Gilbert & Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore & Princess Ida - 2 x Old Shellac Record Set

	£		300
	$		398

Gilbert & Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore - *1924 EDITION* - *APPROX 100 YR OLD* - 8 x Shellac Records & Album Book - G+ / G+

H.M.S. Pinafore:

Audio Assessment: This Is Close To 100 Years Old - For The Age, The Music Plays Well - But There Is A Lot Of ‘Warm’ Soft Fuzz Type Surface Noise Underlying The Music Throughout / There Are Smattering Of Ticks & Pops Here & There / Some Discs Have Minor Tick In First Few Rotations

Physical Assessment: Nice / Clean / Holds Lustre / Some Scuffs, Blemishes & Hairlines / Some Surface Clouding On Some Discs

Label Assessment: Nice / Clean / Legible / Minor Blemishes / Spindle Lines / Tax Stamp On One Side Of Each Disc

Sleeve Assessment: For Approx 100 Years Old - Nice - But Has Noticeable Flaws / Noticeable Water Damage On The Outer & Inner Sleeve & Pages / 1/8th Seam Split On Upper Spine / General, Edge & Corner Wear / Moderate Amount Of Marks, Scuffs & Blemishes / Few Old Stains / Foxing Here & There / A Little Peeling Here & There

Gilbert & Sullivan - Princess Ida - *1925 EDITION* - *APPROX 100 YR OLD* - 10 x Shellac Records & Album Book - G / G - *FINAL DISC (Disc 10) CRACKED / IN PIECES & UNPLAYABLE*

Princess Ida:

Overall Audio Assessment: This Is Close To 100 Years Old - For The Age, The Music Plays Decently - Ok, But There Is A Lot Of ‘Warm’ Soft Fuzz & Fizz Type Surface Noise Underlying The Music Throughout / A Minor Pop Here & There

***Exception: Final Disc Is Cracked And Has Now Fallen Apart. Last Two Photos Show Chunks Missing In Disc, But The Disc Also Had Massive Fractures And Has Now Fallen Apart And Is Now Unplayable. Please Advise If You Would Prefer The Pieces Of This Disc To Be Sent Or Not.***

Overall Physical Assessment: Nice / Clean / Holds Lustre / Some Scuffs, Blemishes & Hairlines / Some Have Surface Clouding / Few Have Small Pock Marks / Few Have A Slight Concave - Convex Curvature & Don’t Lie Perfectly Flat

Overall Label Assessment: Nice - Decent / Clean / Legible / Some Scuffs & Scrapes / Some Spindle Lines / Little Wear / Some Have Small Perforation Dots Around Spindle Centre / Some Have Paper Veins Or Creases / Many Have Tax Stamps

Overall Sleeve Assessment: For Approx 100 Years Old - Nice - But Has Noticeable Flaws / Noticeable Moisture Damage On The Outer Front & Back Sleeve Edge - At Some Point Mould Has Set In - This Has Been Cleaned & Bleached However, But Marks Can Still Be Seen - Couple Of Inner Holders (First & Last) Also Affected / Small Seam Split On Upper Spine / Front Artwork & Front As A Whole Has Loads Of Little Marks & Blemishes - There’s Been Some Soft Dirt & Dust Build Up / General, Edge & Corner Wear / Few Old Stains / Foxing Here & There / Some Stains - Mainly On Inside Reference / Back Has Half Inch Tear In Material Near Centre

Key Information

Please be advised that all record listings with the 'Key Information' text, including this listing, are Sample Played & Visually Assessed - This means I will have listened to a small sample of the record (Approx 20 - 40 seconds) on each side. Due to the volume of music I have for sale, it is not possible to listen to every record all the way through, therefore when you buy, please be aware that my assessment is based on this audio sample and on a visual assessment, which lead me to overall ratings, one for the record and one for the cover (if applicable) - The overall ratings for this record are below:

G+ (Good+) – Record is used and is in ‘ok’ condition, plays ‘ok, but will definitely have surface noise, and whilst it is not overpowering, the surface noise may be comparable to the audio in some places and may have jumps, but will play all the way through. The labels & record may have some quite noticeable blemishes / scuffs / hairlines and there may be some quite noticeable flaws to the sleeve, which may be significant, however it won’t have all of these things at the same time.

G (Good) – Record is used and is in passable condition, it has played all the way through but may have looped on other occasions. It may have surface noise that is on par with the audio for a significant duration, may have jumps, possibility of other non-audio noises. Labels may have very noticeable flaws & scuffs. Record may have some chips to the outer-dead wax, there may be very noticeable blemishes / scuffs / hairlines on the record itself. Sleeve may have very noticeable flaws, which may be significant. All of these things may be at the same time.