ANTAL DORATI Tchaikovsky Serenade Strings SR 90200 x2 STEREO TEST PRESSINGS

	£		85
	$		113

For sale from the private collection of John Culshaw OBE ‘s Estate. X2 Single sided STEREO test pressings of SR 90200 In MONO cover (Pre stereo cover print.)

John Culshaw OBE (28 May 1924 – 27 April 1980) pioneering English classical record producer and Pioneer of Stereo recording for Decca Records UK. With Culshaw at the helm of Decca he concentrated on the emerging stereophonic recording technology, and stereo opera in particular as manager of the company's classical recording division, a position of great influence in the classical music world.

The Gramophone obituary wrote of him in 1980: "To meet John Culshaw for the first time, quiet, charming, sharp-eyed but with no signs of aggressiveness about him, was to marvel that here was one of the two great dictators of recording art. If Walter Legge in a flash had one registering extrovert forcefulness in the very picture of a dictator, John Culshaw's comparable dominance was something to appreciate over a longer span. … [H]e transformed the whole concept of recording. .

Among the honours given to Culshaw, The Times listed "eight Grands Prix des Disques, numerous Grammys and in 1966 an OBE", and the Vienna Philharmonic's Nicolai Medal in 1959 and its Schalk Medal in 1967. .

Following Mr. Culshaws sad passing his personal HiFI equipment and vinyl record collection was dutifully stored by his family. We were recently contacted by Johns Nephew and God Son Alistair regarding Mr. Culshaws Hifi equipment which had remained unused since his passing. Having inspected the hifi equipment (Including a bespoke Decca tonearm and some fascinating speakers from his office at Decca) we were able to make an arrangement to purchase both the HiFI and the records. Over the forthcoming months a portion of this will be offered for sale by Audio Grail. See our other listings.

Available for sale From the John Culshaw OBE collection:

x2 UK STEREO Single sided test pressings of Tchaikovsky - Serenade for Strings in C, Op.48. Arensky - Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky, Op.34a. Antal Dorati conducting the Philharmonia Hungarica.

Please see below for full condition report

CONDITION:

We have been collecting and trading records for many years professionally and genuinely want you to be happy with your purchase. For this reason we treat grading very seriously and as our feedback suggests conservatively.

Playing surfaces

The flat playing surfaces of the two single sided disks are superb under bright magnified light with a full and complete luster. The records are well centered. The white STEREO stamped groved labels retain much of their original whiteness showing minimal signs of use to the spindle holes. Light paper chaffing only. From the private collection of John Culshaw.. We grade the two single sided disks without reservation as Excellent Plus (EX+) condition

Cover

The front laminated UK MONO flip back cover displays superbly. The STEREO test presses were housed in the mono cover as at the time of issue to Mr. Culshaw there were no Stereo covers printed. The back cover retains much of it’s opriginal whiteness.. All seams are straight and true, no feathering, rubs or writing. = Excellent + (EX+)-

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