Decca SXL 2006 WBg ED1 Mendelssohn Bruch Violin Concertos Ruggiero Ricci playsNM

	£		127
	$		168

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MENDELSSOHN "A Midsummers Night Dream

ARTISTE, RECORD TITLE  AND LABEL 

MENDELSSOHN AND BRUCH

Violin Concertos 

Pierson Gamba ,London Symphony Orchestra

Ruggiero Ricci, Violin

Decca SXL 2006 (pressed in England)

MATRIX NUMBERS:

ZAL 3525-3W/ZAL 3526-3W

An original 1958 LP  on the wide band grooved English Decca with the "Original Recording By" text but without the flip backs at the reverse of the jacket. It has its original inner sleeve .

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I have play graded the items to determine whether there are any flaws.

I have not been active on Bay over the last couple of years as I opened a shop here in Singapore which has kept me rather busy and only now could find some time to list some items. One could check my feedback reports to get a feeling of how I put service first 

GRADING RESULTS:

Both sides of the vinyl have about 5 'Decca mounts' .These 'mount' which afflicts early Decca pressings especially in this part of the world did not affect play too badly or cause skips. There are also some very barely visible lines/scuffs which also did not affect play. Tracking at 1.7g on my Linn Ekos/Linn Arkiv cartridge, on side 1,there was some very very light and occasional extraneous surface noise which was somewhat more pronounced at the dead wax leading to the grooves but it did not detract too much from the listening pleasure and there was no distortion. I would rate the playing on side 1 as Near Mint. On side 2, these extraneous surface noise was relatively more pronounced and the grading on side 2 can be considered as between Excellent to Near Mint but I understand that it can be system dependent.

 How I Clean and  Grade my Records 

Cleaning: Cleaning is usually done on a Loricraft PRC 4 cleaning machine and/or Clearaudio Double Matrix using the US made 3 stage Walker cleaning solution.

Playback Equipment: Playback is through a Linn LP12 turntable/Keel/Radikal and Urika with a Linn Arkiv cartridge and through a active Linn Majik Kontrol, 2 x 140s . For mono vinyl, I use a second Linn/Lingo/Aro/Miyajima Mono .

I use both Goldmine and Rare Record Price Guide grading system as a guide and came up with the following:

·       Mint  I only use this for sealed items. The record is virtually unplayed and is in a brand new condition. Cover is pristine. Up till now, I have never used this grading and, chances are, never will, due to my conservative nature in matters of record grading.

·       Near Mint  Very little or negligible flaws. Faint lines or very faint creasing  on laminated covers visible under a strong light is acceptable but nothing serious. Records which show some signs of having been played such as very faint spindle marks are allowed but there should be no lessening in sound quality. .

·       Excellent   Item obviously played, though not often,and enjoyed with some slight noise. The record should be nice and shiny but may have a few light marks which should not intrude on play. Slight wear on cover is acceptable.

·         Very Good Many more imperfections which are noticeable but not obtrusive. The record has been played several times but there should be no major deterioration in sound quality despite some noticeable surface marks and light scratches. Normal wear and tear or writings on the cover  is acceptable but there should not be any major tears.

I do not offer any records below Very Good  unless its extremely rare. 

Shipping costs 

I use brand new custom made  plastic sleeves  for both the vinyl and for the sleeve. Shipping is always by Airmail and by registered post as it allows one to track items in case of delays. One buyer has even likened my packing as "FortKnox”! Shipping costs in Pounds are: 

 14.9 GBP for the first one and 6 GBP each for the  subsequent ones

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