SAX 5294 BRUCKNER SYMPHONY No3 IN D MINOR George Szell UK LP 1ST PRESS NMINT

	£		577
	$		765

BRUCKNER- SYMPHONY No 3 IN D MINOR

THE ORIGINAL ' STEREO ' PRESSING ON COLUMBIA

SAX 5294

INCREDIBLE EXAMPLE

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:COLUMBIA SAX 5294 
• MATRIX: MS6897 A-2 / B-1 
• MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 G / 1 G

I HAVE UNEARTHED A CLASSICAL RECORD COLLECTION THAT INCLUDES MANY STEREO RECORDINGS ON THE DECCA, HMV, COLUMBIA, PHILLIPS AND DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON LABELS. FROM WHAT I CAN SEE SO FAR THEY ARE ALL IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION.

MY AIM IS TO LIST ONE LP FROM THIS COLLECTION EVERY DAY, SO KEEP CHECKING BACK TO SEE WHAT IS UP FOR OFFER

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED LABELS ARE JUST MAGNIFICENT. THE  BASE COLOUR IS TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND MINT AND WAS CLEARLY OWNED BY SOMEONE WHO REALLY LOOKED AFTER AND BARELY PLAYED THE RECORDS IN HIS COLLECTION. THERE ARE JUST 1-2 TINY SPIDER LINES NEAR THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND LOGO'S ARE ALL PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED, AGAIN SHOWING HOW LITTLE THE ALBUM HAD BEEN HANDLED.

THE VINYL

THE FIRST PRESS STILL RETAINS ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE, AND GLEAMS LIKE NEW. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF ANY HANDLING MARKS , AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS. THE TRUE INSPECTION OF COURSE IS UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION. I HAVE INSPECTED THE DISC UNDER 4 LED SPOTBULBS WHICH SHOW UP ANY IMPERFECTION. THE VINYL LOOKS INCREDIBLE. NO FINGERMARKS AND NO SCRATCHES WHATSOEVER. THE SHEEN IS PERFECT AND ANGLING THE DISC INTO THE LIGHT REVEALS ONLY A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES AND ONE SMALL HANDLING MARK ON SIDE ONE ABOUT A HALF INCH INTO THE PLAYING SURFACE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A CLEANER EXAMPLE

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

IF YOU ARE THINKING OF PLACING A BID ON ANY OF MY AUCTIONS YOU WILL 99% OF THE TIME BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE ALBUM BEFORE DECIDING IF IT'S THE RIGHT DISC FOR YOU. MY BELIEF IS THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE TO BE GIVEN TO CHANCE TO HEAR THE LP BEFORE CONSIDERING A BID, AND I SUSPECT EVEN MORESO WITH CLASSIC VINYL BUYERS.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS NEW AND OLD ALIKE

SO THE FIRST THING TO MENTION ABOUT THE REPRODUCTION IS THAT IT IS TOTALLY FREE FROM ANY DISTORTION CAUSED THROUGH GROOVE WEAR. THIS MEANS THAT THE FEW PLAYS THIS LP HAS RECEIVED IN THE 5O YEARS SINCE IT WAS PRESSED WERE CONDUCTED ON A STEREO SYSTEM THAT HAD NOT ONLY A CORRECTLY BALANCED PICK UP ARE, BUT THAT IT WASN'T SET TOO HEAVY, AND THE STYLUS WAS IN TOP CONDITION.

THE DELICATE SOUNDS EMANATING FROM THE DISC ARE FREE FROM ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE. NOR ARE THERE ANY LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE THROUGH EITHER SIDE,

WHEN THE MUSIC REACHES THE SILENT PASSAGES THEY PLAY WITH A SPECK OF NOISE ON OCCASION. JUST THE ODD LITTLE BIT OF NORMAL VINYL NOISE AND A LITTLE OCCASIONAL STATIC LIKE STUFF AND I AM AMAZED AT EVEN THIS BECAUSE OF HOW MINT THE SURFACE OF THE VINYL IS

THERE ARE A FEW RANDOM DUST POPS.TICS THROUGHOUT THE PLAYTHROUGH, AGAIN THE VINYL'S CONDITION SHOULD DICTATE OTHERWISE

PLEASE TAKE A FULL LISTEN TO THE WHOLE COMPOSITION AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST THE STANDARDS THAT YOU PERSONALLY SET

I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD GRADE AT LEAST NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE FLIPBACK SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS AN INCREDIBLY GLOSSY SHEEN TO THE LAMINATE. HIGHLY POLISHED AND MIRROR LIKE IN IT'S FINISH.

THERE ARE NO LARGE LAMINATE CREASES LIKE YOU FIND ON SO MANY SLEEVES OF THIS TYPE. IT WAS KEPT UPRIGHT IN A CABINET ALL OF ITS LIFE AND NOT HANDLED VERY OFTEN.

THERE IS A LITTLE SCUFF ON THE OPENING EDGE RIGHT AT THE VERY BOTTOM

THERE ARE FIVE LAMINATE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE, FOUR ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. THERE ARE ZERO!! THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE ALL OF THE LAMINATE RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITH JUST THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS LIGHTLY RUBBED

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE LAMINATE IS PRISTINE ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS  STILL SHARP WITH A LITTLE LIGHT BURRING

THE REAR SURFACE IS STILL VERY WHITE WITH A LITTLE HANDLING EVIDENT TO THE EDGES IN PARTICULAR. THERE ARE A FEW SMALL FOXING SPOTS. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL UNRUBBED AND THERE ARE NO PEN MARKS ON THE SURFACE.

THE FLIPBACKS ARE PERFECTLY ADHERED

THE ORIGINAL EMI POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. NO SPLITS TO THE SEAMS BUT DOES HAVE A COUPLE OF CREASE LINES

I BELIEVE THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT

IF YOU WIN AN LP AUCTION OF MINE THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL GET IN TERMS OF PACKING AND DELIVERY.

I TREAT EVERY ALBUM WITH THE RESPECT IT DESERVES. THE FIRST THING IS THAT I REMOVE THE LP FROM THE SLEEVE AND PLACE IT INTO A BRAND NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE TO PROTECT NOT ONLY THE LP BUT THE SLEEVE AS WELL. THE LP IS PLACED BEHIND THE SLEEVE AND THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE LOCATED BACK INSIDE THE SLEEVE.

THE ALBUM IS PLACED INSIDE A BRAND NEW THICK PVC OUTER SLEEVE. NOT SOME FLIMSY POLY THING, A PROPER COLLECTORS PVC SLEEVE.

I USE THE TOUGHEST CRUCIFORM BOXES TO PLACE THE LP INTO AND INCLUDE ONE VERY HEAVY DUTY STIFFENER INSIDE THE BOX AS WELL. THE OUTSIDE OF THE BOX WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL STIFFENERS PLACED ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK SURFACES OR AS MANY AS NEEDED TO ENSURE THE CORNERS CANNOT GET DAMAGED OR THE BOX BENT.

FINALLY THE LP IS SENT EITHER SIGNED FOR, TRACKED AND SIGNED FOR DEPENDING ON WHICH SERVICE IS AVAILABLE FOR EACH COUNTRY.

FINALLY THE TRACKING NUMBER IS UPDATED ON EBAY UPON MY RETURN FROM THE POST OFFICE

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY