Mercury Presence SR 90144 Hi Fi A La Espanola / 2 pressing combo

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130

Mercury SR 90144 Hi-Fi A La Espanola featuring the Eastman-Rochester "Pops" Orchestra conducted by Fredrick Fennell is available in its original Classic Records remastering. Along with this LP is a second original Mercury mono version MG 50144 for comparative sake. The mono offers a very transparent glimpse of the the master tape and offers an interesting contrast with the Classic remastering.

This record is one if the most sought after of the entire Mercury Living Presence catalog. The Classic remastering has been played through one time and is in outstanding condition (see particulars below).

The mono release has exceptional dynamics and a captivating sense clarity at times and an enjoyable harmonic envelope and realism. It has some background tics throughout but mostly evident on track 2 on side two yet all the music is clearly available and the dynamics have a way of drawing me into the recording in a very captivating manner. The front cover of this is in nice condition but the back cover does have some soiling along the bottom edge. Record surfaces are vg to vg + due to the background tics throughout. Still the LP plays without distortion and the music is accessible. Both sides have shinny surfaces and very minor light mars.

I purchased the Classic stereo remastering when it was first released. The record was sealed and I only played a few of my favorite cuts upon taking it home from the store. It has sat unplayed until now and I played graded both sides so most of the record has really been only played one time.

The visual grade for this record would be mint...there are no scuffs or spindle traces. It is just as it came sealed from the store shelf.

The record jacket is in very collectible condition with only a very small slight crease at the bottom left edge.

So we have a record that has been basically played one time on high end gear and it sounds just as it did the day I opened it. It's is basically as new. I would rate this record mint which means as it played from its sealed jacket. I rate records with no background sounds as PRISTINE. Those records have cd like backgrounds. This record almost rates that way but does have a few very light background sounds which do not impose upon my listening enjoyment...it is simply the way the record was shipped and the sounds noted are very few and again not intrusive. None of these keep the listener from immediately being captivated by the incredible detail, clarity, sound staging and sense of realism offered by this outstanding remastering.

Background information: I am a music collector and audiophile. Selling extra copies is not a lively hood but a way to help fund my wife's and my heart for serving overseas with a non-denominational non profit organization and get some great recordings into other music lover hands. I go out of my way to accurately describe the condition of anything I sell. I would not appreciate a surprise if I were buying a record and do not want you to be disappointed either. 

I do not sell trashed materials. I fully play through each record I sell. I reserve the right to not sell to people with problematic eBay histories.

Playback is through my personal stereo which has a two well respected turntables with high end moving coil and moving magnet cartridges that are painstakingly set up and maintained. I use a high resolution tube preamp and full range electrostatic speakers and additional sub woofers to grade each listing. My system is neutral and transparent and revealing. I cannot guarantee how the record will sound in your home because people use a wide array of gear set up in unique acoustic settings adjusted to personal tastes. I can spend hours and longer tweaking a cartridge. I hear minute differences in VTA, tracking force, anti skate and even the base the turntable rests upon. The way you have yours set up may highlight a certain aspect of a records character.  I strive for a balanced musical set up where small differences between pressings are easily heard but the musical heart of the recording is still allowed to thrive. I only offer records that I myself would buy.

If you cannot stand any noise on an LP I ask you not to purchase anything I offer even if rated mint. I have found even new sealed pressings often to have occasional tics and pops. Occasional pops and light tics can be found on most records that visually rate mint..that is why I audio grade each LP and listen through them in their entirety.

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