Professor Johnson's Astounding Sound Show Reference Recordings 45 RPM RR-7 NM
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Description
Professor Johnson's Astounding Sound Show
Various Artists
Recorded in concert spaces using one-of-a-kind "focused gap" magnetic recorder
Direct to lacquer half speed mastering from master tape recorder
45 RPM Playing Speed
Gatefold Jacket
Original 1979 First Issue
tem Details
Pressing by: Teldec, West Germany
Manufactured in : West Germany by Adam Curtze KG
Mastering: Half speed by Stan Ricker at JVC Cutting Center
Issued: 1979
Label: Reference Recordings RR-7
Runout Deadwax Matrix Numbers:
Side 1: (all etched:) RR7-A12 45 RPM SIDE A TK1 SR/~
Side 2: (all etched:) RR7-B3 B3+ SLM ? 46 SR/~
Was bought new by this seller many years ago and now offered from his private collection (you
have absolutely known provenance). Has had very low plays only on an expertly setup high-end
audiophile turntable, arm, and cartridge. Has never been exposed to heat or tobacco smoke
and always stored vertically in a specially designed record cabinet (Rackit) to prevent warpage.
Was cleaned on a VPI HW 16 with Audio Intelligent solutions and ultra-pure water rinse
(50X purer than distilled water) before my pre-sale sound check.
Very sensitive play testing was performed straight off my Ayre P-5xe fully balanced phono preamp
over Sennheiser HD 600 headphones thru a Schiit Audio Valhalla 2 tube headphone amp fitted with
Voskhod Soviet matched tubes (see last photo).
Track list
1: When My Sugar Walks Down The Street, Saturday Night, Gahu.
2: Toccata, Vers la Source dans ie Bois, Walter Blue, Improvisations.
I never take "distant" photos nor the so-prevalent type with the LP sticking halfway out of the jacket.
I take close-ups under photo lamps so you can see nearly everything I describe in the jacket grading.
Grading
Note: record grading by text characters is subjective and does not fully describe quality
levels. Please see photos and my detailed descriptions below.
Outer Jacket: NM (Near Mint) Tiniest bits of rub wear on the 4 corners. Shiny, glossy, and all mint-quality
surfaces on outside of jacket with perfectly smooth matte surfaces inside. As close to Mint as a used LP
can get. My photos don't do it justice.
Vinyl: NM (Near Mint) Surface visuals were first inspected under high intensity halogen light.
Both sides are visually perfect with no traces of jacket insert/removal rubbing wear. Spindle holes and
labels have no wear as seen in the photos. For the play test I sampled the beginning and end of each
track plus all the silent grooves in between using the rig described above. First, this record is quiet with
an audiophile vinyl noise floor that I would rate better than average. What struck me was the realism of
the instruments and the projected spaces they are in. There are explosive dynamics and high frequency
extension due to the 45 RPM play speed. Percussion is especially impressive. This LP will show you the
highest performance level your combination of audio equipment can achieve. My overall impression was
that the vinyl played as if it was for the very first time out of its jacket.
Packaging
Record will be placed outside the jacket to protect against seam splitting.
Original inner sleeve is included separately.
Record has been placed into a new "rice paper" sleeve, as the original, even if plastic lined,
may be holding onto some dust. This will keep vinyl surface clean during shipping and ultimate
buyer usage.
Outer jacket is contained in a new clear polyethylene protective sleeve.
Sent in good quality record mailer with cardboard stiffeners.
Shipping
Shipping will be via USPS Media Mail for a flat charge of $3.98 per single album sale.
A combined shipping discount is available on multiple sales completed within 5 business days
($3.98 plus $0.50 for each additional LP). If you intend to buy more than one LP do not pay immediately
but wait for my all-combined invoice. A discount for the combined items will show on that invoice.
Then, once payment is received, the items will ship.
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