Arturo Delmoni SOLO Audiophile LP Water Lily "Ysaÿe Kreisler Bach"--really nice
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Arturo Delmoni SOLO Audiophile LP Water Lily "Ysaÿe Kreisler Bach"--really nice!
Here we have another interesting audiophile vintage-vinyl LP, offered for sale by John Marks. Please look at my other auctions.
John Marks says:
This and the other LPs I am putting up are some of the “picks of the litter” of an estate-sale collection of approximately 800 vinyl records, mostly 12-inch but with a few 10-inch, dating from the early or mid 1950s though the late 1980s. The audiophile/music lover/ornithologist collected deeply in a small number of esoteric fields (Sea Chanteys, Neapolitan songs, South American indigenous music), and widely in Early classical and sacred music and solo, chamber, and orchestral music, as well as audiophile-interest classical, jazz, folk, rock, and pop.
Up for sale is a used copy of Water Lily's 1989 LP "Ysaÿe Kreisler Bach", which was violinist Arturo Delmoni’s first and only commercially-released recording of music for violin solo (no piano). The music is an uncharacteristically serious work by Fritz Kreisler; Ysaÿe's magisterial "Obsession" solo sonata; and Bach's epic (complete) Partita No. 2 in d. I put together the deal for this recording project, and consulted actively on the repertory and on post-production. However, this LP is not a leftover from my involvement almost 25 years ago. This LP (see above) is a used LP from an estate sale.
Both LP and jacket are in reassuringly decent shape. The jacket has no sunlight fading that I can see. There are mild creases near the spine. There is very slight ring wear front and back. There is a slight tear at the bottom edge. The owner appeared to have color-coded this with a small yellow self-adhesive dot label. The LP is in nice basically clean shape. There is so few signs of wear on the LP that my guess is that the original owner found out that challenging music for solo violin was just not his cup of tea! A nice item that should clean up very well.
Who is the right buyer for this? The right buyer for this LP is someone who wants the celebrated Water Lily analog vinyl of one of Arturo Delmoni’s masterpiece recordings, and who does not want to pay huge money for a Near Mint or Sealed copy. In other words, someone who knows how to clean an LP, who has extra new inner sleeves, and who wants the cheapest way possible to find out if the sound of this LP is something he or she likes so much that seeking out an even better copy makes economic sense (which it may not--this might be good enough for almost all purposes).
The images are of the exact item offered for sale. I am evaluating these LPs visually, and am selling them as-is. These records were not stored in archival thick aftermarket plastic sleeves; a normal music lover took them out and played them. To restate: LPs from this estate sale are USED RECORDS, and not LPs that were bought as investments and never played. That said, the music lover in question did have a Well-Tempered Turntable and a decent phono cartridge, and a VPI record-washing machine.
My descriptions and starting prices and/or reserves are set in consideration of full disclosure and also practicality. I note any flaws I see. I no longer grade using Goldmine’s terms, because that can lead to a pointless meta-discussion. How can you call an LP jacket that is distorted from having been soaked with water “Very Good”?
I would prefer not to sell outside the US. If a foreign bidder wants the item, I regret that in view of past experiences, I can only sell it using the very expensive shipping from the US Post Office that comes with tracking and delivery confirmation.
I think that that just about covers it. The fine print: PayPal only; I do not go around behind eBay; and, in view of the totality of the circumstances, this sale will be final and so there will be no returns or refunds.
Any question, please ask.
Happy hunting, and please see my other auctions.
Regards,
John Marks
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