US LP: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, D. OISTRAKH/Ormandy, Columbia 6-eye MS 6298

$

89

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US LP: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, DAVID OISTRAKH/Ormandy/Philadelphia Orchestra, Columbia 6-eye MS 6298. This is the original 1st stereo edition released in the US. The matrix ends with "1B" on Side 1 and "1F" on Side 2 (the lacquers cut during the very first mastering).  Tchaikovsky violin concerto is my personal all-time favorite violin concertos and this is one of my top 3 LPs for both performance and sound.  This is also one of my all-time favorite Oistrakh records.  I highly recommend this LP!

Outer cover/sleeve/jacket/box grade:  VG+; the outer sleeve shows corner wear at 2 corners and some edge wear at the top.  The original paper (with photos of other Columbia LPs) inner sleeve is clean and solid.

Vinyl grade:
Visual grade: NM-; under two strong lights, I can see 1 spindle trail on one label; otherwise, the record looks clean and glossy.  The lower grade is for the manufacturing marks (i.e., like faint "ghost" marks that can only be seen under a strong light) that do not affect play.  Please note that any marks shown on the high-resolution photos are lint and dust and are not any scratches. 
Play grade: NM; I cleaned and played this 2 times and it played cleanly throughout.


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SHIPPING POLICY: All records have been cleaned on my VPI 16.5 record cleaning machine and most of them will be placed in a poly-lined or rice paper sleeve, unless the records are sealed or the record already comes with a clean poly-lined inner sleeve. The LP will be packed in a cardboard box LP mailer (not the cheap, thin or flimsy kind but the more expensive, sturdy and bigger kind). Unless the winning bidder requests otherwise, the record will be placed outside of the LP outer sleeve so that it will not damage the cover during transit. I will NOT be responsible for UNINSURED items lost, damaged or delayed during transit. If you would like to pay for insurance, please contact me regarding the cost.

For U.S. destinations , the shipping cost for 1 record delivered via US Postal Service Media Mail will be $4 for everyone in the United States. For each additional record, add $1.00 for each for up to 5 records. (Each LP mailer will fit up to about 5 records.) For example, for a boxed set containing 3 records, please just add $2 to the shipping cost of the first record.

For destinations OUTSIDE of the U.S. (i.e., INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING) , below are the prices for US Postal Service First Class Mail. (Please note that the weight limitation for one package is 4 pounds , including the box mailer, packaging material, etc.)
 

Canada

Asia/Australia

Europe

1 record

$15

$20

$20

2 records

$19

$24

$24

3 records

$23

$28

$28

4 records

$27

$32

$32

5 records (assuming less than 4 lbs.)

$30

$36

$36