1958 HMV ASD WHITE/GOLD RIM:GUIDO CANTELLI:BEETHOVEN:SYMPHONY #7.EXCELLENT SOUND

	£		120
	$		159

ATTENTION GUIDO CANTELLI,CLASSICAL MUSIC AND 1950s HMV WHITE/GOLD STEREO LABEL COLLECTORS! 

HERE IS AN ESSENTIAL AND EXCELLENT SOUNDING EXAMPLE OF ONE OF EMI'S EARLIEST ISSUED STEREO RECORDINGS MADE IN 1956 AND ISSUED IN VINYL FORM IN 1958.

GUIDO CANTELLI CONDUCTS THE PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA IN BEETHOVEN:SYMPHONY NO.7 IN A MAJOR.

A PRODIGY OF TOSCANINI,CANTELLI TRAGICALLY DIED AGED 36 IN AN AIR CRASH IN NOVEMBER 1956 HAVING MADE JUST FOUR STEREO RECORDINGS.THIS IS A LYRICAL AND TRULY BEAUTIFUL RECORDING-ONE OF THE BEST PERFORMANCES OF THIS WORK.

AT THE TIME OF RECORDING EMI HAD BEGUN MAKING "STEREOSONIC" REEL TO REEL TAPES WHICH WERE ISSUED FROM 1957 ONWARDS FOR A VERY FEW NUMBER OF AUDIO FANATICS WHO HAD THE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE STEREO REEL TO REEL TAPE RECORDERS AND A SET OF SPEAKERS.A STEREOSONIC TAPE OF THIS RECORDING WAS ISSUED-ONE WAS SOLD A FEW YEARS BACK(SEE POP SIKE).

THIS LP WAS AMONGST THE VERY FIRST STEREO LPs EMI ISSUED IN THE SPRING OF 1958-THE FIRST BEING ASD 251-THIS ONE IS ASD 254.

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1958 STEREO 1ST PRESSING ISSUE IN GLORIOUS WARM,RICH STEREOPHONIC SOUND ON THICK VINYL!  1958 EMI PRESSED HIS MASTER'S VOICE ASD 254 WITH THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE "GROOVED" WHITE AND GOLD RIM LABELS.THICK VINYL AND CLEAN LABELS WITH HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR.MATRIXES:2YEA 9-6/2YEA 10-4 AND THE SIDE 2 LABEL HAS THE EARLIEST X T RAISED PRINT TAX CODE ON THE SIDE 2 LABEL.

HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL AND CORRECT EMITEX POLYLINED INNER SLEEVE WITH THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE "PATENTS APPLIED FOR" TEXT. THE POLYLINING IS NOT LOOSE AND THE INNER HAS NO WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS. JUST A FEW MINOR CREASES.

THE FULLY  LAMINATED+FLIPBACK SLEEVE HAS THE ORIGINAL AND OFTEN REMOVED "GOLD" STEREOPHONIC RECORDING STICKER. PLEASE SEE THE PHOTOS TO SEE THERE ARE A FEW SPOT STAINS AND A TEAR AT THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER PLUS A SMALL PIECE OF THE FLIPBACK MISSING AT THE BACK. THERE ARE A FEW SMALL EDGE CREASES BUT NO WRITING OR REPAIRS. COLLECTORS WILL BE AWARE JUST HOW THIN THESE 1950s EMI COVERS WERE. IT IS STILL IN GOOD SHAPE FOR 63+ YEARS OLD.

THERE WAS VERY LITTLE SALES FOR THIS LP 63+ YEARS AGO IN STEREO AS VERY FEW  BUYERS HAD SWITCHED FROM MONO TO STEREO LPs! PROBABLY ONLY ABOUT 1000 COPIES WERE PRESSED WITH MOST OBTAINED TO SPECIAL ORDER OR JUST STOCKED AT SELECTIVE SHOPS.

IT'S THE FIRST STEREO COPY I HAVE FOUND IN 35 YEARS AS A DEALER!

THE DISC IS STRICTLY GRADED AS EXCELLENT CONDITION.THERE ARE GLEAMING SURFACES WITH A COUPLE OF VERY FAINT/WISPY AND SMALL SURFACE MARKS BUT HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE. I HAVE LISTENED TO IT TWICE NOTING ABOUT FIVE OR SIX ISOLATED "POPS" DURING QUIETER PASSAGES BUT NO LOUD CLICKS,NO JUMPS,NO STICKS AND HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE!

I TEST ON TWO TURNTABLES.MY SHOP DECK IS A PIONEER TRACKING AT 2 GRAMMES AND PLAYED THROUGH A JVC AMP INTO HEATHKIT SPEAKERS WITH THE TREBLE AND BASS FULL ON TO "CATCH" ANY SOUND FAULTS.

THE SECOND PLAY TEST AT MY HOME IS ON A GOLDRING LENCO DECK TRACKING AT 2 GRAMMES THROUGH JVC AMP INTO PIONEER SPEAKERS.

  PLEASE SEE ALL THE PHOTOS SHOWING THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE COVER AND BOTH LABELS! NOTHING TO HIDE! A LOW,REALISTIC £10 STARTING PRICE.

DUE TO THE RARITY I WILL ONLY SEND UK SPECIAL DELIVERY £8-50. EUROPE (BUT NOT ITALY DUE TO FAR TOO MUCH THEFT IN THE ITALIAN POSTAGE SYSTEM)INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR £15. OTHER COUNTRIES £22 INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR.

THE PACKING WILL INVOLVE AN ADDITIONAL RECORD EITHER SIDE TO FORM A "SANDWICH" AND ADDITIONAL CARD LAYERS.SEE MY FEEDBACK!

Over the years I have helped to add to the collections of many  collectors and given my experience, I am aware of the titles that are GENUINE RARE ITEMS.

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This is my honest grading!!!

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I test on a lightweight pickup of approx 2 grammes and listen with the treble full on and no filtering or mono switch used.As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!  

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