CLASSIC RECORDS LSC-2222 TEST PRESSING: Debussy IBERIA, Ravel ALBORADA - REINER

	C$		200
	$		145

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Background -

TEST PRESSING
This is a super rare, long out of print, audiophile LP TEST PRESSING title made by the famous CLASSIC RECORDS label. As all audiophiles know, Classic Records is no more. Their products have already become very difficult to find as retailers sell off their inventory and everything the company made is all out of print.

These test pressings are all FACTORY SEALED and come in generic white record jackets (like the picture with this listing - we provided a picture of the original cover of the LP so that a collector will better understand the LP we are referring to with respect to this test pressing), with a loose fitting plastic outer sleeve, in sealed condition. The information contained on the disc is stamped on the front of the record jacket (see details below).

As inventories keep shrinking and titles disappear, the only direction the pricing on these rarities will go is up, so this is your chance to secure one for your record collection!! 

Test Pressing Manufacturing date: March 8, 1994

As some audiophiles are keenly aware, Classic Record LP titles that were issued on 180 gram vinyl (or of less weight), sounded much better than the later 200 gram versions of the same title. Apparently this has to do with the vinyl presses that were used to make the LPs when they switched over to 200 gram vinyl. These machines were never set up to handle the extra thick, 200 gram slabs of vinyl. And to simply flip from 180 to 200 proved very problematic. The vinyl was noisy. There were pressing flaws. All in all, an inferior product when compared to the slightly less heavy, but much better sounding 180 gram vinyl. Classic Records came out with all kinds of variants for their 200 gram pressings - remember all that? If you lived through that period, you likely were wondering why there were so many versions of the same music being made by the same company in slightly different vinyl concoctions! It was simply that the 200 gram versions were inferior to the earlier pressings made on 180 gram vinyl. This is the reason why the 180 gram versions not only cost much more to acquire now, but they did, in fact, sound much better. As a collector, you will probably want to try a few versions yourself to see if audiophiles were simply imagining what they were hearing - this is your chance to acquire one such title. This LP is on 180 gram vinyl. It is one of the first pressings made of this title and best of all, it's factory sealed! Don't wait too long to get these LPs as supplies are disappearing. When they are gone, they are gone forever!

• Classic Records LP Item - audiophile issue, TEST PRESSING
  

• Pressing is in STEREO

• Highly sought after title by audiophiles and music lovers alike - the stereo, original shaded dog is very rare and expensive, especially in near mint shape - in our opinion, the Classic Records reissue bests the original in many ways. Usually the original pales in comparison to the reissue, primarily due to condition, noise, dynamics, etc. This is your chance to hear what this LP is supposed to sound like!
  

• The Test Pressing stamped information indicates: March 8 1994, LSC 2222, 45 - we can't be sure as the item is sealed, but we believe this stamped information to indicate the date of manufacturing of the test pressing, the record catalog number, the side of the record and stamper number, and that the LP is cut at 45rpm for greatest dynamics.

• As audiophile collectors of this label are aware, Classic Records issued a single sided 45rpm LP with the Ravel "Alborada del Gracioso" found on this LP (LSC 2222). We believe that this test pressing has only the Ravel piece on it as there are no indicators on the generic white jacket as to whether the music on this LP is from the A or B side - see the stamped information detailed in this listing for more.
• LP catalog # LSC 2222

Featured on this item:

Debussy // Ravel

Music on this LP Title:

Debussy: Iberia

Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales // Alborada del Gracioso

Fritz Reiner, conductor

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

CONDITION Details:

So if our definition of the stamped information on the jacket is correct, this test pressing has some of the music of this marvelous LP on it, cut at 45rpm - we believe it to be the Ravel "Alborada del Gracioso".

The white, generic LP jacket is in MINT condition - it is FACTORY SEALED!

A Short Note About LP GRADING -

• Mint = Only used for sealed items.
• Near Mint = Virtually flawless in every way.
• Near Mint Minus = Item has some minor imperfections, some audible.
• Excellent = Item obviously played and enjoyed with some noise.
• Very Good Plus = Many more imperfections which are noticeable and obtrusive.

For best results, always properly clean your LPs before playing them (even for new LPs).

The LP is an audiophile quality pressing (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).