DECCA SXL 2230 WBG UK ED1 WAGNER RHEINGOLD WALKURE HIGHLIGHTS VPO SOLTI FLAGSTAD

	£		16
	$		21

HIGHLIGHTS FROM

DAS RHEINGOLD ~ DIE WALKURE

(1960 DECCA RECORDS - UK FIRST STEREO PRESSINGS)

ON OFFER HERE IS AN ORIGINAL UK ED1 STEREO PRESSING OF THIS WONDERFUL 1960 RECORDING.

WAGNER - DAS RHEINGOLD

WAGNER - DIE WALKURE

• THE VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
• ERNEST ANSERMET - CONDUCTOR
• KIRSTEN FLAGSTAD

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS DECCA SXL 2230

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE ZAL-4613-2E / ZAL-4614-2E

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE, WITH TWO REAR FLIP-BACKS, IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION. THERE IS SOME LIGHT WEAR AND DISC OLOURATION AND STAINING TO THE BACK. THERE IS SOME FLARING AT THE OPENING AND SLIGHT CHIPPING TO THE LAMINATE. THERE ARE SOME WRINKLES IN THE LAMINATE AND THERE IS SOME FEATHERING AT THE OPENING. OTHERWISE THE EDGES AND CORNERS ARE STILL STRAIGHT.

THE INNER SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED 'DECCA FFSS' INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE IS SOME SLIGHT WEAR AND MINOR TANNING.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE HEAVY GLOSSY BLACK VINYL APPEARS TO BE IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION AND UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT I CAN SEE A FEW SLIGHT MARKS. I HAVE FULLY PLAYED BOTH SIDES OF THIS RECORD AND CAN CONFIRM THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS GENERALLY EXCELLENT THROUGHOUT. I NOTED SOME VERY MINOR & OCCASIONAL SURFACE NOISE. I ALSO NOTED ONE CLICK TOWARDS THE END OF SIDE ONE. EARLY DURING SIDE TWO THERE IS A SMALL SCRATCH WHICH CAUSES 10 REPEATING CLICKS. I ALSO NOTED A FEW LIGHT CLICKS EARLY DURING BAND 2.

THE LABELS

THE BLACK & SILVER GROOVED DECCA LABELS, WITH WIDE SILVER ”FULL FREQUENCY STEREOPHONIC SOUND” BAND AND “ORIGINAL RECORDING BY THE DECCA RECORD CO. LTD” TEXT AROUND THE RIMS, ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION WITH SOME LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS PER LABEL.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY & FULLY PLAY GRADED.

I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE PURCHASES BUT PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED BIDDING!! PAYMENT FOR COMBINED PURCHASES MUST BE MADE ON FINAL COMBINED INVOICE! PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOUR INTENTIONS!

POSTAGE DETAILS – PLEASE READ!!

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS LESS THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£4.00

£6.00

£8.25

£8.50

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS MORE THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WITH TRACKING & INSURANCE COVER UP TO £50.00 WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£5.00

£11.25

£13.50

£14.00

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS GREATER THAN £50.00 THEN THE COST OF ENHANCED INSURANCE COVER WILL BE ADDED TO INVOICE. (ADDS APPROXIMATELY £3.00 - £4.00 DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION)

THE POSTAGE DETAILS ARE PRE-FILLED TO INCLUDE TRACKING & INSURANCE. IF NECESSARY I WILL AMEND INVOICES WITH THE CORRECT POSTAGE CHARGE AT THE END OF THE AUCTION. PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE YOU PAY!!

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS AND I WILL PROVIDE TRACKING NUMBERS, WHERE APPLICABLE.

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I CAN ONLY ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED I WILL RE-LIST THE ITEM.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.