RARE 1961 - COLUMBIA SAX 2404 - 1st PRESS - HERBERT VON KARAJAN / PHILHARMONIA M

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ORIGINAL 1961 FIRST ON THE MINT AND SILVER COLUMBIA LABEL

PHILHARMONIA PROMENADE CONCERT

HERBERT VON KARAJAN conducting

THE PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA

RARE 1961 UK EMI FIRST PRESS ON THE COLUMBIA MINT GREEN AND SILVER STEREO LABEL.

COLUMBIA SAX 2404

NICE EARLY STEREO RECORDING AND PRESSING IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION FOR ITS AGE. 

MATRIX:  SIDE 1 - YAX 657- 2 , SIDE 2 - YAX 658 - 5

EMI STAMPER CODES:

SIDE 1 - 1R

SIDE 2 - 1R

(WITHIN THE FIRST 2,000 PRESSED).

VISUAL VINYL CONDITION - MINT

PLAY GRADED - MINT 

Audiophile grading at comfortable volume using reference broadcast equipment, please see note on 'Grading', below.

ORIGINAL LAMINATED JACKET - EXCELLENT

(minor storage wear to bottom right hand corner)

ORIGINAL EMI POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE - Excellent

I play grade ALL Classical records, however, if you feel that any record you have purchased is not graded accurately, please let me know.  I offer a ‘no quibble’ refund on any item if you are not 100% happy with it.  Records have been ‘play graded’ in my home studio on broadcast quality equipment at a comfortable listening volume.  All equipment is professional grade and includes EMT turntables, Alice (BBC spec. mixing desk), Denon (professional) amplifier and Bose 802 (installation) monitor speakers.  You may have a more or less sensitive HiFi system than this, but I believe that it provides a fair ‘industry reference’ quality grading.  Of course grading will always be subjective to some extent, which is why I offer a ‘no quibble’ refund as outlined above, should you not agree with my grading.  By way of clarification, the RRPG grading descriptions are listed below:  I will on occasions use + and – signs to indicate a grading which falls between the following descriptions in order to give a more accurate idea of condition.

E.G. M- (near mint), EX+, EX-, VG+, VG-, G+.

M – Mint - Description: 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.

EX – Excellent - Description: 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.

VG – Very Good - Description: 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.

G – Good - Description: 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, discoloration, etc.

F – Fair - Description: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for prop­erly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.

P – Poor - Description: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

B – Bad -  Description: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.

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