KERTESZ / DVORAK - SYMPHONY No.5 1961 1st LP SXL 2289
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" DVORAK - SYMPHONY No.5 IN E MINOR (FROM THE NEW WORLD) " - (ISTVAN KERTESZ / VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA) Decca Record Company Ltd. (SXL 2289) STEREO, English Pressing, 1961.
Very rare first English stereo pressing with the original Decca FFSS label (both grooved and wideband - see close-up photo) and the original gate fold sleeve - see photos.
This record has been professionally cleaned on my Moth cleaning machine (Note: after cleaning such a record, I do not have the heart to put it back in it's original sleeve so I have put the cleaned record in a new inner and included the original so it is still complete).
In the good spirit of ebay, I will start this LP off at just 99p to get the auction going.
CONDITION:
VINYL = EXCELLENT- (Although the vinyl looks unblemished under normal daylight conditions, under my bright grading lamp I can just make out a few incredibly faint paper-scuff marks, most probably as a result of the LP being taken in and out of it's inner sleeve and do not correspond to any audible defects. NO big scratches, groove damage, distortion, etc though. Both labels are clean with only very light spindle trails, etc. On playback it generally plays strongly, although there is the occassional bit of faint backgroud surface noise just audible during quieter moments of the recording and diuring the silent run-in - in my mind, this is by no means loud or consistent enough to ruin the listening experience... although it is only fair to point out so that potential bidders can take this into account when placing their max bids. Providing you are prepared to accept that it is vinyl record and not a sterile CD then this LP should make a good honest playing copy for someone - those looking for a museum piece or a lifeless CD would probably do best to avoid this particular LP though. Note: for the testing/grading of this record, I have used my Linn LP12 Sondek turntable, which is generally quite critical although I must point out that I cannot guarantee exactly how this LP (or others I have for sale) will sound on your turntable - sorry to be so uptight, but I have met some very silly people on ebay over the years!)
SLEEVE = EXCELLENT (NO rips, tears, creasing, defacing or delamination. All that I have marked this sleeve down for is not being quite a white as it once was and the fact that the thin card front of the gatefold sleeve does not sit perfectly flat... although both these minute defects are pretty standard to for this LP or any 60 year LP sleeve, even one that has been well looked after - see photo for further clarification)
NOTE: It's probably worth pointing out that we are an actual long standing physical shop and soundtrack-specialist mail order firm with literally decades of record dealing experience under our collective belts and unlike so many of the jokers and have-a-go heroes that currently clog up ebay, we know how to grade records (often an excellent LP from us will surpass a less reputable seller's so-called mint items). Please don't just go on gradings either, read my descriptions carefully and bid accordingly and if you have any queries about an LP I am selling, please get in touch in good time before the end of the auction and I will do my very best to assist. Feel free to check out my feedback for more detailed accounts of our past items sold.
HAPPY BIDDING!
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