Antal Dorati conducts "The Firebird" original LP/Rare

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Mercury "Living Presence" (SR90226) release of Antal Dorati conducting the London Symphony Orchestra in Igor Stravinsky's complete "The Firebird".  Except for a sales sticker on the back the cover is in excellent condition and comes complete with its outer plastic sleeve and original paper sleeve.  The album, itself, is beautiful, (please see photos). 

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It has come to my attention, through the questions of a potential buyer, that there's more information required to help make bidders as well informed as possible regarding this, and future, records, that are part of this lot.  The cover of the album, which does not show well, (do to the plastic sleeve left in place), is laminated with a high-gloss lamination which extends about 3/16" onto the back.  The back cover has a segment of the Chagall illustration extending, in color, from about 1/4" from the right edge to about 3 3/8" from the right edge and top to bottom of the back cover.  There is a purple banner, bordered top and bottom in red,  angled on the lower left corner of the back cover.  The words "Mercury Living Presence" and a circular indicia are reversed out of this banner.  Just above the banner, and approximately centered, is the red "Mercury Record" reversed logo.  Just above the third column of editorial, at the top of the back cover and flush to the right of the column, is the album number SR90226 w/(in about 8 point type) the monaural number MG50226 just below it; both in red. 

Finally, the matrix numbers etched into the hot wax are:  (Side 1) SR90226A-FR1, (Side 2), SR90226B-FR4. Both the front and back have "P17" etched into the hot wax area. 

I hope all of this information proves helpful.  I have little knowledge concerning records although I know the gentleman who collected this, and other records, was aware of the collectibility of certain albums.  For instance, shortly we'll be offering the RCAVictor "Living Stereo" album LSC-1806, "Also sprach Zarathustra" composed by Richard Strauss.  It still has the pink slip announcing, "This History Making Recording--NOW IN LIVING STEREO" attached.  For those who don't know, this is the very first stereo record ever offered by RCA Victor.

If you have any questions please forward them to me.  It's the only way I can learn how to properly describe the records and, in truth, that works to everyones benefit.

Thank you.

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