Decca SXL 2076 Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2 Katchen LSO Solti NM First Press
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I am selling some records for a friend of mine. I have cleaned each record with my VPI HW 16.5 using a solution with almost no alchohol.
Up for auction is
Decca SXL 2076 Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2 Katchen LSO Solti First pressing "Original Recording By" text at 10-o'clock position on wide-band ED1 label.
JULIUS KATCHEN ?GEORG SOLTI? RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18 ?BALAKIREV: Islamey - Oriental Fantasia
ZAL 4089 4E
ZAL 4090 2E
I have 3 grades for records ( see below of description )
1. Visual Grade Side one Near Mint :a couple of indications of having been slid in and out of sleeve , there is a small pressing bump 3/4 inch from beginning original to this lp copy , Side two Near Mint a couple of indications of having been slid in and out of sleeve , spindle mark : over all no marks that could possibly be audible
2. Cover Is EX
3. Play grading of entire record
Side One Near Mint Minus there is a small pressing bump that does not interfere with play , but is just audible as a low whoosh about 6 times Side Two Near Mint
International Buyers ! Please be aware that international shipping costs have gone up and It will cost a minimum of $20 to ship overseas , It could be much more than that depending On the options you choose . Items Over $400 of declared value must go out priority Mail and could be more than double the first class rate .
How I grade records
1. Visual grade
Some times records look good and play bad sometimes they look bad but play great .
Mint no evidence of play
Near Mint NM a spindle mark or two . a few faint marks of evidence of handling but nothing that looks like it would be audible .
Excellent EX more than a few spindle marks obvious evidence of handling but again nothing that should be audible .
2. The condition of the cover
Covers are graded as follows
Mint no signs of wear , still in shrink wrap no bent corners , no cut out damage .
Near Mint . a small amount of wear on the corners . perhaps some yellowing on really old covers , the beginning of ring wear .
Excellent. clean spine . some corner wear . Some light ring wear no splits or cracks .On some European covers the glue may have come undone on one or more of the seams but otherwise little to no wear .
3. My opinion of the level of sporadic noise, pops, tics etc … this kind of noise may be due to the original vinyl, bits of dust my VPI missed or other reasons. New un played records sometimes have this kind of noise, but I want to give as honest an assessment of the records as I can so I make note every bit of noise I hear
Mint If a record plays with no sporadic noise whatsoever I give it a grade Mint
NM grade
A few soft pops here and there . ( By a few I mean 1 to 10 )If you are involved with the music you might not even notice them .
Excellent
A noticeable amount ( over 10 ) if your are paying attention to the noise and not the music but otherwise would pass unnoticed .
I won’t be auctioning records that go below that grade .
International Buyers ! Please be aware that international shipping costs have gone up and It will cost a minimum of $20 to ship overseas , It could be much more than that depending On the options you choose . Items Over $400 of declared value must go out priority Mail and could be more than double the first class rate .
