SXL 2012 DECCA 1ST EDITION GROOVED WIDE BAND STEREO Grieg Peer Gynt

	£		92
	$		122

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GRIEG - Peer Gynt

Original UK 1st Edition Stereo LP

Decca (SXL 2012)

Rare UK first edition stereo pressing on the Decca wide band grooved label with "Original Recording by" print. Housed in a front laminated flipback sleeve with half moon flipbacks.

We are very strict when it comes to grading records and we always listen to classical LP's in their entirity. Many sellers only list the positives, we also list the negatives.

The sleeve is VG+ condition. The sleeve has some light wear, no splits, no tears and no writing. It has general handling wear and spotting to the rear as well as some ultra small laminate creases. Solid but by no means near mint.

The labels are VG+/VG++ condition. There is no writing or stains. Side one label is near mint with hardly a spider mark and no spindle wear. Side two label has a fair amount of small spider marks and a touch of light spindle wear. I would therefore assume that this record has been played a fair amount but played on good quality equipment with care.

Visual grading for the record is Excellent/Excellent +. There is plenty of original sheen left. Under a very bright light source i can only make out about two or three ultra light hailrlines on each side that cannot be felt. There is hardly a mark on the playing surface.

Playback grade is Excellent for side one and VG+ for side two. It was played with a Nagaoka cartridge and Nagaoka elliptical stylus through Modaunt Short speakers. Side one plays superbly with only the most occasional of very light crackle and a few very dull pops. Side two is similar except for the opening movement "Ingrid's Abduction and Lament". This has some very light occasional crackle and near the end has thirty light pops in succession followed by two light clicks. The rest of side two plays as well as side one.

Please note that we grade all records the same whether they are 40 years old or 1 year old.

CONDITION

Sleeve: VG+

Record Visual: Excellent +

Playback: Excellent/VG+

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Our grading is strict so as not to disappoint, we have been selling on ebay since 1998 & know how important this is. Grading of records is done with the record angled under two 50 Watt halogen lights. Pictures are of the actual item up for auction. All records are packed securely & most importantly packed outside of the picture sleeve (in a plain inner sleeve) so as to avoid seam splits during shipping.

Near Mint
Almost mint. Very minor paper scuffs and very little else can appear on the vinyl. This will most likely have occurred during packaging, or removing the record from the inner sleeve but obviously it had been handled with extreme care. Any flaw should be very hard to see. The cover should look as close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and/or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the vinyl resting inside) may be acceptable, however the artwork should be as close to perfect as can be.

Excellent
An excellent condition for vinyl will allow minor scuffs (Scuffs lay on top of the grooves) which are visible but only slightly.The wear should be minimal.The play should be close to perfect as well. Some impression to the cover (minor outer ring wear) but no ink wear. Some slight creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye. The corners can show a little white, meaning slight wear. No seam splits or writing on the cover or taped repairs.

VG++
As Excellent but with a larger number of scuffs, maybe a couple of hairlines (very light scratch that can't be felt) or a couple of marks on both sides. Sound quality should still be very close to that of an Excellent record with only minor crackle in quiet segments only, NO scratches that can be felt. Cover as Excellent but there may be a small seam split on the cover, or a very minimal amount of writing like a name written in small writing or a number. A VG++ record should be an acceptable record to live with if you aren't looking to pay the price of a Near Mint copy.

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