FACTORY SEALED Ali Akbar Khan Indian Architexture Water Lily Limited Edition TAS
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Description
Artist: Ali Akbar Khan/sarod
Title: Indian Architexture
Label/Number: Water Lily Acoustics WLA ES-20
Format: 33? r.p.m. Stereo 2-LP set
Commemorating the 70th Birthday of Ali Akbar Khan.
Recorded straight to 1-inch analog tape on a custom-built, all-triode tube recording chain.
"With this recording, the prize for the listener is to be taken through every emotion, Khansahib knows the terrain, let him drive." --Ry Cooder.
"True music of the spirit, recorded with the sonic truth of vacuum tubes in this age of computer chips, compulsory listening, lest we forget where its at." -- Keith Jarrett, Commemorating The 70th Birthday of Padmavibhushan Dr. Ali Akbar Khan.
The doyen of Hindustani music, and one of the world's greatest musicians, creates four spellbinding rags that are destined to become part of the world's musical heritage. Tabla accompaniment by the outstanding Swapan Chaudhuri. Rags --Alam Bhairav, Megh-Sarang, Durga and Hemant.
Not Bar Coded.
WARNING! OTHER SELLERS WHO ARE SELLING THIS RECORDING ARE LISTING IT AS 180-GRAM PRESSINGS. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THIS RELEASE WAS NEVER OFFERED IN 180-GRAM PRESSINGS.
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I WILL NOT ACCEPT RETURNS FOR COVER CONDITION ISSUES. I have come to the conclusion that there are two major categories of LP collectors: Those who collect for the music on the LP and how it sounds, and those who collect them as objects. Those who collect them as objects want the covers (also called jackets) in near "museum" quality condition or better. I ask that those buyers find other sellers from which to buy on eBay. I always try to list major flaws on covers. Some of the LP's I sell are 40 years old or older in most cases. There will potentially be minor flaws on the covers (just as there were minor flaws on the covers when my LPs were sold new in record shops years ago). Look at any magazine rack in a candy store or newspaper stand and you will see bends and creases and wear on brand new magazine covers. When manufacturing LP covers made of a fragile material such as paperboard AND to use that paperboard to protect a harder material inside such as a vinyl LP, and have it shipped all over the world in mass quantities, dings and impressions as well as shelf wear or ring wear (especially on imports whose covers are mostly thinner) is inevitable.
So, if you would complain about such imperfections, please buy your records elsewhere. I've sold hundreds of items on eBay. Only one buyer complained that I overgraded a certain used jacket os a record I posted at auction. He paid over $300 for it. The vinyl was perfect and he did not complain about it. But, the 50-year old LP jacket was only in “excellent” to “near mint” condition. I posted pictures of every surface of the jacket except the spine. He complained to eBay that there were two circular indentations on the ?-inch spine that were not shown in the photos and not described. These indentations measured about one half millimeter in diameter and were about one tenth millimeter in depth. I never noticed them when I first inspected the album before listing it. A person with 20/20 vision would need a magnifying glass to see them. Yet, he insisted that I overgraded this jacket. If you're of the same mind as that buyer, please, please enjoy your buying experiences elsewhere.
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