The Decca SXL 6000 series was launched in 1962 with SXL 6000 and ended with SXL 7013 in 1983. Over the 19 years of its existence the SXL 6000 catalogue grew to nearly 1000 records and, despite the overlap between the advent of digital recording in 1979 and the demise of the series, all the records have analogue sound.

The series boasts an impressive roster of artists, featuring not only those of legendary fame, but also introducing newer, less established performers to the wider record buying public.