AUDIOPHILE RCA VICTOR LIVING STEREO CROWN JEWEL ROYAL BALLET GALA PERFORMANCES

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OFFERED FROM THE ERA KNOWN AS THE "GOLDEN AGE OF STEREO" IS WHAT MANY CONSIDER TO BE THE CROWN JEWEL OF THE RCA VICTOR LIVING STEREO CATALOGUE: AN ORIGINAL STEREO FIRST PRESSING SHADED DOG FROM THE FAMOUS SORIA SERIES OF THE DOUBLE ALBUM: "THE ROYAL BALLET GALA PERFORMANCES".

THE SERIAL NUMBER IS LDS 6065.

ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER RECORDINGS EVER.

THIS DOUBLE ALBUM FEATURES ERNEST ANSERMET CONDUCTING THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE ORCHESTRA COVENT GARDEN.

ALSO INCLUDED IS A 24 PAGE COLOR AND BLACK AND WHITE BOOKLET WITH DETAILS ABOUT THIS FANTASTIC DOUBLE LP SET AND A SHEET LISTING THE SELECTIONS.

I HAVE LISTENED TO THIS ALBUM ON MY SYSTEM WHICH CONSISTS OF AN AUDIO RESEARCH LS5 MARK 3 TUBE PRE AMP, A CARY ROCKET 88 TUBE AMP, A VPI TNT MARK V HOT ROD TURNTABLE WITH A BENZ MICRO RUBY MC CARTRIDGE AND VON SCHWEIKERT VR 4 SENIOR MARK 2 SPEAKERS.  I TRIED TO WRITE DOWN EVERY LITTLE POP OR TICK THAT I HEARD, BUT I MUST SAY THAT THEY WERE NOT FREQUENT ENOUGH TO DETRACT FROM THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE.

QUITE SIMPLY, THIS IS THE BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM THAT I HAVE HEARD.  IF YOU HAVE HIGH END EQUIPMENT YOU WILL BE MESMERIZED.

THE STAMPERS ARE THE BEST YOU CAN FIND: SIDE ONE: 1S; SIDE TWO: 1S; SIDE THREE: 1S AND SIDE FOUR: 1S.  IT DOES NOT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS.

NO RESERVE.

HERE IS THE BREAKDOWN OF WHAT I HEARD:

SIDE 1: SOME SLIGHT SURFACE NOISE DURING SOME OF THE VERY QUIET PASSAGES AND FIVE TICKS DURING SIDE ONE.  I WOULD GRADE THE FIRST HALF OF SIDE ONE AS VG++ AND THE SECOND HALF OF SIDE ONE AS MINT MINUS.

SIDE 2: THREE TICKS AT THE BEGINNING AND THREE TICKS SPREAD OUT OVER THE REST OF SIDE TWO.  OVERALL I WOULD GRADE SIDE TWO AS MINT MINUS.

SIDE 3: SEVEN TICKS SPEAD OUT OVER SIDE THREE WITH SOME SLIGHT SURFACE NOISE DURING SOME OF THE QUIET PASSAGES.  OVERALL I WOULD GRADE SIDE THREE AS VG++.

SIDE 4: ELEVEN TICKS SPREAD OUT OVER SIDE FOUR WITH SOME SLIGHT SURFACE NOISE DURING SOME OF THE QUIET PASSAGES.  OVERALL I WOULD GRADE THE FIRST HALF OF SIDE FOUR AS MINT MINUS AND THE SECOND SIDE OF SIDE FOUR AS VG++.

THE BOX HAS SOME FADING SO I WILL CALL IT VG+.

THIS ALBUM IS OVER 50 YEARS OLD, SO IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A PRISTINE COPY THIS IS NOT IT.  BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE ALBUM PLAYS FINE AND YOU WILL BE IN FOR AN UNREAL LISTENING TREAT IF YOU HAVE HIGH END EQUIPMENT.

ALL FOUR SIDES HAVING 1S STAMPERS REALLY MAKE THE DIFFERENCE.

MEDIA MAIL IS NOT $4.  IT COSTS ME $5.50 WITH THE BOX AND PACKING SUPPLIES TO SEND AN LP MEDIA MAIL WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION.

PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE AND DO NOT PAY IMMEDIATELY.

PAYMENT IS EXPECTED WITHIN FOUR DAYS.

PRIORITY POSTAGE IS AVAILABLE FOR $11.50.

INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE WILL VARY.

SHIPMENTS TO ITALY WILL NEED INSURANCE WHICH WILL BE ADDED TO THE POSTAGE.  NO EXCEPTIONS.

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IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ME. 

IN THE RARE EVENT THAT YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE LP, PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I WILL MAKE IT RIGHT FOR YOU.  MY CUSTOMERS ALWAYS COME FIRST.

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