VANGUARD BG 627 SZIGETI, BACH VIOLIN SONATAS/PARTITAS
  $   795

 


$ 795 Sold For
May 13, 2005 Sold Date
May 6, 2005 Start Date
$   30 Start price
26   Number Of Bids
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  VANGUARD BG 627 SZIGETI, BACH VIOLIN SONATAS/PARTITAS

RECORDING: VANGUARD BG 627
NUMBER OF LPS: 3 MONO
TITLE: JS BACH VIOLIN SONATAS AND PARTITAS
ARTISTS: SZIGETI, VIOLIN
PRESSING: ORIGINAL, MAROON LABELS PRESSED BY RCA
DISC CONDITION: NM
JACKET CONDITION: NM, WRITING ON FRONT COVER (DATE OF PURCHASE)
CANFIELD VALUE: $353




Having recently moved cross country to a smaller home, I am currently downsizing a 8,000 LP collection (67% classical, the rest jazz, folk, and audiophile) acquired over 35 years of active searching, listening, and upgrading. I am not a dealer...these recordings are from my personal collection, and generally represent the best version of each title I have encountered.

Because of the number of records involved, I can only grade discs and jackets visually. I grade conservatively but realistically: the highest grade I will give an unsealed disc whose surfaces are pristine and unmarked is NM. A NM- grade indicates a disc with very minor visible evidence of use (usually described) that should not seriously interfere with audition. A VG+ disc will have visible surface wear (a scratch, scuff, or sleeve-grit mark that I expect would be intrusively audible) but should play through without skipping. I will only list VG and lower records when the titles are rare and in great demand.

Similarly, ratings for jacket condition are for overall appearance, with typical problems like seam splits, ringwear, and WOBC (writing on back cover) noted separately.

If requested, I will clean records on my VPI 16.5 prior to shipping for an additional $1/disc. I ship single records in sleeve, out of jacket (to minimize seam splits) in proper LP mailers. Boxed sets are shipped with records inside. Contact me if additional information is needed.

Where of interest, I have included the 2000 Canfield Guide prices, so you can be sure of the bargains to be had. Please check my other auctions, as I will combine multiple purchases to minimize shipping costs.

Happy Bidding!


Payment is due within 10 days of auction close. Paypal, MO, Cashier's Check or Cash only. No Personal or Corporate Checks. US buyer pays $3 for Media Mail within the US for a single disc. Priority Mail available, cost dependent on Zip Code. Insurance is optional, $1.30 for $50 from USPS. Multi-disc sets shipped at cost. International shipping arranged at cost. When possible, multiple items will be shipped together to reduce shipping expense-check my other auctions!
 

On May-10-05 at 21:41:25 PDT, seller added the following information:

I pride myself on scrupulous visual grading of the discs I place on ebay, but I have to make a special note as to the condition of this item. Five of the six sides are indeed pristine; on side two, band five of BG 627, there is a light scuff visible. While I usually grade visually only, on valuable discs I will sometimes audition potential problems just to be sure. This cut is the Sarabande from Partita No.1 -a slow, quiet movement. I heard no audible sign of the scuff at all, so I kept the grading at NM with confidence. (The writing on the cover indicates I purchased the set at the Harvard Coop in 1965, and I have only played it perhaps a half dozen times since). However, after the set passed the reserve price, I decided to copy the recordings to CD for personal reference, and discovered to my chagrin that track Three (the Courante) had some unexpected ticks. This I traced to one of those tiny but insidious RCA pressing bubbles. (The discs have RCA-style alpha-numerics, and like most early Vanguards, has an "R" stamped in the deadwax indicating it was pressed at the Rockaway, NJ plant). The disc plays through perfectly, but a tick can be heard behind the program for perhaps 9 revolutions. Very close inspection reveals a couple of similarly minescule bubbles on other sides, but hardly enough to justify a NM-. In my experience, such minor manufacturing blemishes are rarely even noted in ebay descriptions. As such bubbles are commonly found in highly sought RCAs as well as Vanguards, and were part of the mint, unplayed disc as opposed to damage from use, the NM grading would still apply. Actually, I doubt one could find a set in finer overall condition. However, ethically I felt I should share this information with potential bidders, and I have emailed prior bidders directly, should they wish to retract their bids.


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