1956 - DECCA LXT 2999 FIRST PRESS - DVORAK - CELLO - EMT PLAY GRADED NEAR MINT

	£		21
	$		28

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DVORAK - CONCERTO IN B MINOR FOR CELLO AND ORCHESTRA

PIERRE FOURNIER with THE VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

CONDUCTED BY RAFAEL KUBELIK

RECORDED JUNE 1954

1956 UK DECCA FIRST PRESS ON THE ORANGE & GOLD DECCA 'FRR' LABEL

LXT 2999 (THE LAST OF THE 50'S LXT 2000 SERIES) - PRESSED IN THICK HEAVY 180g VINYL

STUNNING MONO RECORDING AND PRESSING IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION FOR ITS AGE. 

MATRIX:  ARL 2252-1A / ARL 2253-1A

Side 1 dead wax 12 o' clock run out N - Side 2 dead wax run out - N

STAMPER CODES:

SIDE 1 - 2I

SIDE 2 - 1UK

VISUAL VINYL CONDITION - EXCELLENT+

PLAY GRADED - NEAR MINT

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

ORIGINAL MATT, UN-LAMINATED JACKET - Excellent

ORIGINAL FLAPPED TRACE PAPER INNER SLEEVE - Excellent

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GRADINGS:  Are those used by ‘Record Collector’ magazine and ‘The Rare Record Price Guide’ (otherwise known as RRPG), both of which I contribute to by way of articles on rare records, updated guide prices and images for the RRPG web site www.rarerecordpriceguide.com . 

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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