The Art Of Nicolai Ghiaurov

(Compilation Stereo) 'LABELS:
- Black/silver 'narrow band' labels
- Boxed Decca logo
- Decca 'Musical Notes' logo on both sides
- '℗ (...) The Decca Record Co. Ltd.' (see below for ℗ dates)
- 'Made in England'

SLEEVE:
- Laminated on front
- Negative stereo Ⓢ on spine
- Sleeve notes in English, French and German on back
- 'Made in England'
- '© 1979, The Decca Record Company Limited, London'
- 'Sleeve printed in England by Robert Stace.'

INSERT:
- One sheet, folded into 4 full-size pages
- Contains the lyrics in original language and in English translations
- '© 1978, The Decca Record Company Limited, London.'
- 'Printed in England by Record Graphics Ltd.'

OTHER INFORMATION:
- This release compiles excerpts from recordings that were all available previously:
 Tracks A1, A2: from Decca SET 327/30 (first released in 1967)
 Track A3: from Decca SET 514/7 (first released in 1971)
 Track A4: from Decca SET 596/8 (first released in 1975)
 Track A5: from Decca SXL 6530 (first released in 1972)
 Tracks A6, A7: from Decca SXL 6659 (first released in 1974)
 Track B1: from Decca SET 285/7 (first released in 1965)
 Track B2: from Decca SET 587/9 (first released in 1975)
 Track B3: from Decca SET 528/30 (first released in 1972)
 Track B4: from Decca SET 305/8 (first released in 1966)
 Track B5: from Decca SXL 6305 (first released in 1967)
 Track B6: from Decca SET 565/6 (first released in 1973)
- Arias are taken from the following operas:
 Tracks A1, A2: Faust
 Track A3: Boris Godunov
 Track A4: Eugene Onegin
 Track B1: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
 Track B2: I Puritani
 Track B3: Lucia di Lammermoor
 Track B4: Don Carlo
 Track B5: Mefistofele
 Track B6: La Bohème
- ℗ dates are:
 Tracks A1, A2: 1966; A3: 1971; A4: 1975; A5: 1971; A6, A7: 1974
 Track B1: 1965; B2: 1975; B3: 1972; B4: 1965; B5: 1967; B6: 1973
- Labelography code: ED4 or ED5'[discogs]