RARE Bruckner Symphony 7 OTTO KLEMPERER Philarmonia Columbia 2 LP SAX 2454 2455

$

400

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Now onto the item for sale.

For sale is an ULTRA rare two album set of Bruckner Symphony No. 7 conducted by Otto Klemperer and the Philharmonia Orchestra. These albums were issued by Columbia Records and are the rare pressings from Great Britain, UK. As you can see in the pictures, these are the much rarer 1962 first pressings with the light blue and silver labels.

These albums almost never come up for sale on here from a U.S. based seller. Heck, these light blue and silver label versions hardly ever come up for sale from anywhere. This is the only set available as of this listing. This is the kind of album you don't pass on if you are an aficionado of classical music.

All four sides of vinyl are glossy jet black with a mirror like finish in the matrices and absolutely beautiful. There are some very light surface scratches on the albums, but most are difficult to see and only at the right angle under a strong light source.

We have play tested both of these albums due to their rarity and value. It is actually the very first album we play tested after we got a new needle for our turntable. All four sides sounded incredible and were free of any sound problems.

The labels are equally impressive with only very minimal wear you can see around the center hole. Both center holes are in great shape too.

The album covers are also quite nice and don't have any creases, or writing and you can read all album information on the spine. The worst part is a small seam split a bit longer than 1" in the center of the top of the cover for album SAX 2454. As you can see in the pictures, the back of each cover does have the original price sticker in the upper right corner above the album number.

One of the album sleeves is the original we believe, but the other one is a Vanguard sleeve, so it definitely isn't original. The original sleeve has no seam splits and is a better quality sleeve. The Vanguard sleeve has a fairly long seam split on the side. I'd put both of these albums in top quality sleeves if it were me, but we'll leave that up to the next owner.

These albums will each be packed in album boxes and then a larger box for extra protection. We will ship these albums with the proper insurance and for FREE within the U.S. Although this item shows no international shipping, we will be happy to ship them internationally. However, if these do go international, they will need to be mailed properly insured USPS International Priority and the price will be determined based on the destination country. We'd be happy to provide a quote upon request.

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