1964 HMV SDAN The Callas Carmen Luxury Padded Box Issue
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Description
This is our first sale from a top of the market collection, comprising of just early stereo rarities on Decca HMV, UK Columbia & RCA. First labels issues in Near Mint condition to 99% of them, all described in detail with plenty of pictures. Includes many items rarely seen on ebay.
1st issue 1964 UK HMV stereo SDAN 143/144/145 The Callas Carmen (with Pretre, at Paris, alongside Gedda). Luxury Padded Box Issue on 3 lp's, produced in a limited run, a standard 1st year SAN also exists, the D in SDAN is for Deluxe). Rarest of all issues of this, the label variant is still gold labels and a white nipper, but the angel is in red to match the padded red vinyl box, which also has gilt lettering. There are three booklets to this, one on the opera, one on the original novel, and one on the interpretive quality of this recording, and its history. They sit in their own folder in the lid, so it looks good open or closed. Even the inner sleeves are of a unique gold starred grey lined design. Very handsome in your hands, and the records are all in exceptional condition, with no marks of any nature to all six sides and labels. The inners and books are also very clean, not damaged. Box is intact and all vinyl coating is in place, although its age has meant some glue has dried and could do with a careful regluing to look at its best. A lovely rare set, a good week for Callas items from us.
Near Mint Lp's, with clean labels, Excellent box (red vinyl to edges is trying to curl).
To be specific, these are visually near mint, no marks to the playing surfaces, have clean labels with no spindle marks, and the box is Excellent, as seen in pics, no pen or excess dirt.
Good selection of rarities in my list this week..Free anywhere air postage.
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