COLUMBIA SAX 2302 UK ED1 B/S HERBERT VON KARAJAN PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA

	£		37
	$		44

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CONDUCTING

~ THE PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA ~

(1959 COLUMBIA RECORDS - UK STEREO FIRST PRESSING)

ON OFFER HERE IS AN ORIGINAL STEREO FIRST PRESSING OF THIS 1959 LANDMARK RECORDING OFHERBERT VON KARAJAN CONDUCTING THE PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA IN A MIXED PROGRAMME ON COLUMBIA RECORDS WITH BLUE & SILVER LABELS.

• TCHAIKOVSY: OVERTURE 1812, OP 49

• BERLIOZ: HUNGARIAN MARCH (FROM THE DAMNATION OF FAUST, OP 24)

• LISZT ORCH. MILLER-BERGHAUS: HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY NO 2 IN C SHARP MINOR

• SIBELIUS: VALSE TRISTE, OP. 44

• WEBER ORCH. BERLIOZ: INVITATION TO THE DANCE, OP 65

·         HERBERT VON KARAJAN - CONDUCTOR

·         THE PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS COLUMBIA SAX 2302

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE YAX 239-2 / YAX 78-5

THE SLEEVE

THE HEAVY FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE, WITH THREE REAR FLIP-BACKS, IS IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION. THE GOLD “EMI STEREOPHONIC” STICKER IS STILL NEATLY IN PLACE ON THE FRONT. THERE IS SOME VERY SLIGHT WEAR AND SOME VERY MINOR TANNING TO THE BACK. THE EDGES AND CORNERS ARE ALL NICE AND STRAIGHT. THE TEXT ON THE SPINE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE INNER SLEEVE

THE RECORD IS STILL HOUSED IN IT’S ORIGINAL POLY-LINED “OUTSTANDING ARTISTS ...” INNER SLEEVE WHICH IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THERE IS SOME WEAR AND SOME CREASING.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE HEAVY GLOSSY BLACK VINYL APPEARS TO BE IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION AND UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT I CAN ONLY SEE A FEW TINY SLIGHT MARKS. I HAVE FULLY PLAYED THE RECORD AND CAN CONFIRM THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS GENERALLY EXCELLENT THROUGHOUT. I ONLY NOTED 4 OR 5 TINY TICKS MIDWAY THROUGH BAND ONE ON SIDE TWO. TOWARDS THE END OF BAND TWO ON SIDE TWO I ALSO NOTED TWO OR THREE TINY TICKS. OTHERWISE THE SOUND QUALITY WAS SUPERB.

THE LABELS

THE CLASSIC, BLUE & SILVER COLUMBIA LABELS ARE BOTH IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH NO MARKS. THERE IS AN EMBOSSED “KT” TAX CODE ON THE SIDE TWO LABEL.

THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CLEANED ON A MOTH RECORD CLEANING MACHINE. ALL MY RECORDS ARE REMOVED FROM ANY PICTURE SLEEVE TO PREVENT KNIFING. I USE SPECIALIST MAILERS AND STIFFENERS TO PROTECT YOUR RECORD. I DO NOT USE FLIMSY ENVELOPE-STYLE MAILERS. MY RECORDS ARE PLACED IN A BRAND NEW 400g POLYTHENE SLEEVE PRIOR TO DESPATCH. ALL MY RECORDS ARE FULLY PLAYED AND LISTENED TO CAREFULLY TO ENSURE ACCURATE GRADING.

BUYER PAYS POSTAGE AND PACKAGING COSTS.

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£3.75

£6.50

£10.25

£10.50

IF THE SALE PRICE EXCEEDS £46.00 THEN THE SHIPPING METHOD WILL VARY: UK - SPECIAL DELIVERY (ADD APPROXIMATELY £5.00); EUROPE & WORLD - INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR AIR MAIL OR AIRSURE (ADD APPROXIMATELY £8.00). THESE ADDITIONAL CHARGES WILL BE APPLIED TO INVOICE IF NECESSARY.

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I WILL ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

I DO NOT CHARGE EXTRA FOR PAYPAL.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND RE-LIST ITEM.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY & FULLY PLAY GRADED.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.