Ella Fitzgerald / The Irving Berlin Songbook Verve 2 LP Set - Spectacular Sound
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Dec 30, 2019 Sold Date
Dec 12, 2019 Start Date
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Here is the great Ella Fitzgerald singing "The Irving Berlin Songbook," in a gatefold double LP.  This copy is on the Verve label, and is a 1986 Polygram reissue, stock number 829-533-1.  Ella Fitzgerald's artistry really makes these old standards come alive!
The jacket looks very well preserved on the front, and the front cover merits an Excellent Minus (E-) grade with only slight ring wear, but the back cover is marred by extensive writing (largely check marks), lowering it to Very Good Plus (VG+) at best.  The four vinyl sides, however, are much better, earning a solid Near Mint (NM) on the Goldmine scale.  And it only gets better.

This LP began with nice, shiny, Near Mint vinyl.  This was enhanced by cleaning on a VPI 16.5 record cleaning machine, and then meticulous deep-cleaning on an ultrasonic record cleaning system, to reduce the amount of groove noise to extremely low levels.  


Cleaning a record on a vacuum record cleaning machine such as the VPI 16.5 will remove airborne debris, dirt, fingerprint residue and other environmental contaminants the LP surfaces have accumulated over the years since it was manufactured.  You can hear an immediate improvement.
The ultrasonic cleaning goes even further, removing oils, microscopic bits of dirt and even pressing lubricants from the disc mastering process that may be trapped deep within the grooves.  This is the sort of debris and junk that other record cleaning systems often fail to remove.  Following the ultrasonic cleaning, the LP surfaces will be quieter, perhaps quieter than most other records in your collection.  
Ultrasonic cleaning of a vinyl record, especially a near mint copy such as this, removes a lot of grunge and debris from deep in the record grooves, often resulting in cleaner sound, less distortion, blacker backgrounds between notes, quieter vinyl surfaces and a lower noise floor.  With really excellent playback gear, you will often hear details you never noticed before.
This is only a reissue, but the painstaking cleaning makes it a gem.  Ella sounds absolutely wonderful here.  This gatefold double LP will be securely packed in a deluxe record mailer, and comes with audiophile inner and outer record sleeves.  This LP set ships to U.S. addresses only.  Sorry, no exceptions.
Thank you for reading this far, and good luck bidding!


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