Stokowski - Rhapsodies 1961 UK 1st RCA Living Stereo SB 2130
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600
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A$ 600
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Mar 18, 2023
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Australia
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Stokowski - Rhapsodies
Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Enesco - Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1
Smetana - The Moldau - "The Bartered Bride" Overture
Original 1961 UK 1st Stereo issue 12" LP Vinyl Record RCA Red Seal "Living Stereo" Silver Spot - SB-2130 / LSC-2471Very early 1st UK pressing 1st Master - 1st Mother - 2nd Stamper on both sides !
Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout (Stamped)): L2RY-0873 - 1D 1 U
Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout (Stamped)): L2RY-0874 - 1D 1 U Pressed by Decca, U.K.
Complete, and in superb original condition.
The vinyl Record The labels are both Near Mint.
The vinyl Record
Side 1 is Mint, plays perfectly Side 2 is Near Mint plays superbly, with just a couple of microscopic tics first few seconds at the very start, but they are really really faint, and barely audible.
Quiet surfaces, dead-wax & background, with superb audio quality throughout.
The cover is VG+ No splits tears or writing, great laminate, but with aging / foxing
The original inner sleeve is VG+
Label: RCA Red Seal – SB-2130, RCA Red Seal – SB.2130 Series: Living Stereo Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo Country: UK Released: 1961 Genre: Classical Style: Romantic, Modern
A1
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 In C-Sharp Minor Composed By – Liszt A2
Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1 In A, Op. 11 Composed By – Enesco B1
The Moldau Composed By – Smetana B2
The Bartered Bride : Overture Composed By – Smetana
- Manufactured By – The Decca Record Company Limited
- Printed By – St. James Press
- Conductor, Sleeve Notes – Leopold Stokowski
- Engineer – Robert Simpson
- Mastered By – D (36)
- Orchestra – RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
- Producer – Peter Dellheim
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Label (Inverted)): L2RY-0873
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Label (Inverted)): L2RY-0874
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout (Stamped)): L2RY-0873-1D 1 U
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout (Stamped)): L2RY-0874-1D 1 U
- Other (Tax code printed on labels): O/T
- Other (U.S. cat # printed on front cover): LSC-2471
A few words about condition.
Grade &
score out of 100
GRADING
Mint is a Rigid Band - The next Four Grades are all Narrow Bands, that slightly widen as the condition gradually deteriorates - Good is still Good, but there is a rapid widening of the Grade Bands, as the condition deteriorates over the last Four grades.
MINT
100
The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality.
The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition.
Only graded on records that are sealed or clearly unplayed.
NEAR MINT
97 to 99
EXCELLENT
90 to 96
The record shows virtually no signs of having been played, there is no lessening in sound quality.
The cover and packaging might have the slightest of tiny defects.
The record shows some slight signs of having been played, but there is very little, (if any) lessening in sound quality.
The cover and packaging might have very slight wear.
VERY GOOD PLUS
80 to 89
VERY GOOD
69 to 79
The record shows signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality.
The cover and packaging might have slight wear, light creasing.
The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch.
Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects.
This is an above average used record, that has been well looked after.
GOOD
56 to 68
The record has been played so much that the sound quality has deteriorated, but the record will still play through, and it will not be a completely unpleasant listening experience, even at the bottom of this grade (56).
The cover and contents may suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.
FAIR
41 to 55
The record is still playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even stick, skip or jump.. This is starting to be an unpleasant listening experience at the top of the grade (55) and will not be a pleasant listening experience at all by the end of it (41).
The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.
POOR
25 to 40
The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc.
The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.
BAD
0 - 24
The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.
The Sleeve is non existent (0) or what is left, is only just recognisable.
A few words about postage.
Within Australia, the best value for multiple purchases is a 5KG satchel, where as many as 15 to 20 LPs can be posted for $22.00 registered post. (well packed in a box, inside the satchel)
My Policies on postage are simple.
The user pays.
I package well.
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