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War Requiem Opus 66 Words By [Poems] – Wilfred Owen
A1	I Requiem Aeternam
A2	II Dies Irae (Part One)
B1	II Dies Irae (Conclusion)
B2	III Offertorium
C1	IV Sanctus
C2	V Agnus Dei
D	VI Libera Me

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – The Decca Record Company Limited
• Recorded By – The Decca Record Company Limited
• Recorded At – Kingsway Hall
• Printed By – MacNeill Press Ltd.
• Published By – Boosey & Hawkes

Credits

• Baritone Vocals – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
• Choir – Highgate School Choir*, The Bach Choir
• Chorus – London Symphony Orchestra Chorus*
• Chorus Master [Director Of Music For The Highgate School Choir] – Edward Chapman
• Chorus Master [For The Bach Choir And The LSO Chorus] – David Willcocks
• Composed By – Benjamin Britten
• Conductor – Benjamin Britten
• Engineer [Recording] – Kenneth Wilkinson
• Ensemble – Melos Ensemble*
• Liner Notes [Commentary] – John Culshaw
• Liner Notes [Preface] – William Plomer
• Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra*
• Organ – Simon Preston
• Photography By – Lotte Meitner-Graf
• Photography By [Dieskau's Portrait] – Ilse Buhs
• Producer [Recording] – John Culshaw
• Soprano Vocals – Galina Vishnevskaya
• Tenor Vocals – Peter Pears

Notes

First Category on spine. 2nd on booklet.

Includes a 16-page 12" booklet.
Booklet info:
Recorded in Kingsway Hall, London on January 3rd 4th 5th 7th 8th and 10th 1963.
Words from Missa Pro Defunctis sung in Latin.
Credited liner notes (Preface and Commentary) and uncredited (artists profile) in English, only: All articles © The Decca Record Company Limited England 1963.
War Requiem text in Latin or English (as sung), with translation of Latin words to English. "English text of Requiem Mass according to the English missal".
Also, a description/explanation for each title in English (only).
Chamber organ built by Noel Mander.
"MET 252/3 SET 252/3"
"The Decca Record Company Limited London England"
Printed in England.

Center-labels info:
Record 1, SET.252:
- "Made in England By The Decca Record Co. Ltd., London" at 10 to 2 o'clock.
- "℗ 1963" at the right of spindle hole, below record Category.
Record 2, SET.253:
- "Original Recording By The Decca Record Co. Ltd., London" at 10 to 2 o'clock.
- "Recording First Published 1963" at the right of spindle hole, below record Category.
- "Made in England" on botom, above rim text.
Both records:
- Original grooved wide band purple labels.
- DECCA’s “ffss Full Frequency Stereophonic Sound” silver round logo.
- DECCA’s “Full Frequency Stereophonic Sound” silver banner on top of spindle hole.
- "K/T", UK purchase tax code, at the left of spindle hole.
- Side identifier at the right of spindle hole.
- Complete title: "Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 (Words from "Missa Pro Defucntis" - Poems by Wilfred Owen)".

Mono version released with catalog# MET 252-3 / MET 252/3

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Other (Record 1 Catalog# on label): SET.252
• Other (Record 2 Catalog# on label): SET.253
• Matrix / Runout (Runout stamped side A ( "D" and "1" tilted and opposites 180º)): ZAL-5927-4E D 1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout stamped side B ( "BU" and "1" tilted and opposites 180º)): ZAL-5928-5E BU 1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout stamped side C ( "C II" and "1" tilted and opposites 180º)): ZAL-5929-7E C II 1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout stamped side D ( "C A" and "1" tilted and opposites 180º)): ZAL-5930-2E C A 1
• Other (UK purchase tax code): K/T

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SET 252-3, SET 252/3	Benjamin Britten	War Requiem ‎(2xLP, Album + Box)	Decca, Decca	SET 252-3, SET 252/3	UK	1963
SET 252-3, SET 252/3	Benjamin Britten	War Requiem ‎(2xLP, Album + Box)	Decca, Decca	SET 252-3, SET 252/3	UK	1963
SET 252-3, SET 252/3	Benjamin Britten	War Requiem ‎(2xLP, Album, RE + Box)	Decca, Decca	SET 252-3, SET 252/3	UK	1979
414 383-2	Benjamin Britten - Vishnevskaya* - Pears* - Fischer-Dieskau*	Benjamin Britten - Vishnevskaya* - Pears* - Fischer-Dieskau* - War Requiem ‎(2xCD, Album, RE, Car)	London Records	414 383-2	US	1985
414 383-2	Benjamin Britten - Vishnevskaya* - Pears* - Fischer-Dieskau*	Benjamin Britten - Vishnevskaya* - Pears* - Fischer-Dieskau* - War Requiem ‎(2xCD, Album, RE, RM)	London Records	414 383-2	US	1985