composed by George Gershwin
design Hugo Wheatley
design WLP Ltd.
design concept Smith & Milton
tracks 1 engineer [balance engineer] John Kurlander
tracks 2 to 22 engineer [balance engineer] Michael Sheady
painting [cover painting: fifth avenue, new york, 1913] Colin Campbell Cooper
photography by [cover painting photo] Erich Lessing
photography by [cover painting photo] akg-images
photography by [photo of peter donohoe] Suzie Maeder
tracks 2 to 22 producer Andrew Keener
producer David R. Murray
Phonographic Copyright (p) EMI Records Ltd.
Copyright (c) EMI Records Ltd.
Recorded At CTS Studios
Recorded At Abbey Road Studios
Recorded At Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre
Glass Mastered At Mediamotion
8-page liner booklet (stapled), with one page of notes (in English only) on each of:
- The Composer
- The Music
- The Artists
Illustrated catalog of further titles in the encore series (two pages)
Abbreviated catalog number / detailed track listing / artist, recording and design credits etc. on back page

Track 1 recorded: 30.XII.1986 & 2.I.1987, CTS Studios, Wembley, Londoin
Tracks 2 to 19 recorded: 22-23.XII.1990, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Tracks 20 to 22 recorded: 4-6.X.1990, Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick
℗ 1991 (tracks 2 to 22), 1987 (track 1) The copyright in these sound recordings is owned by EMI Records Ltd.
This compilation ℗ 1991 by EMI Records Ltd.
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd. www.emi-encore.com

Full Catalog Number / DP / MADE IN THE EU / STEREO / SPARS Code / Label Code around edge of CD

Full Catalog Number / STEREO / SPARS Code / Barcode / summary track listing and credits on inlay card
Total duration: 67:02
The back of the inlay card contains the encore series logo / Repeat of front cover painting with credits

This compilation was originally released in 1991 on EMI Classics 7 54280 2
Barcode: 5 099950 899524 (Text)
Barcode: 5099950899524 (Scanned)
Matrix / Runout: 754280 2 @ 2 (Printed area)
Matrix / Runout: 010401 (Machine stamped area)
Label Code: LC 06646
Mould SID Code: IFPI AAHY7
SPARS Code: DDD
Other: DP (Public Domain declaration on CD label)