Ansermet: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 (Decca SXL 2003 WBg ED1 UK LP) BB. Egmont

	£		44
	$		58

     

Ernest Ansermet/ L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Egmont Overthure

(Decca SXL 2003 UK LP 1958)

 

This is an original ED1 UK Stereo pressing in very nice overall condition! It has a fully laminated flipback sleeve which has an extremely thin spine. The "spine" text is on the rear sleeve next to the spine. The top & bottom flipbacks have a rounded die-cut area at the centre. There is also a blue border around the text on the rear sleeve. Only the very earliest UK pressings have this blue border. The rear of the sleeve has a printing date on the bottom flipback (A.W. 58.8). This means that the sleeve was printed in August 1958.

It comes with its original polythene-lined generic "FFSS" Stereophonic company inner sleeve. The record is pressed on thick vinyl & has black & silver ED1 "wide band" Decca labels which are grooved also. They have the "Original Recordings By.." text on them. It has 1st press ZAL-4075-1E and ZAL-4076-1E matrix numbers. 

This is a genuine UK 1st pressing with the earliest matrix numbers & a fully laminated "blue border" sleeve. In very nice overall condition too. I have some other rare UK Classical LP's for sale too. So please see my other listings. Don't miss out!

Sleeve: There is some mild, very mild or more moderate rubbing wear to the corner tips. There is some mild, more moderate to moderate rubbing wear on the sleeve opening edges on some areas. There are two very tiny 0.5 cm tears at the front sleeve opening edge. This is near the bottom. They are not too noticeable. The spine edge is in great overall condition. There is some light, mild or very mild ringwear. Very Good++ condition.

Vinyl: There are a few light, very mild or very minor sleeve rubs which can hardly be seen under a strong light. The inner sleeve, over time, has left some light, mild or very mild dull surface marks on some areas. These can only be seen under a strong light. Very Good++ condition. The labels are in Excellent+ condition and show minimal spindle wear. The company inner sleeve is in Very Good+ condition. There is some light, mild or very mild ringwear & fading. There are no seam splits.

I have play tested this LP in its entirety & it plays Very Good+ to Near Excellent overall, & Excellent in some places. There is some light, mild or very mild crackle in some places.

This LP would definitely benefit from a deep down groove clean in a professional record cleaning machine. Visually the disc looks in Very Good+ to Near Excellent condition. Therefore, any crackle is just due to deep down dirt in the grooves. It would play, I believe, Excellent and better after a professional clean. It would remove the crackle.


Traceable insurance is already included in the stated P&P price for this listing.

We offer worldwide postage. Discount is given on P&P for multiple purchases. I shall always weigh combined purchases to get a completely accurate price.  So please wait for the invoice to be sent before paying. Please see below for a more detailed description.

    >>  Grading Information All grading is very strict & adheres to 'Record Collector' specifications. However, I have fine tuned them & they are explained below. All vinyl is examined closely under a strong light & play tested.

MINT Condition = As good as a copy you would buy from a shop, immaculate!

NEAR MINT Condition = Very nearly mint just slightly under, maybe a couple of very, very light paper sleeve scuffs that can only be seen under strong light. SOME WOULD CLASS THIS AS MINT. This disc has been played a couple of times at most. Cover is virtually perfect - very minimal wear only.

EX Condition = A clean & tidy copy that shows virtually no defects. Maybe one or two light needle scuffs or light sleeve removal marks that can only be seen under strong light. There will be no scratches. Play will be near perfect with no distortion. Cover will be very nice with maybe very minimal creasing, ringwear or edgewear.

NEAR EX Condition = You can tell this record has been played a few times but it has been well cared for. There will be minor surface marks only; that barely detract from the sound quality. Cover may have slight creasing or ringwear. A very serviceable copy that you will be pleased with.

VG Condition = A well played but serviceable copy. There will be a few marks on the vinyl, but they won't be nasty scratches, just relatively light needle scuffs and sleeve removal marks, they will be noticeable but won't detract from play too much. Cover will show signs of storage/ ageing, e.g., creasing, slight folding, spinewear, ringwear or sticker tears. The record will not be trashed!!
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All records will be sent in high quality vinyl mailers with at least two card stiffeners either side of the LP or 7". I use a cruciform box for larger orders (4-6 LPs). All parcels will be marked "Fragile" and dispatch time will generally be between 2-3 days after payment.

I will also remove the vinyl from the sleeve & place them in a re-sealable polythene sleeve. In order to prevent seam splits. Depending on the inner sleeve; I often remove the vinyl from the inner sleeve & place it in a separate plain paper, or polythene-lined, plain inner sleeve. I am very conscientious and careful when packaging your LP(s).

I consider my postage & packaging costs to be very transparent & very fair. Packaging costs will generally be between £0.80 to £1.50. I am not adding any further costs for handling, etc...

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