operadis (http://www.operadis-opera-discography.org.uk/CLBRMIDS.HTM) gives Brittens own Decca set as 1966(STU), LSO, Choirs of Downside and Emanuel Schools, with the LPs issued as Decca SET 338-340 in 1967 and the CD as Decca/London 425 663-2 in 1990; MusicBrainz dates the original Decca release 1966. Nothing found supports 1965.

Top billing was on Theseus (Shirley-Quirk), Lysander (Pears) and Snout (Tear) — Snout and Theseus are comprimario roles. The Decca sets own billing order, preserved in the iTunes album_artist tag of the 425 663-2 rip filed as findopera-2185 [m4a] ("Britten; Brannigan; Deller; Harwood; Terry; Veasey; Harper; Pears; ..."), puts Brannigan (Bottom), Deller (Oberon) and Harwood (Tytania) first; operadis lists the same cast. Moving noted to those three.

See portrayal 15879: moving top billing from Theseus/Lysander/Snout to Oberon (Deller), Tytania (Harwood) and Bottom (Brannigan), per the Decca sets billing order and operadis http://www.operadis-opera-discography.org.uk/CLBRMIDS.HTM

See portrayal 15879: moving top billing from Theseus/Lysander/Snout to Oberon (Deller), Tytania (Harwood) and Bottom (Brannigan), per the Decca sets billing order and operadis http://www.operadis-opera-discography.org.uk/CLBRMIDS.HTM

Oberon (Alfred Deller) is a lead of this set and was not billed; see portrayal 15879. Decca billing order and operadis http://www.operadis-opera-discography.org.uk/CLBRMIDS.HTM

Tytania (Elizabeth Harwood) is a lead of this set and was not billed; see portrayal 15879. Decca billing order and operadis http://www.operadis-opera-discography.org.uk/CLBRMIDS.HTM

Bottom (Owen Brannigan) is a lead of this set and was not billed; see portrayal 15879. Decca billing order and operadis http://www.operadis-opera-discography.org.uk/CLBRMIDS.HTM