Piano...Steven Gordon Plays Chopin / Reference Recordings RR-2 NM Artist Signed
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Here for your consideration is a very nice copy of Reference Recordings RR-2, Piano ... Steven Gordon Plays Chopin. The vinyl is Near Mint (NM); the jacket is Very Good (VG), with some discoloration on the front of the jacket and an inscription on the cover (see photo), apparently signed by the artist himself, containing a dedication of the LP to a couple of friends. (Please see my other items for sale for the companion Reference Recordings RR-5 disc, also performed by Steven Gordon, also seemingly signed by the artist and also possibly dedicated to the same friends.)
This superb recording was produced by the legendary J. Tamblyn Henderson. Ed Long and Ron Wickersham were the recording engineers. The record was mastered by the brilliant Stan Ricker. This record does a fine job of presenting the sound of the nine-foot Yamaha concert grand piano played for this recording, conveying a unique sense of immediacy that is very convincing. Moreover, the vinyl surfaces have been specially treated to deliver the best sound possible.
This LP began with nice, shiny vinyl. This was enhanced by cleaning on a VPI 16.5 record cleaning machine, rinsing with distilled water, a second vacuuming and then deep-cleaning on an ultrasonic record cleaning system to reduce the amount of groove noise to extremely low levels.
Cleaning a record on a vacuum record cleaning machine such as the VPI 16.5 will remove airborne debris, dirt, fingerprint residue and other environmental contaminants the LP surfaces have accumulated over the years since it was manufactured. You can hear an immediate improvement.
The ultrasonic cleaning goes even further, removing oils, microscopic bits of dirt and even pressing lubricants from the disc mastering process that may be trapped deep within the grooves. This is the sort of debris and junk that other record cleaning systems often fail to remove. Following the ultrasonic cleaning, the LP surfaces will be quieter, perhaps quieter than most other records in your collection.
Ultrasonic cleaning of a vinyl record, especially a near mint copy such as this, removes a lot of grunge and debris from deep in the record grooves, often resulting in cleaner sound, less distortion, greater dynamic range, blacker backgrounds between notes, quieter vinyl surfaces and a lower noise floor. With proper care (maybe an occasional light dusting with an Audioquest record brush) and really excellent playback gear, you will often hear musical details you never noticed before.
This record will ship in a new record mailer, protected by an antistatic record sleeve, a protective outer sleeve, and, where appropriate, cardboard stiffeners and bubble wrap. Ships to U.S. addresses only. Sorry, no exceptions. Thank you for viewing this listing, and good luck bidding!
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