Royal Ballet Gala RCA Living Stereo Ernest Ansermet 1S HOLY GRAIL RARE LDS 6065
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Description
ORIGINAL COPY NOT A REISSUE
THE ROYAL BALLET
GALA PERFORMANCES
ULTRA RARE RCA SORIA LDS 6065 LIVING STEREO SHADED DOG
EARLY 1ST US PRESSING - INDIANAPOLIS PRESSING
1S/1S/1S/1S STAMPERS EXTREAMLY RARE HOLY GRAIL COPY
THE ROYAL BALLET GALA PERFORMANCES ERNEST ANSERMET CONDUCTS MUSIC FROM:SWAN LAKE, NUTCRACKER, SLEEPING BEAUTY, GISELLE, COPPELIA, BOUTIQUE FANTASTIQUE, CARNIVAL FANTASTIC
THIS IS A NEAR MINT, BARELY PLAYED, MEGA RARE EARLY COPY OF THIS HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER RCA RECORDING, AND ITS IN EXECELLENT CONDITION.
THIS EARLY, 1ST US PRESSING (ALL 4 SIDES SHOW 1S STAMPERS AS SHOWN IN PHOTOS).
THIS RECORD HAS BEEN VIEWED UNDER BRIGHT LIGHTS AND IS IN GREAT OVERALL CONDITION.
ALL SIDES ARE BRIGHT AND GLOSSLY AND APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN PLAYED VERY LITTLE. GRADING IS CONSERVATIVE
PLEASE USE PHOTOS TO SEE THE CONDITION FOR YOURSELF.
SIDE 1 NM (SEE DETAILS AND PHOTOS)
SIDE 1 SHOWS A ONE LIGHT MARK THAT IS VISIBLE ONLY AT CERTAIN ANGLES. (THIS MARK WAS PLAY TESTED AND DID NOT PRODUCE ANY NOTICABLE EFFECT ON THE SOUND. THIS MARK CANNOT BE FELT WHEN MOVING FINGER TIPS OVER IT AND IT APPEARS VISUALLY ONLY FROM CERTAIN ANGLES.
SIDE 2 NM (OR BETTER) (SEE PHOTOS)
SIDE 3 NM (OR BETTER) (SEE PHOTOS)
SIDE 4 NM (OR BETTER) SEE PHOTOS)
24 PAGE COLOR BOOKLET IS BRIGHT WITH CRISP CORNERS AND IS IN EXCELLENT OVERALL CONDITION. BOOKLET SHOWS SPOTS WITH SLIGHT DISCOLORATION FROM PACKAGING INK AND SITTING OVER 40 YEARS. (SEE PHOTOS)
ORIGINAL 1 PAGE SUMMARY SHEET EXCELLENT CONDITION
CLOTH COVER IS FULLY INTACT AT ALL SIDES ALTHOUGH ONE EDGE SHOWS SOME SPLITTING OF THE OUTER SEAM ---ALTHOUGH THE SPLITING IS NOT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE CARDBOARD AND APPEARS TO BE CONTAINED TO THE OUTSIDE ONLY. THIS COULD POSSIBLY BE REPAIRED BUT DUE TO THE VALUE OF THIS RECORDING I WILL NOT ATTEMPT ANY REPAIR AND WILL LEAVE THAT TO THE NEW OWNER
I HAVE INCLUDED LOTS OF DETAILED PICS SHOWING ALL FOUR SIDES OF THE RECORD THESE INCLUDE CLOSE UPS OF THE STAMPERS, BOOKLET, INNER SLEEVES, AND CLOTH COVER. WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU'LL GET.
ORIGINAL EARLY PRESSINGS OF THIS RECORD ARE VERY RARE.
IF YOU ARE NOT COMPLETLY SATISFIED I WILL OFFER A FULL REFUND SO PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDENCE.