CLASSICAL LPs Mono x 42 HMV -ALP -BLP, Columbia 33CX - 33C, Decca LXT -LW -etc

	£		32
	$		42

Hello everyone,
  I'm selling a small collection of Classical LPs, all mono recordings.  There are 12" and 10" LPs. 
   Below are the details with the condition of the records graded first and the sleeves second.  
  All LXT are orange and gold label. All 33CX and 33C are blue and gold labels. Angel is red and silver, ALP and BLP are red semi-circle, LW is black and gold, RCA is dark red and silver ' Red Seal ' label and ACL is turquoise and silver. Two  
 exceptions are mentioned in the listing.

HMV            ALP 1100       Wilhelm Furtwangler     Beethoven Violin Concerto   with Yehudi Menuhin    Just a couple of very faint, fine imperfections. Excellent quiet background.                                                                           EXC + / EXC
Columbia    33CX 1464/5  Antonino Votto               La Boheme                        with di Stefano                 Disc 2  Three or four light lines each side.  Excellent quiet background.                                                              EXC / EXC -  /   VG +  /  EXC -
Columbia    33CX 1094/5  Victor De Sabata           Tosca                     with Maria Callas & di Stefano     Disc 1  Two very fine lines each side. Excellent quiet background.                                                                      EXC - / EXC - / EXC / VG + +
HMV           CLP   1013     Robert Irving                  Les Sylphides & Carnaval                                          One 10mm scratch at the very beginning, non-sounding. Lovely quiet background.A very few very minor imperfections.   VG + + / EXC
Columbia    33CX 1131/2  Tullio Serafin                  Lucia Di Lammermoor  with Callas, di Stefano & Gobbi   Both discs have light marks and lines.  A touch of crackle at the beginning and a little on occasion on disc 2.     VG / G + / VG - - / VG -
Columbia    33CX 1500     Dinu Lipatti                    Besancon Festival recital 1950                                   Some light lines and imperfections. A little crackle at the start of each side and then just a touch on an odd occasion.  VG - / VG -
 Decca         LXT  5005      Albert Wolff                    Auber Overtures               Some very short fine lines and minor imperfections.  Plays with a very quiet background with a very occasional light tic heard on some of the quieter bits.   VG    /  EXC -
   Decca         LXT  2858     Alfred Boskovsky            Brahms Clarinet Quintet   Half a dozen very fine lines and very minor imperfections. Plays with a very quiet background.                                                                              VG  / EXC - 
HMV           CLP 1014      Harry Blech                         Mozart Symphony No. 35    A very few light lines and imperfections.   A lovely quiet background overall but has an 6 clicks in the middle of one movement .                      VG /  VG + + 
 HMV           ALP  1120   Toscanini                           Schubert Symphony 'The Great'  Half a dozen fine lines and minor imperfections. A very quiet background.                                                                                                       VG  / EXC                       Columbia    33SX 1019  George Weldon                  Vaughn Williams, Bax etc        Just a couple of light imperfections. Lovely quiet background.                                                                                                                               EXC - / VG
  HMV           ALP  1633    Sir Thomas Beecham        Berlioz  Symphonie Fantastique    Lovely condition but with a 1" scratch which gives one click per revolution. Record would grade EXC but with the scratch...                                          VG  /  VG +
 Angel          ALDM 162    Otto Klemperer                  Tchaikovsky  Symphony No. 5   A few light imperfections and a couple of very fine lines.  An occasional very light tic.                                                                                        VG  /  VG + +
HMV           CLP 1001      Solomon                            Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 Only very light imperfections. Lovely quiet background.                                                                                                                                    VG + + / VG +
Columbia     33CX  1362  Herbert Von Karajan          Brahms Symphony No. 4     One 1cm light scratch giving half a dozen very light tics, otherwise just some light imperfections. Lovely quiet background.                                         VG + /  EXC   
HMV             ALP  1086    Cantelli                               Wagner Siegfried Idyll         Some sleeve removal lines and imperfections. Surface noise.                                                                                                                                      VG - - /  VG +
 Decca           LXT   2990   Anthony Collins                  Mozart Concerto for Clarinet / Bassoon   Just a couple of very light fine lines and minor imperfections each side.  Lovely quiet background.                                                      EXC - - / EXC -
EMI               MFP  2067   Menges / Cluytens             Beethoven Piano Concertos No. 1 / 2       Just a few light sleeve removal lines. Light crackle on occasion.                                                                                                              VG  '  EXC                                   RCA              RB  16127    Caruso                               ...best of                                      A few light lines, light trace lines and minor imperfections.  Lovely quiet background. Historic recording of the greatest voice.                            VG  /  VG + + 
Columbia      33CX 1173    Andre Cluytens                        Bizet Symphony in C                               Three or four light lines and minor imperfections. The lightest of flight crackle heard only on an odd occasion.                                                      VG + /  EXC -
Columbia      33CX  1167   Paul Kletzki                        Borodin Symphony No. 2           Several scuff marks. Nice quiet background with great dynamics. Who needs stereo!     Audible - EXC but because of the scuffs I grade it as... VG-  /  EXC -  
Decca           ACL   145      Clemens Klauss                 Strauss  Die Fledermaus           Beautiful condition.  Silent background.                                                                                                                                                                      EXC + / VG +
Decca           ACL   146      Clemens Klauss                 Strauss  Die Fledermaus                  One light line on each side and very minor imperfections. Very quiet background with just a very few light tics.                                                                    VG + /  VG
Decca           ACL   181      Anthony Collins                  Sibelius  Symphonies No. 3&7   A few small, light surface marks. For the first few seconds of side 1 there are some light tics, otherwise a lovely quiet background.                        VG + / VG
Decca           LXT  2615     Albert Wolff                         Bizet   Carmen                          Very minor imperfections. Lovely quiet background.      This is an orange and gold label one.                                                                              EXC  /  VG +
Decca           LXT  2616     Albert Wolff                         Bizet    Carmen                          One 1" very fine line, non-sounding, otherwise lovely. Lovely quiet background.  This is orange and silver label                                                  EXC - /  VG +
Decca           LXT  2617     Albert Wolff                         Bizet    Carmen                         Two long thin scuffs, non-sounding, otherwise only a couple of very minor imperfections. Lovely quiet background. Orange and silver label       VG -  /  VG
WRC             TP  78           Amaducci                           Vivaldi   Four Seasons               One very faint, thin scuff, non-sounding, otherwise lovely. Excellent quiet background.                                                                                                 EXC - / VG + + 
WRC             T 30              Anthony Collins                  Brahms with Endre Wolf, violin. Two very thin, faint fine lines and very minor imperfections. A hint of light crackle for the first seconds of side 1, otherwise a lovely quiet background  EXC - -/ EXC  
HMV              ALP 1081     Toscanini                            Puccini 'La Boheme'  Disc 1 of 2    A couple of the lightest imperfections. Lovely condition and a silent background.                                                                                                        EXC  /  EXC
Decca           LW  5165      Clemens Klauss              Beethoven    Leonora & Fidelio Overtures   Just a few very fine, short sleeve removal lines and a couple of very minor imperfections. A nice quiet background with a an odd light tic.   EXC - - / EXC -                                    HMV             BLP 1044      Cantelli                                Schumann  Symphony No. 4    A few very light sleeve removal lines and minor imperfections with occasional light tics, otherwise a nice quiet background.                                                               VG + + / VG      
Columbia      33C 1036      Ehrling & David Oistrakh     Sibelius  Violin Concerto    Lovely condition, great music and silent background.                                                                                                                                                                EXC  /  EXC                 Columbia      33C 1040      Galliera & Dinu Lipatti          Grieg Piano Concerto      A handful of very short, light faint lines. A lovely silent background.                                                                                                                                           VG + + / EXC
HMV             BLP  1034      Beniamino Gigli                   Neapolitan Songs             Some light surface marks and light crackle is heard.                                                                                                                                                                                       VG  /  VG
HMV             BLP  1042      Renato Fasano                    Vivaldi  Violin Concerto   Three or four of the lightest, faintest lines and an odd light tic during the 1st movement of side 1                                                                                           EXC -  / EXC -
HMV             BLP  1024      Andre Cluytens & Solomon  Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2  Surface marks, no big scratches etc but surface crackle is heard.                                                                                                                                VG - / VG
HMV             BLP  1039      Rudolf Schwarz & Myra Hess  Schumann Piano Concerto   Some light surface marks but a big and a small scratch on side 2. 1st side has a nice quit background. Side 2, remarkably, the scratches don't sound    VG - - / EXC
HMV             BLP  1002      Rafael Kubelik       Moussorgsky     Pictures At An Exhibition    Fine, light lines, particularly on side 2 where very light crackle is heard on occasion. Side 1 is very quiet. Great dynamics. Exc sleeve but label damage.   VG + /  VG +
Except for 33C 1040, LXT 2858, ALP 1633 and 33CX 1362 all the other HMV, Decca and Columbia sleeves are flip-back 1st print.
The discs have been cleaned on my Pristine Vinyl ViVac RCM. Less well known than many but nevertheless a very expensive and a very effective cleaner.
 I have play tested the records in full and visual inspection under a strong light. On an odd occasion a silent / excellent /lovely quiet play may have a suggestion of rustle on the run-in and first few seconds.
 I play my classical LPs through all valve amplification with a Hana SL ' Shibata ' stylus which has a very sympathetic approach to imperfections and possesses the ability to give a dark and quiet background to the music. Although the stylus is ideally
 for stereo it is nevertheless highly recommended. 
All inner sleeves, many original, are in VG + to excellent +, without tears. All discs are dead flat, very black and shiny. 
I offer a money back guarantee if the records are not described accurately but I do tend to be very cautious when describing  records as I would hate for a buyer to be disappointed.
Personal collection is an option and, for me, preferable. A safe arrival of records is always a relief and collection would ensure safety. UPS is the carrier, otherwise, a trusted company.
Please feel free to ask questions or request further photos.
Thank you for your attention.
Kind regards,
Brian.