First things first....this is not my main ebay selling page, just the one I use occasionally so she doesn t take note,..I m not a dishonest person but I ve had enough of forking out on her current whims or the latest cordless Dyson she s already got 2 and fancies the look of the new model ...she s got some kind of fetish about them and I like the idea of some quality time, such as a trip away soon and hope the sale of this LP will help greatly towards funding it...
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Rod Stewart Faces Every Picture Tells A Story LP 6338 063 Autograph Signed Ex
So on offer here is,,,,,,,UK Ed1 Columbia Stereo SAX 2307 with Blue and Silver labels.....
Leonid Kogan Brahms Violin Concerto in D major with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Kyril Kondrashin...SAX 2307
If you know your classical recordings you know this to be one of the most collectible LP s out there, not just because of its limited press run , hence rarity, and the superb playing...but mainly due to its superlative Stereo production...this LP is totally new to the market place having been sitting in the back of a friends uncles record cabinet for decades, his uncle as relocated to Portugal and gave my friend free reign to acquire what he wanted...Good old uncle Dave
So here goes with the fine details.....
Matrix numbers......Side One YAX 304-4 Side Two......YAX 304-11.
With Mother stampers to both sides 1.........R.....Indicating that this is a true first original...circa 1958...Stereo UK issue....SAX 2307.
Sleeve......Showing minimal signs of its years,...just a slither, one or two millimetres in depth if that of laminate peel to top near opening edge,....see pic 10,...a small ding to bottom corner of opening edge,..see pic 9, other than that a superb sleeve,..bright unmarked front as is the tri flipback rear, barely any discolouration and no annoying scrawl...with a perfectly legible spine...no feathering to opening edges or shelf rub to bottom....comes with original excellent paper liner sleeve....
Vinyl.... visually both sides are beautiful, ..with no marks whatsoever even under a 100 watt light bulb....gleaming glass like sheen, labels showing no spindle marks or writing ....If you opened a sealed copy you d expect a LP to look like this,...Spotless.
Sonic Performance....
Side 1.... First Movement .... Intro s contains no horrendous loud clicks, pops or egg frying background noise....just the occasional light pop, stunning audio and performance.....Excellent Plus
Side 2....... 2nd Movement Adigio ....Intro as some light static noise, about a minute or so, this is not horrendous egg frying crackle but some faint tics and one or two light sporadic pops...nothing to deter from the brilliant SAX sound..I m being extra honest and perhaps a wee bit over critical but aim to be totally transparent,,...other than just mentioned, again stunning audio.....and performance,..its really no surprise why these SAX recordings, and this musician in particular, are so highly sought after...even with the minor discrepancies mentioned, this 2nd movement still sounds superb...Excellent....
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