Lot: Nine 1950s 1st-Pressing Mozart LPs. Westminster Red-Label. Vanguard.
  $   220

 


$ 220 Sold For
Nov 3, 2014 Sold Date
1 Number Of Bids
  Canada Country Of Seller
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Description

I'm trying to thin my record collection, and I'm tinkering with ways to do same. So I'm offering this legitimately rare lot: nine 1950s LPs, all bearing "1" (i.e. first-pressing) stampers (though some are 1C, 1B, etc.). These are all Mozart. You get seven early-1950s Westminster LPs, one 1950s Masterworks (Canadian Pressing) LP, and one early-1950s Vanguard LP. Plus I'll throw in a bonus LP just for fun.

The Westminsters all come in clean and vibrant jackets, with 5103 and 5022 showing seam-splits on the top and bottom, though nothing on the spine. The other jackets are all clean and vibrant with some light shelf-wear. They are not mint, but some of them are very close. The Wlach jacket, the Pougnet jacket, the Casals jacket, and the Vanguard jacket are certainly very close. I bought these from a collector who'd stored them in a hard-cover case, so they've spent 60 years shielded from dust and sunlight.

In terms of the vinyl, I've uploaded representative pictures of the labels. You can see the absence of spindle-wear. Some of the LPs show no wear other than light dust from storage; others show very minimal surface-wear. With a proper cleaning, these should display and play beautifully.

I'm willing to answer any questions and help serious buyers with more pictures. I am a long-time collector, and these are collector-grade pieces.

Shipping is 100% FREE in the continent of North America. Shipping is NOT free elsewhere in the world. I will ship overseas, but buyers should know that I'll only ship these as tracked airmail, and that will cost at least $150. I will pay $75; buyers will pay the other half.

The records for sale in this listing are:

WL 5191, WL 5349, WL 5020, WL 5213, ML 4563 (Canadian Pressing), WL 5022, WL 5276, WL 5103, VRS 426


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