Fidelio

Recorded in May, 1979 at Medinah Temple, Chicago - One of the last releases produced by London Records, Inc. prior to rebranding as Decca in 1980. - Mastered at Decca Studios, London and pressed in the Netherlands by PolyGram - [l286190] (not stated) - UK Decca/London Records founder Edward Lewis died in January 1980, and PolyGram acquired the Decca labels within days of his death. Booklet - 24-page insert (libretto, credits etc.). Turquoise Labels include: - Ⓟ1980 The Decca Record Co. Ltd. - Made in Holland. Mastered by Decca Recording Studio's UK Booklet includes production credits cited above Ⓒ1980 The Decca Record Co., Ltd. Exclusive U.S. Agents / London Records, Inc. 539 West 25th St., New York, N.Y. 10001 - [l268024] rebranded as "Decca Electronics, Inc." April 16, 1980, confirming the date of this release Primary strings are very legible, but other symbols are often incomplete: - sideways "2" is top and bottom only, resembling C1 - sideways "D" or "C" are similarly broken, resembling small [ ) or ( ) - the ᕋ is likely to be an inverted 5 missing the upper stroke The primary strings follow the 1960's-1970's pattern of UK Decca Studios, which closed in 1980. By that pattern "G (22)" is identified as mastering engineer Ted Burkett