HMV ASD439 WHITE/GOLD MENHUIN etc:DELIBES"BALLET MUSIC"

	£		31
	$		41

HMV ASD 439 WHITE/GOLD LABEL FROM 1960

"BALLET MUSIC BY DELIBES"

THE PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA

Conducted by ROBERT IRVING.

VIOLIN SOLO BY YEHUDI MENHUIN. 

A 1ST 1960 PRESSING STEREO HMV  LP IN OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT CONDITION:ASD 439.

MATRIXES:2YEA 487-6  2YEA 488-4 

THE HIGHLY DESIRABLE WHITE/GOLD DESIGN LABEL WITH MOST COPIES ON EBAY BEING THE MUCH LATER SEMI-CIRCLE DOG OR EVEN POSTAGE STAMP DOG LABELS!

THE WHITE/GOLD LABEL DESIGNS ENDED IN 1963 AND EVEN IN 1963, MANY CLASSICAL BUYERS WERE STICKING WITH THE MONO EDITIONS!

THE PRINT RUN FOR STEREO EDITIONS IN 1960 WOULD BE FAR LESS THAN THE MONOS AND SOME SHOPS WOULD ONLY STOCK THE ODD ONE OR TWO COPIES IN THE STEREO FORMAT,OFTEN GETTING THEM TO SPECIAL ORDER ONLY AS DON'T FORGET INITIALLY STEREO PRESSINGS WERE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE MONOS!

THIS IS THE VERY FIRST ISSUE OF A TRULY BEAUTIFUL RECORDING OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF TWO CHARMING BALLETS COMPOSED BY DELIBES:SYLVIA and COPPELIA. 

BARELY PLAYED WITH OUTSTANDINGLY QUIET VINYL,A COUPLE OF FAINT "WISPY"COVER REMOVAL MARKS AND JUST ONE VERY SHORT LIVED CLICK NEAR THE END OF ONE SIDE THAT LASTS JUST 12 SECONDS AND THAT IS ALL!

GLOSSY/LAMINATED THICK CARD COVER WITH THE FLIPBACK PRINTED BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE WITH THE PATENTS PENDING CREDIT DENOTING A VERY EARLY COVER INDEED! 

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED. 

A LOW START OF JUST £20!

IF YOU HAVE A LOWER GRADE COPY,THIS COULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY!  

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN UPGRADER/ULTIMATE COPY -THIS COULD BE THE ONE FOR YOU!

PROBABLY THE BEST COPY ON EBAY IN MONTHS,POSSIBLY YEARS! 

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD  EXPERTS/DEALERS.  

FROM A RECENTLY PURCHASED COLLECTION OF TOP QUALITY CLASSICAL LPs OWNED FROM NEW BY A FORMER DECCA EMPLOYEE,WHO HAD FRIENDS AT EMI AND WHO TENDED TO PREFER PLAYING JAZZ TYPE VOCALISTS,LEAVING THE CLASSICAL HARDLY USED AND STORED AWAY FROM LIGHT AND HEAT IN A CUPBOARD FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS!

A CLASSICAL RECORD COLLECTORS DREAM-PLEASE READ ON FOR IN DEPTH DETAILS!!

I HAVE NOT FOUND SUCH BREATHTAKING QUALITY FOR CLASSICAL LPs OF THIS VINTAGE FOR QUITE SOMETIME.THEY ARE SIMPLY NOT TURNING UP AS FREQUENTLY AS THEY DID,EVEN FIVE YEARS AGO.MOST HAVE NOW LEFT THE UK FOR THE COLLECTIONS OF JAPAN,AMERICA AND THE FAR EAST NEVER TO RETURN TO THE SELLING MARKET.

THIS MAY BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET SUCH A SUPERB STEREO CLASSICAL LP LIKE THIS ONE IN ALMOST AS NEW CONDITION!

NO CLEANING WAS NEEDED,THE SURFACES GLEAM,NO FINGERPRINTS,PATCHES OR BAD STORAGE ISSUES,NO WARPING,NO SCUFFS,NO SCRATCHES,NO FADING etc.

 THE COVER AND INNER IS AS NEW AND VERY CLEAN!

THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS A HI-FI BUFF AND BEING AN ENGINEER AT DECCA HAD THE BENEFIT OF GETTING THE BEST AND INDEED IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS RECORD TO APPEAR ON EBAY FOR YEARS DIRECT FROM SOMEONE WHO WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME! 

THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED  MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE.

UNLIKE OTHER SELLERS, I AM IN MY MID FORTIES AND HAD THE ENCOURAGEMENT FROM EVEN MY PRE-SCHOOL AGE TO ENJOY ALL STYLES OF MUSIC FROM MY LATE FATHER, WHO WAS A RESPECTED MUSICIAN AND COLLECTOR OF CLASSICAL AND JAZZ MUSIC.

BY MY TEENAGE YEARS, ALTHOUGH LISTENING TO THE POP MUSIC OF THE 1970s, I TENDED TO ACTUALLY ENJOY CLASSICAL MUSIC MORE.

I HAVE SINCE DEVELOPED A KNOWLEDGE OF IT AND ESPECIALLY KNOW THE VERSIONS THAT ARE REGARDED BY MANY AS THE BEST AND WHILST I AM IN THE BUSINESS TO SELL, I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE ITEMS I AM SELLING.

IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET SUCH AS EBAY, THIS IS GETTING RARE SO YOU CAN BID WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE!

A VERY NICE THICK PRESSING!  

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS ONE IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE WHATSOEVER ,EVEN AT HIGH VOLUME WITH THE TREBLE FULL ON TO"CATCH"ANY GROOVE WEAR AND THAT IS BEING STRICT! 

NO STICKS!/NO JUMPS!/NO SWISHES!/NO DISTORTION!

JUST THE ONE SHORT LIVED CLICK NEAR THE END OF"SYLVIA"WHICH LASTS 12 SECONDS. 

A COPY THAT HAS BEEN PLAYED ONLY A HANDFUL OF TIMES,POSSIBLY AS FEW AS 4-5 HAVING SPOKEN AT LENGTH TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER,SELLING DUE TO DOWNSIZING AND A HOUSE MOVE!!!!

Just how many were preserved like this one FROM A RELIABLE INDUSTRY SOURCE ??!!!!!!  

The STEREO mixes are Superb and full of bass, with a natural warmth from  those EARLY 1960s STEREO days!

DECCA being the only serious rival!   

In the EARLY 1960s, many were using terrible old and heavy equipment and using worn styli or nasty autochangers that would scuff the discs forever in seconds at the time not aware that years later even the slightest damage would be evident on more sophisticated audio.

The 1960s STEREO equipment was quite often a bit basic and it was suggested to play LPs at between 5 and 8 grammes, which of course after a few plays would produce on later plays that nasty"film of fizzy distortion"so often IGNORED by sellers and in MY LISTENING GRADING is ALWAYS LISTENED OUT FOR WITH THE TREBLE FULL ON AND PLAYED TWICE TO ENSURE THE BEST AND MOST ACURATE GRADING!!!! 

 To find immaculate copies all these years later is getting almost impossible!FACT!

THEY ARE SIMPLY DRYING UP! 

These mixes are far punchier but are rather flat on the CDs that have come out!

Vinyl is still the best way to hear vintage Classical music like this one and always will be!  

GREAT WIDE RANGE STEREO SOUND WITH GREAT BASS!

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.

There is NO spindle wear.  

Look elsewhere on ebay and you will MIGHT other copies-Look closer and you will find they are often reissues,inferior USA issues or lower grade copies with all manner of faults.

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!

This is A POSSIBLE UPGRADER COPY-EXAMINE YOURS IF YOU HAVE ONE AT ALL AND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!

ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE!!  

THE LP ITSELF AS USUAL WILL BE REMOVED FROM IT'S COVER BEFORE SENDING!   

REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY THE PHOTO! 

As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!

Realistic LOW £20 START.

HARDLY ANY  STEREO LPs OF THIS VINTAGE SELL FOR LESS AND I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW GOOD THEY ARE.DO NOT BE SURPRISED IF THERE IS FRANTIC BIDDING AT THE LAST MINUTE.

DON'T LEAVE IT AND REGRET IT LATER!!!!!!!!!!!THIS MAY NOT BE REPEATED FOR A LONG TIME! 

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A SUPER AND RARE LP. A GREAT INVESTMENT! 

UK Postage is FREE AND RECORDED DELIVERY WITH BOMB PROOF PACKING.SPECIAL DELIVERY OPTION OF £6 AND WELL WORTH IT FOR FAST AND SAFE DELIVERY. SOLID PACKING FAR BETTER THAN THE MAJORITY OF SELLERS-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK FOR PROOF! YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!

Outside UK extra depending on destination.£5 EUROPE. £7 REST OF THE WORLD. PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SEVERAL ITEMS OVERSEAS BEING"LOST", IF THE OPTION TO SEND INSURED IS REFUSED THEN I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS. I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.Paypal or cheque within 7 days please.

CHEQUE WILL NEED TIME TO CLEAR BEFORE DELIVERY. 

SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

DO NOT BUY UNLESS YOU INTEND TO PAY.Feedback always left. BE AWARE!!!! NON PAYERS AND TIMEWASTERS WILL BE DEALT WITH AND REPORTED TO EBAY AS WELL AS CIRCULATED VERBALLY AND BY EMAIL TO MY MANY DEALER AND COLLECTOR FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!

Checkout my power seller status and my own feedback of OVER 10,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BUY with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week. Customers from all over the world regard my  ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.

I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH OVER 8 YEARS ON EBAY.

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE OF GLOWING STATEMENTS! 

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings  by prior email arrangement.OVER 8 YEARS ON EBAY and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY,MAYBE FOR THE LAST TIME FOR THIS EMI STEREOPHONIC TRIUMPH!

I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

MORE FANTASTIC CLASSICAL STEREO LPs TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS FROM THIS COLLECTION-KEEP WATCHING!

GOOD LUCK AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.