AUDIOPHILE LP: ESTHER OFARIM / ESTHER(1st ALBUM)*INSERT

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Title: Esther Ofarim – Esther ( = 1. Album )

This is the rare original German first pressing from 1979 on ATR MASTERCUT, not a recent reissue on that label. The recording was made by EMI/ELECTROLA in 1972 and it was first released on HÖR ZU,SHZE 367. I also offer a top-copy of this original pressing in my current auctions. But here we have the first audiophile edition and it was also the first record to be released by ATR (=Audiotrade), so it has the catalogue-number ATR 001. Beautiful gatefold-cover, the rare insert is included, most of the time it is missing. The insert is LP-sized and it is also a gatefold and includes the complete lyrics. Please look at all 8 photos !

Line-up: Esther Ofarim/vocals - Erich Ferstl/guitar,producer,arranger & artistic director - Chamber Orchestra of Munich Philharmonic.

Tracks: side 1: La Vezina Catin - Ziunionei Haderech - La Scillitana - Leil Galil – Pamparapam - Pavane

               side 2: Kinderspiele – Rataplan - El Rey Nimrod - Hayu Leiloth - Nique Nac No Muse - Una Matica De Ruda

E.Ofarim’s first album is one of the most beautiful female vocal recordings ever made. She sings in German, English, French, Italian, Hebrew and Ladino. Esther’s voice is heard in a variety of settings: from intimate duos with just an acoustic guitar accompanying her via small line-ups to full orchestra. Great dynamics, specially the percussions sound awesome on this one: the orchestral tympani, the turkish drums etc. High-quality “ATR Mastercut Recording”: the high-speed original EMI/ELECTROLA mastertape recording is transferred without filters or limiters directly to the cutting-stylus. Supreme high-fidelity, highly recommended !

Condition: the record looks mint- in daylight, ex in normal artificial light and vg+ under real strong light, there it shows several superficial hairlines & some lightest marks. I've strictly playgraded the complete LP: it plays in mint- nearly all of the time with a few parts in ex+ ( singular low tics ). The gatefold-cover’s seams/spine are intact but with some rub; the sensitive front, back and inner are nice with slightest agewear, overall vg+. The gatefold-insert is clean with sharp edges & corners, it shows just a few tiny creases/impressions, overall ex+.

Grading & Cleaning:

• the record has been cleaned on my professional HANNL record cleaning machine

• after that I playgraded it (completely or at least in parts) on my Rega Planar 9, Moving Coil cartridge by EINSTEIN:TU-3 Super Fine Line ( please consider that the playback might differ a bit depending on your own equipment )

• I also visually graded the record under a strong light

• only an unplayed record is mint, the highest grading for a used record is mint- ! My basic gradings are: mint – ex – vg.

• cleaned records are stored in a new deluxe innersleeve and they are placed in a new PVC protection-sleeve !

Shipping, Packing & Payment International ( = to all countries except Germany) :

• your shipping costs for this heavy-weight LP are : 12.95 $ / 9.95 €

• all shippings include: 1. priority / airmail 2. registration / tracking-number 3. full insurance for free :

  I pay the complete expensive insurance from my own money - You pay only for the standard registered airmail shipping

• supersafe packing with prof. recordmailers, extracardboard & bubblepaper (for free: I pay the complete packing-material)

• speedy shipping within 2 days

• paypal is accepted from everywhere, Eurobanktransfer is possible from countries with Eurocurrency

• shipping-rate up to 500 Gram ( = 1 normal-weight LP ) is : 8.40 US $ / 6.50 €

• shipping-rate up to 1000 Gram ( = 1 heavy-weight LP up to ca. 3 or 4 LPs ) is : 12.95 $ / 9.95 €

• shipping-rate up to 2000 Gram ( = ca. 4 to 7 LPs ) is : 25.90 $ / 19.90 €

Versand,Verpackung & Bezahlung BRD :

• innnerhalb der BRD kostet versicherter Schallplatten-Versand : 3,80 Euro für 1 bis 2 LPs. Ab 3 LPs kostet es 4,50 Euro.

• die LPs werden sehr sicher mit Dämmpappen & Luftpolsterfolie verpackt und kommen in neuen & stabilen LP-Versandkartons ( keine „Warensendungs“-Kartons ). Den Materialwert von ca. 1,00 € pro Sendung trage ich, Sie zahlen nur den reinen Portopreis !

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