Alfredo Campoli – violin
Sir Adrian Boult – conductor
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64
Bruch: Scottish Fantasia, Op.46
Rare UK export first press stereo vinyl LP released 1959 on ED1 Decca Wideband Groove “Original Recording By” label, catalognumber SXL 2026 (export code SXLA 2026) with matrix ZAL-4055-1E / ZAL-4056-1E. Pressed in England and sold in Australia in June 1959 (date-stamped “59.6” on rear sleeve).
Details:
Artist: Alfredo Campoli (violin)
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Composers: Felix Mendelssohn, Max Bruch
Label: Decca (UK)
Catalog Number: SXL 2026 / SXLA 2026 (Export Edition)
Matrix Numbers: ZAL-4055-1E / ZAL-4056-1E
Country / Decade: United Kingdom, 1959
Pressing / Edition: 1st UK Export Press (ED1) – Wideband Groove, “Original Recording By” at 11 o’clock
Genre: Classical / Romantic / Violin Concerto
Format: LP, 12", Stereo
Condition:
Vinyl Near Mint (NM) — obviously hardly ever played, with clean labels and only the faintest spindle trace.
Sleeve Near Mint (NM) — original laminated flipback cover with little signs of time only; includes original inner sleeve.
Fantasitc copy of one of Decca’s most beautiful violin recordings.
Performance & Sound:
Campoli’s warm, golden tone under Sir Adrian Boult’s direction is captured here in the superb acoustics of Kingsway Hall, London (May 1958).
This ED1 Decca wideband stereo pressing delivers the hallmark clarity, depth, and natural reverb that made Decca the reference label for violin repertoire.
Highly prized by collectors and audiophiles alike for its early matrix cut and immaculate stereo soundstage.
Shipping & Packaging:
All records are professionally packed in rigid four-lax LP mailers to prevent corner or seam damage.
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