SUTHERLAND Prima Donna Vols. I & II DECCA SXL WBg ED1

	£		26
	$		34

SUTHERLAND Prima Donna Vols. I & II DECCA SXL WBg ED1
SXL 2256/2257 Both Volumes!! Superb 1960 STEREO!!
JOAN SUTHERLAND
The Art Of The Prima Donna

VOLUME I (SXL 2256)
Arias by ARNE, HANDEL, BELLINI, ROSSINI and GOUNOD

VOLUME II (SXL 2257)
Arias by GOUNOD, VERDI, MOZART, THOMAS, DELIBES and MAYERBEER


THE ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, COVENT GARDEN
FRANCESCO MOLINARI-PRADELLI conductor

* 2 RARE 1960 DECCA STEREO RECORDINGS
* BOTH WIDEBAND GROOVED FIRST PRESSINGS w/ "ORIGINAL RECORDING BY..." AT 10 O'CLOCK
* BOTH PRESSED ON THICK HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL
* MADE IN ENGLAND
* FRONT LAMINATED TRI-FLIPBACK SLEEVES "Printed in England by Robert Stace"
* ORIGINAL COMPANY INNER SLEEVES

LABELS: The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with very little wear, NO writing and very little evidence of any spindle marks!!!!  I WOULD SAY THAT THESE RECORDS HAVE HAD VERY LITTLE PLAY!!!! 
VINYLS VISUAL: The records are in BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN condition!!! All the surfaces have a GORGEOUS deep glossy sheen and they are virtually UNMARKED!!!!
VINYLS AUDIO: These early 60s DECCA STEREO recordings are very hard to beat for sound quality and these two recordings from 1960 are VERY EARLY STEREO!! The audio reproduction is simply STUNNING in its strength and richness and they sound WONDERFUL!!!!  There is the occasional light tick (very minor) - NOT scratches - and there are NO jumps, NO sticks, and barely ANY surface noise AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion!!!! The records must grade overall EXCELLENT, if not better!!!!  These records are NOT overgraded in ANY way as I use STRICT RECORD COLLECTOR grading standards!!! (in fact most of the classical LPs I currently have on auction would probably be graded routinely as NM/M by sellers who do not PLAY GRADE their records but I know from experience that records which look Mint/Near Mint vary rarely play so, therefore Play Grading is extremely important)
SLEEVES: The 1st Press FLIPBACK sleeves printed by Robert Stace are both in VERY GOOD++ condition - especially for the ORIGINALS which are almost 50 years old!!! The front laminates are nice and clean with just a few light creases. There are some small light notes written in pen by the previous owner on the back of Volume II (which could probably be erased but I will leave that up to you) otherwise, two very well preserved sleeves!!

PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I USUALLY TAKE QUITE A FEW SO YOU CAN GET A CLEAR INDICATION OF EVERY DETAIL OF THE ITEM
THESE REALLY ARE TWO STUNNING LPs, BEAUTIFULLY RECORDED WITH OUTSTANDING AUDIO DELIVERY...AND WHAT A VOICE!!! THIS IS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO OWN BOTH ORIGINAL 'WIDEBAND GROOVED' FIRST PRESSINGS TOGETHER IN ONE LOT!!!! AND BOTH IN GREAT CONDITION!!
AS WITH ALL MY RECORDS THIS HAS A LOW START PRICE AND NO RESERVE
PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR MORE RARE AND COLLECTABLE VINYL
AND PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUERIES YOU MAY HAVE
THANKS FOR LOOKING, CHEERS


POST & PACKING
UK: 1st Class: £4.00 (Special Delivery - Next day, fully insured: £7.50)
EU: Airmail: £5.50 (Insured & Signed For: £9.00)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £8.50 (Insured & Signed For: £12.00)

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ALL RECORDS ARE PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED BEFORE DISPATCH AND PACKAGED WITH THE VINYL OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT ANY 'KNIFING' DURING TRANSIT.
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