COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH HIGH-FIDELITY DEMONSTRATION RECORD-Test Your Stereo System
  $   20

 


$ 20 Sold For
Mar 29, 2019 Sold Date
Mar 22, 2019 Start Date
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COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH HIGH-FIDELITY DEMONSTRATION RECORD-Test Your Stereo System!

A MINT MINUS LP ON COLUMBIA XLP 37572

FROM THE MID 1950'S A RARE DEEP GROOVE TEST PLAY LP TO SEE IF YOUR SYSTEM IS UP TO PAR

A PROMOTIONAL ISSUE WITH BLACK AND SILVER COLUMBIA LABEL

THE PROMOTIONAL/RADIO STATION/AUDITION OR DEMONSTRATION COPIES AND RELEASES SUCH AS THIS WERE OFTEN DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE RADIO STATIONS BEFORE THE RECORD WAS RELEASED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, SOMETIMES AS MUCH AS FOUR MONTHS AHEAD. THESE RECORDS ARE GENERALLY CONSIDERED TO BE THE “FIRST AMONG EQUALS”. THEY ARE THE FIRST GENERATION TO COME OFF THE MOTHERS AND THE EARLIEST KNOWN PRESSING BESIDES A POSSIBLE ACETATE MASTER.

WITH ORCHESTRAL SELECTIONS FROM TCHAIKOVSKY, WEBER, AND OFFENBACH PLAYED BY ANDRE KOSTELANETZ, THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA, AND THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA

WITH A VOCAL BY L. ARMSTRONG OF THE MEMPHIS BLUES

BACK COVER WITH DETAILED INFO ON COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPHS AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME

TRACKS AS SHOWN ON THE LABEL PHOTOS

COVER STOCK WITH LIGHT RUB AND RING WEAR AND AGE DISCOLORATION. CORNERS WITH SMALL ROUGH SPOTS AND OUTER LAYER LOSSES ON POINT. NOTWITHSTANDING, A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS, SO PLEASE DO LOOK AT THE COVER PHOTOS TO ASCERTAIN COVER CONDITION.

VIRGIN SPINDLE HOLE. THE HIGH LUSTER VINYL BLANK AT FIRST GLANCE OUT OF THE SLEEVE APPEARS UNUSUALLY PRISTINE AND TO HAVE NOT BEEN PLAYED, MUCH LESS TOUCHED, BEFORE NOW. UNDER BRIGHT ANGLED LIGHT AND ASSIDUOUS EXAMINATION A FEW LIGHT SURFACE RUB MARKS AND OR PAPER SLEEVE STORAGE IMPRESSIONS.

⁂PLEASE NOTE THE VINYL DESCRIPTION IS ONLY A VISUAL INSPECTION UNLESS OTHERWISE MENTIONED. HERE IS A FEW WORDS ABOUT OUR GRADING SYSTEM AND SUPERSEDES ANY OTHER GRADING SYSTEM, INCLUDING GOLDMINE: ALL RECORDS ARE VISUALLY GRADED AND THE RED GRADE ABOVE REFERS ONLY TO THE APPEARANCE OF THE VINYL BLANK. COVER CONDITION IS NOTED SEPARATELY. ANYTHING BESIDES MINT OR MINT MINUS IS USUALLY TEST PLAYED AND THE RESULTS ARE FOUND IN THE LISTING. MINT INDICATES PRISTINE VINYL WITHOUT ANY MARKS ON THE VINYL BLANK. MINT MINUS MAY CONTAIN A FEW VERY LIGHT SURFACE RUB MARKS FROM HANDLING & SLEEVE WEAR OR A FEW PLAYS. IF YOU ARE A REAL VINYL AFICIONADO AND COLLECTOR YOU'LL KNOW THAT EVEN A FACTORY SEALED LP OCCASIONALLY HAS SOME LIGHT RUB OR SLEEVE MARKS FROM TRANSPORT AND SHELVING. ANYTHING IN THE VG CATEGORY WOULD CONTAIN SOME LIGHT AND FINE SURFACE PLAY LINES AND EVIDENCE OF PLAY WEAR THAT IS EASILY SEEN. SELDOM IS ANYTHING OFFERED IN THE "G" STATE.
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HOW WE PACK: LPs are packed outside the sleeve jacket and placed inside a new plastic outer sleeve between 2 new cardboard packing squares inside a new cardboard LP mailer with fragile stickers outside to ensure the LP arrives just as it left. Packing materials cost us $3 per order before postage.

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