*BRITTEN - PETER GRIMES **SEALED decca TEST PRESSINGS

$ 574

$ 574 Sold For

Dec 16, 2007 Sold Date

Dec 6, 2007 Start Date

$ 10 Start price

13 Number Of Bids

Great Britain Country Of Seller

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BRITTEN - PETER GRIMES This is a complete set with bonus lps featuring all variants of the first mono & stereo issues

A very rare item. Excellent and highly sought after recordings conducted by the composer BENJAMIN BRITTEN with the Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Original Decca/London grooved label 1st UK pre-release test pressings. Decca pressings from an in-house cutting engineer. Plain sleeves. Single sided lps. Heavy vinyl.
FOUR OF THE SEVEN DISCS ARE STILL SEALED ** in the Cat No. denotes still sealed.

I suspect you will never see these test pressings appear again.

CAT. NO. OS 25055 (ZAL 4390-1E) + LXT 5521 (ARL 4385-1A) + **LL 917 (ARL 1864-1A) + **LXT 5522 (ARL 4389-1A) + **LXT 5522 (ARL 4386-1A) + **LXT 5523 (ARL 4388-1A) + LXT 5523 (ARL 4387-1A) on Decca/London Records

The vinyl is in near mint condition (opened) mint condition (sealed).
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