HMV EMI ASD 312 Bartok Concerto for Orchestra & Two Portraits
$
25
$ 25
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Aug 28, 2024
Sold Date
May 31, 2024
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USA
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Description
HMV EMI ASD 312 Bartok Concerto for Orchestra & Two Portraits
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra by Rafael Kubelik, Conduct
This is beautiful and dynamic music & very well recorded. Album first released in1959. Of course, this is Bartok with a style of his own.I once owned 72 lineal feet of mostly pristine LP’s, many played maybe once or not at all — I was collecting way too much! I pared down to a smaller collection after selling my state-of-the-art stereo system (VPI turntable / Graham tonearm / Benz Micro cartridge) about 20 + years ago. This record has been stored unplayed under ideal conditions since that disposal. My decision to end my "high-end" playing days was also due to a deteriorating hearing condition. I have only played this LP twice, once back then in my "high-end" days and once again recently before offering it now for sale.
Overall LP condition: Visually overall, it is excellent (no scratches). It is in very nice shape for a 65 year old LP! It plays flat too.
Overall character of play: It plays well — and the music is dynamic & certainly colorful. Background vinyl noise is low - the Degritter record cleaning certainly aids in lowering background sounds! There are many quiet passages that sound nice.
I have no qualms representing this particular LP as sounding quite nice overall, with any "defects" noted below having minimal impact on the music.
The following observations come from what I detected in a single play and the loudness of any described "sounds"is subjective obviously. There were NOT any really loud pops or tics. The only significant sound I heard was on Side 2, 1/2 way into Band 2 (or 16:47 into the side). Maybe there were others but the music's dynamics make's that hard for me to discern. Therefore, I view it as a nearly flawless LP to listen to.
I need to emphasize, I can not hear really high frequency light tics, if present. I doubt that is a problem due to the record's condition, plus it has been cleaned multiple times with my Degritter on the longest cycle (app 15+ minutes of ultrasonic treatment.
Jacket Condition is really excellent. Front art work is laminated and art work is very clean.
Back text is very clean and readable. The LP spine is clean and readable. The structural integrity of the jacket is excellent. Right beneath the ASD 312 print in upper right area is a small stamp that gives away the fact I got this LP from an Australian collection of mintish LP's very long ago. This is one of the cleanest album jackets I have ever seen for its age.
The LP comes with a quality 6 mil outer sleeve over the jacket and the LP is inserted in a new anti-static 3mil sleeve. When shipped the LP will be removed from jacket to prevent tears & damage to the jacket.
The LP will be shipped insured. Media Mail is a touch slower but inexpensive.
Equipment used to evaluate and care for the record: VPI Scout turntable & Ortophon Black MM cartridge with Shibata stylus. Each LP is ultrasonically cleaned for a minimum of 15 minutes by a Degritter record cleaning machine and a de-ionizing clean air tool used instead of brushes.
1653 (GS 9.7.5 (1653))
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