WOW, ONE FOR TRUE COLLECTORS ANOTHER INCREDIBLY RARE 2 SIDED ORIGINAL 1954 TEST PRESSING RELEASED ON THE UK BLUE GOLD COLUMBIA LABEL UNDER 33CX 1287 FROM THE EARLY 50'S FEATURING JOHANNA MARTZY ON VIOLIN  !!

THIS IS THE REAL DEAL, IT HAS THE CORRECT DEAD WAX MATRIX AND 1M 1M STAMPERS, MARTZY WAS A YOUNG VIOLINIST WHO WAS VERY FAMOUS IN THE 50'S BUT THEN FADED FROM THE LIMELIGHT, HER ORIGINAL RECORDINGS ARE HIGHLY PRIZED AND THIS TEST PRESSING IN STUNNING CONDITION MAY BE A UNIQUE SURVIVOR ( ALTHOUGH A TWO SIDED TEST PRESS HAS PREVIOUSLY TURNED UP LASY YEAR SEE LINK BELOW :-  )

http://www.popsike.com/33CX-Test-Pressings-JOHANNA-MARTZY-Bach-SOLO-VIOLIN-Complete-NM/111717304842.html

THIS IS THE FIRST OF SEVERAL TO BE LISTED FROM A BOX OF VERY RARE TEST PRESSINGS & ACETATES FROM THE 50'S TO THE LATE 60'S THAT CAME ORIGINALLY FROM EMI. KEEP WATCHING

WITH THE LOW VALUE OF THE POUND THIS COULD BE THE PERFECT TIME TO PICK UP THIS RARITY L@@K...

DUE TO THE ANTICIPATED HIGH VALUE PRIORITY MAY BE CONSIDERED TO THOSE WHO CAN COLLECT IN PERSON

DOMESTIC UK SPECIAL DELIVERY , INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS PLEASE SEE MY NOTE BELOW.

DUE TO THE LIKELY HIGH FINAL SALE VALUE IS TO THE HIGH COST OF THE COURIER HAVING TO INCLUDE ANTICIPATED INSURANCE COST

 For Auction here is the UK LP ''  UNACCOMPANIED VIOLIN SONATAS VOL. 2  " JS BACH

ARTIST:  JOHANNA MARTZY

MONO/STEREO: MONO

Cat. No : 33CX 1287

LABEL:  COLUMBIA 

COUNTRY: UK

DATE: 1954 

MATRIX :  3N 1N

MOTHER/STAMPERS      : 1M 1M

TRACK LISTING SEE EXAMPLE PIC & LABELS :-

VINYL WEIGHT: 175g 

THE CONDITION :

VINYL VISUAL : RETAINS ALL OF ITS  SHEEN, BARELY THE ODD LIGHT HAIRLINES UNDER A BRIGHT HALOGEN LAMP , STILL GRADES NEAR TO MINT . PLAYWISE THE AUDIO IS SENSATIONAL AND CLEAR AND NO BACKGROUND OR CRACKLE. HOWEVER BARING IN MIND THAT IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN STORED IN LESS THAN IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR  PROBABLY OVER 50 YEARS THERE WERE SOME BARELY VISIBLE TINY SPECKS OF DIRT ATTACHED TO THE VINYL, I HAVE CLEANED OFF AS MANY AS I CAN FEEL BUT WHEREEVER I HEARD A " POP " ON PLAYBACK THIS CAN USUALLY BE ATTRIBUTED TO ANOTHER SPECK THAT I MISSED. EVERY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED A FURTHER CLEAN OF THAT AREA USUALLY DOES THE TRICK. IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO A PROPER CLEANING MACHINE I SUSPECT ANY REMAINING ISSUES MAY DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY.

SLEEVE: IN COMMON WITH MOST TEST PRESSINGS NO SLEEVE COMES WITH ITS ORIGINAL BROWN PAPER COVER & EARLY 50'S EMI RICE PAPER INNER

LABELS : IMPOSSIBLE TO GRADE AS THESE ARE TEST PRESS LABELS THAT HAVE THE ARTIST DETAILS WRITTEN ON BUT STILL APPEAR AS THEY WOULD HAVE WHEN CUT ="">

MEGA RARE TEST PRESS EXAMPLE - WILL YOU EVER SEE ANOTHER 

??  

WITH THE LOW VALUE OF THE POUND THIS IS THE PERFECT TIME TO AQUIRE THIS 

NON UK BUYERS PLEASE NOTE ...MY RETURNS POLICY ONLY APPLICABLE TO UK..RETURNS OUTSIDE UK BUYER WILL HAVE TO COVER ALL POSTAGE COSTSFurthermore international bidders please also note that due to ebays new "buyer protection " policy many sellers now refuse to sell internationally anymore. I am not one of those sellers yer but please note I do now reserve the right to refuse to complete a sale to any international bidder that may have low or bad feedback or for any other reason and this is especially so if the item sells for over GBP 100, like I say this is purely a result of ebay/paypals new policy that make it now even harder for sellers to  trade safely internationally. Please bare this in mind if you win an item but find that it has been offered first instead to a domestic UK Bidder.

FOR BIDDERS WITH ZERO FEEDBACK THIS IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT...   I have recently been the victim of serveral spurious bids from several different members (usually based in the Russian Federation). Please note that if you win any of my items and have zero feedback I will ask you for immediate payment or for you to email and immediately confirm that you were a genuine bidder. Failiure to meet either of those critiera will result in the item being  offered to the next highest bidder without further delay. thank you. 

ALL MY RECORDS ARE USUALLY SOLD ON VISUAL GRADINGS ONLY, THEREFORE, WITH THE SINGULAR EXCEPT ION OF THOSE RARE OCCASSIONS WHERE I DO STATE THEY HAVE BEEN PLAY GRADED, AS ALL DISCS ARE 2ND HAND ANY PLAYING DEFECTS ARE THEREFORE CAVIAT EMPTOR AND SO NON REFUNDABLE. I ONLY REFUND  WHERE AN ACTUAL GRADING OF MINE IS DISPUTED

(Please note that whilst I try to endeavour to adhere to strict RC gradings I will never describe ANYTHING AS MINT even when I think it to be so. As far as I am concerned any secondhand item by definition cannot be mint. However if I believe an item to be Mint  I will instead either use the terms Near Mint, mint minus, or in archive or vault condition. When I use these terms you know that in my opinion this is in effect a de-facto Mint grade )

Dont forget to take a look at my other items. Please feel free to contact me with any queries you may have.

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I ONLY DO A COUPLE OF RUNS A WEEK TO THE POST OFFICE BUT MY ITEMS ARE ALWAYS DISPATCHED WELL WITHIN ONE CALENDAR WEEK OF PAYMENT BEING RECEIVED. I APOLOGISE IN ADVANCE TO THOSE BUYERS WHO SEEM TO EXPECT THEIR ITEM TO ARRIVE THE NEXT DAY, IF YOU WANT TO CHECK WHEN AN ITEM WAS SENT JUST PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME AND I WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO TELL YOU!! (SOME PEOPLE DO MAKE YOU LAUGH, FOR ITEMS I BUY I ONLY NORMALLY GET CONCERNED AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND EVEN AFTER THAT THEN ONLY POLIETELY ENQUIRE IF AND WHEN THE ITEM WAS SENT).

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PAYMENTS BY PAYPAL ARE PREFERRED BUT I ALSO ACCEPT OTHER METHODS. I ALSO POST WORLDWIDE (PLS APPLY FOR RATES) BUT DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH A DISREPUTABLE BUYER IN JAPAN (PIGGIESSS - I AM HAPPY TO NAME THEM) , FOR ALL PAYMENTS MADE VIA PAYPAL THE ITEM WILL ONLY BE SENT BOTH TO THE UK AND WORLDWIDE BY RECORDED OR INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR DELIVERY. THIS IS TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY ATTEMPT TO CLAIM BACK THE PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL EVEN AFTER ACTUALLY HAVING RECEIVED THE ITEM.

THIS OBVIOUSLY HAS HAD THE RESULT OF INCREASING MY COSTS FOR POSTING AND PACKING AND I AM VERY SORRY FOR THIS BUT PAYPAL OFFER NO PROTECTION FOR SELLERS UNLESS THERE IS PROOF OF DELIVERY!! PROOF OF POSTING WOULD SEEM INSUFFICIENT TO THEM AND I HAVE FOUND THIS OUT THE HARD WAY..

DUE TO THE BEHAVIOUR OF THIS SAME BUYER PAYPAL PAYMENTS WILL ALSO NOT BE ACCEPTED FROM BUYERS WHO DO NOT ALLOW THEIR FEEDBACK TO BE READ,