George Szell: Conducts Russian Music (B/S Columbia SAX 2490 UK LP Factory Sample
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Conducts Russian Music
(Columbia SAX 2490 UK LP 1962)
This is an original UK Stereo pressing. It has a front laminated flipback sleeve which has a large sized "Stereo" on the front. It comes with its original polythene-lined "EMI" company inner sleeve.
The record is pressed on thick vinyl & has turquoise blue & silver "Columbia" labels. There is a company (EMI) "Factory Sample" sticker on ide 2's label. It has 1st press BC 1002 A-1 and BC 1002 B-1 matrix numbers. This is a rare & excellent early 1960's UK Classical Stereo pressing.
Sleeve: There is a 1 cm seam split at the corner of the bottom edge - at the sleeve opening. There is some mild or more moderate rubbing wear to the other three corner tips. There are some light or very mild stains on the rear sleeve. There is some light or very mild ringwear too. VG condition.
Vinyl: There are some light sleeve or very minor rubs which can be seen under a strong light. NEAR EX condition. Visually the disc looks Excellent! However, playback has some crackle. Please see below for a more detailed playback description. The labels are in Near Mint condition and show next to no spindle wear. The company inner sleeve is in VG+ condition. There is some light to mild ringwear, fading & creasing. There are no seam splits. The catalogue number is written on one side in small pen.
Although, visually, the vinyl looks in Excellent condition. Unfortunately, when playing the disc there is noticeable crackle. There is some mild, very mild or more moderate crackle in the background to a varying degree. This is obviously more noticeable in the quieter places. There are a few areas of moderate crackle too. Overall, I would play grade this LP as Good+ to VG overall. Just because of the crackle. There are 3 or 4 light or mild clicks on the 1st track on Side 1. As stated, the vinyl looks to be in wonderful condition. There is no noticeable groove wear. The music still shines through anyway.
This LP would obviously benefit from a professional clean. The crackle, I believe, is due to deep down dirt or debris in the grooves. Visually it looks like it should play Excellent to Excellent+. Therefore, if you have access to a high-grade professional vinyl cleaning machine. You can clean this copy to how it should sound. I believe that it would play Excellent to Excellent+ after a deep down clean. But, as it stands, please be aware that this is a crackly copy when bidding.
Traceable insurance is already included in the stated P&P price for this listing.
I have some other rare Stereo UK Classical LP's for sale. So please see my other auctions.
Discount is given on P&P for multiple purchases. I shall always weigh combined purchases to get a completely accurate price. So please wait for the invoice to be sent before paying. I offer worldwide postage.
MINT Condition = As good as a copy you would buy from a shop, immaculate!
NEAR MINT Condition = Very nearly mint just slightly under, maybe a couple of very, very light paper sleeve scuffs that can only be seen under strong light. SOME WOULD CLASS THIS AS MINT. This disc has been played a couple of times at most. Cover is virtually perfect - very minimal wear only.
EX Condition = A clean & tidy copy that shows virtually no defects. Maybe one or two light needle scuffs or light sleeve removal marks that can only be seen under strong light. There will be no scratches. Play will be near perfect with no distortion. Cover will be very nice with maybe very minimal creasing, ringwear or edgewear.
NEAR EX Condition = You can tell this record has been played a few times but it has been well cared for. There will be minor surface marks only; that barely detract from the sound quality. Cover may have slight creasing or ringwear. A very serviceable copy that you will be pleased with.
VG Condition = A well played but serviceable copy. There will be a few marks on the vinyl, but they won't be nasty scratches, just relatively light needle scuffs and sleeve removal marks, they will be noticeable but won't detract from play too much. Cover will show signs of storage/ ageing, e.g., creasing, slight folding, spinewear, ringwear or sticker tears. The record will not be trashed!!
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All records will be sent in high quality vinyl mailers with at least two card stiffeners either side of the LP or 7". I use a cruciform box for larger orders (4-6 LPs). All parcels will be marked "Fragile" and dispatch time will generally be between 2-3 days after payment.
I will also remove the vinyl from the sleeve & place them in a re-sealable polythene sleeve. In order to prevent seam splits. Depending on the inner sleeve; I often remove the vinyl from the inner sleeve & place it in a separate plain paper, or polythene-lined, plain inner sleeve. I am very conscientious and careful when packaging your LP(s).
I consider my postage & packaging costs to be very transparent & very fair. Packaging costs will generally be between £0.80 to £1.50. I am not adding any further costs for handling, etc...Sorry, I only accept Paypal, or money sent in a registered letter from overseas buyers.
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Remember to check out My Other Items Lots of rare & quality vinyl! Most are UK 1st Pressings. It is quite likely that there will be more records by this artist, or records in a similar vein.
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