mastered By – E
• Orchestra – The Paris Conservatoire Orchestra*
• Orchestrated By – Douglas* (tracks: A.a to A.h)
• Photography By [Cover Photo] – Mike Davis
• Producer [Uncredited] – John Culshaw
• Sleeve Notes – Michael Williamson

Notes

This is the first UK stereo version for this Category.

LABELS:
- Black/silver 'grooved wideband' labels
- "ORIGINAL RECORDING BY" at 11 o'clock
- "Made in England" at bottom
- "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1958"
- "Hawkes Ltd." on side 1
- Decca 'Musical Notes' logo on side 2
- Matrix numbers printed upside-down

SLEEVE:
- Fully laminated
- Die-cut flipbacks (aka scalloped, aka half-moon)
- Blue border on back
- Triangular "DECCA STEREOPHONIC" logo on front and back
- Thin spine with no text on it
- Printing date on sleeve for this copy is October 1958 ("10/58")
- "Printed in England" on bottom flipback

CATALOG NUMBERS:
- SXL 2044 on sleeve
- SXL.2044 on labels

OTHER INFORMATION:
- Recorded 4 - 5 November 1957 at La Maison de la Mutualité, Paris
- Corresponding mono issue has Category LXT 5422
- Labelography code: ED1
- Subtracks are not banded on vinyl, but listed on back of sleeve

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout side 1, stamped): ZAL-3803-1E KU RT 1 O CA
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side 2, stamped): ZAL-3804-1E IG RT 13 B
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label, side 1): ZAL.3803
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label, side 2): ZAL.3804
• Other (Printing company's code on bottom flipback): F.R.B. 10/58

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SXL 2044	Chopin*, Delibes*, Peter Maag, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra*	Chopin*, Delibes*, Peter Maag, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra* - Les Sylphides / La Source ‎(LP, RP)	Decca	SXL 2044	UK	Unknown
CS 6026	Chopin*, Delibes*, Peter Maag, The Paris Conservatoire Orchestra*	Chopin*, Delibes*, Peter Maag, The Paris Conservatoire Orchestra* - Les Sylphides, La Source ‎(LP)	London Records	CS 6026	US	Unknown
SXL 2044	Chopin*, Delibes*, Peter Maag, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra*	Chopin*, Delibes*, Peter Maag, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra* - Les Sylphides / La Source ‎(LP)	Decca	SXL 2044	Spain	1959
LXT 5422	Chopin* ‧ Delibes* - Peter Maag ‧ The Paris Conservatoire Orchestra*	Chopin* ‧ Delibes* - Peter Maag ‧ The Paris Conservatoire Orchestra* - Les Sylphides ‧ La Source ‎(LP, Mono)	Decca	LXT 5422	UK	1958
SXL 2044	Chopin*, Delibes*, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra* Conductor Peter Maag	Chopin*, Delibes*, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra* Conductor Peter Maag - Les Sylphides / La Source ‎(LP)	Decca	SXL 2044	Spain	Unknown