composed by Richard Wagner conductor Erich Leinsdorf design John Rosenkranz design, photography by Christina Farley engineer Bud Wyatt lathe cut by Arnie Acosta lathe cut by Bruce Leek lathe cut by Mike Reese liner notes William Malloch orchestra Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra producer, engineer, liner notes Doug Sax producer, liner notes Lincoln Mayorga Phonographic Copyright (p) Sheffield Lab Inc. Copyright (c) Sheffield Lab Inc. Recorded At MGM Recording Studios Lacquer Cut At MGM Recording Studios Mastered At The Mastering Lab Pressed By Record Technology Incorporated Label variation with Pressed in the U.S.A.. Label name is branded as Sheffield Lab on front cover, not Sheffield Lab Classics.
Stereo Grammy Nomination for Engineering Excellence. US Release. Gatefold cover with 12-page booklet.
Runouts, variant 2: Side A has one dot in the upper left quadrant of the plus sign Side B has three dots, in the left side and upper right. Runouts, variant 3: Side A has one of the 4 dots missing in the lower right quadrant of the plus sign. Side B has two dots, in the left upper and lower side. Runouts, variant 4: Side B has 1 dot in each quadrant of the first plus sign and has 1 dot in the upper left and lower right of the second plus sign
Some copies may contain a insert with recordings LAB 1 to LAB 17 from May 1981. Matrix / Runout: SL-27 (Label side A) Matrix / Runout: SL-28 (Label side B) Matrix / Runout: SL-27-2-2 (3) + (Runout side A, variant 1) Matrix / Runout: SL-28-2-X-(2) (Runout side B, variant 1) Matrix / Runout: SL-27-2-Z-(4) + (Runout side A, variant 2) Matrix / Runout: SL-28-1-Z (1) + (Runout side B, variant 2) Matrix / Runout: SL-27-2-Z-(4) ⁜ (Runout side A, variant 3) Matrix / Runout: SL-28-1-Z (2) ⁜ (Runout side A, variant 3) Matrix / Runout: SL-27-2-Y (2) (Runout side A, variant 4) Matrix / Runout: SL-28-1-Z (2) ⁜ ⁜ (Runout side B, variant 4)