STRAUSS Death & Transfiguration RODZINSKI UK Import HMV ASD 270 Ed1 Hear Rare LP

$

105

VINYL GRADE :
VG++ or EX- 8 or better out of 10

A great playing copy here. Surface has shine. Record plays with nice sound - some light background noise during quiet passages but overall very enjoyable. Please see the images a better idea of the surface condition.
UK 1st PRESS issue from the  HMV Catalogue, ASD 270. See the images on the left here for the matrix numbers.

This UK 1st press is on the earliest gold and white HMV label. The album features the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Artur Rodzinski. It is complete with the original inner EMI sleeve and laminated flipback sleeve. 

The vinyl is in Excellent condition or VG++ (8 or better out of a perfect 10)
 
There is a beautiful black gloss, every track shines, there are just a couple of very light wispy marks and a few sleeve scuffs. Very slight storage warp that's barely noticeable. The label is nice, the colors are bright and the red and gold text is sharp. The vinyl is complete with the original poly-lined inner sleeve in VG condition (side splitting on both edges).

Please feel free to listen to the entire record playing as I’ve just listened to it. Just click the play clip below!
FULL PLAY GRADE!

Direct from playback at 192kbs...
 



COVER GRADE :
VG+ or so 7 out of 10
The cover shows signs of light handling, some wear at extremeties. No open splits but, again,  there is wear as shown. The Mardons lightweight laminated sleeve is in VG+ condition. The sleeve is bright and solid and there is some laminate lift - a very common with these early sleeves. The color is still bright and the sleeve is completely intact. Stereo hype stickers on both front and back as shown.
New plain sleeve will protect the record during shipping.
This record will be cardboard padded on both sides, then wrapped in bubble, then custom boxed. Every box is taped well and marked fragile, double taped at corners.




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GRADING:
I use Goldmine’s grading system and am quite conservative when assessing condition.
    SS = Still Sealed
any defects will be listed and/or photographed to complete the description

   NM- = Near Mint Minus
just short of perfect - acceptable defects would include a hairline mark not detectable to the touch and not affecting playback, background noise is nearly silent

   VG++ (EX) = Very Good Plus Plus
most records I will list fall under this grade, just short of NM- but may have a mark or contact wear to the label to grade it slightly lower, maybe a drill hole or saw cut, maybe a mark or name written on the label lightly, sound is still great, loud and near perfect, cover may have slight edge or corner wear, maybe slight ring wear

   VG+ = Very Good Plus
a great record, sound is high quality though may have a few pops or clicks, overall very nice looking vinyl possibly with light marks & scuffs, labels may have a name or mark on them, possible light contact wear to the label, covers may have a small split but not large or gaping, edge wear on cover may show more than slight, may be a mark on cover

  VG = Very Good
only records I will list with this grade would be rather rare or of higher book value, meant to sell as a filler until a better record comes along, vinyl may have feel-able marks but should play through without skipping, pops or clicks may be louder than usual, may have marks or wear on the label, cover may have open splits, wear on print, may have marks or other very apparent defects (all will be stated in description either by type or in the pictures)




SHIPPING PROCESS AND PACKAGING :
All records are packaged tight for safe shipping. Vinyl is shipped outside the original sleeve in a separate, often new sleeve. I custom package every record with plenty of padding. 
45’s will be cardboard padded on both sides, then wrapped in bubble, then custom boxed. Every box is taped well and marked fragile, double taped at corners.
LP’s are cardboard padded, wrapped in bubble wrap, then corners are gusseted with custom made pads. The records ship outside their covers and sleeves to prevent damage. A custom box is then built around this padded ‘record sandwich’. The resulting box is then taped well, marked fragile and double taped at corners.
78’s are first packaged between two pieces of 11” cardboard, taped well, then bubble wrapped. Additional bubble wrap is then laid out with void fill laid down, then the record sandwich followed by more void fill. This eventually makes a 4 to 5” bubblewrap ‘pillow’ which is then custom boxed, taped well, marked fragile and then double taped at the corners.
 












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