Billy Budd
CD
1989 (issued)
1989 (issued)
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'Billy Budd', composed by Benjamin Britten, recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra for Decca Records. Triple compact disc 'jewel box' case, booklet and discs. On the back of this digitally remastered issue is a small colour reproduction of the original Decca record sleeve. The booklet is lettered with titles, singers, musicians etc..
Object details
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| Title | Billy Budd |
| Materials and techniques | Booklet is colour offset lithograph and screen print |
| Brief description | 'Billy Budd', composed by Benjamin Britten, recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra in 1968 and digitally remastered for this issue. Triple compact disc 'jewel box' case, booklet and discs. Art design by Richard Bonner Morgan. Published by the 'London' Decca Record Company Ltd., London, 1968. |
| Physical description | 'Billy Budd', composed by Benjamin Britten, recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra for Decca Records. Triple compact disc 'jewel box' case, booklet and discs. On the back of this digitally remastered issue is a small colour reproduction of the original Decca record sleeve. The booklet is lettered with titles, singers, musicians etc.. |
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| Gallery label | Triple compact disc case and inlay, Billy Budd, composed by Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), recorded in 1968 by The London Symphony Orchestra, 1989
Photograph from the BBC Hulton Picture Library, designed by Decca, issued by The Decca Record Company Ltd.
Colour offset lithograph
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Given by The Decca Record Company Ltd.
On the back of this and the other two Britten CDs shown nearby are small colour reproductions of the original 1960s LP sleeves.(20/02/1991 - 23/06/1991) |
| Credit line | Given by The Decca Record Company Ltd. |
| Object history | The recording was first issued in 1968. The photograph used in the design is from the BBC Hulton Picture Library. |
| Production | Published by 'London' Decca Record Company Ltd., London. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs: Graphics for the Music Business 1690-1990. London. 1991. p.112 (illus.). |
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| Accession number | E.3290-1991 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2009 |
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