COLUMBIA SAX 2508 BLUE / SILVER BEETHOVEN VIOLIN CONCERTO MILSTEIN LEINSDORF

	£		295
	$		391

BEETHOVEN

~ VIOLIN CONCERTO ~

(1962 COLUMBIA RECORDS - UK FIRST STEREO PRESSING!)

ON OFFER HERE IS AN ORIGINAL UK STEREO PRESSING OF THIS HIGHLY PRIZED PRESSING.

• BEETHOVEN - VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D, Op. 61

THE PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA

HERBERT VON KARAJAN - CONDUCTOR

NATHAN MILSTEIN - VIOLIN

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS COLUMBIA SAX 2508

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE S1 35783-B8 / S2-35783-A5

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT LAMINATED PICTURE SLEEVE, WITH THREE FLIP-BACKS ON THE BACK, IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION. THERE IS SOME LIGHT WEAR AND THERE IS SOME DISCOLOURATION TO THIS PREDOMINANTLY WHITE SLEEVE. THERE IS MINOR SCUFFING TO THE CORNERS. RHERE IS SOME FEATHERING AND SMALL CREASES AT THE OPENING. OTHERWISE THE EDGES AND CORNERS ARE ALL STRAIGHT AND THE TEXT ON THE SPINE IS STILL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE HEAVY GLOSSY BLACK VINYL APPEARS TO BE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AND UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT I CAN SEE ONE SCRATCH PER SIDE AS WELL AS A FEW OTHER SLIGHT MARKS . I HAVE FULLY PLAYED BOTH SIDES OF THIS RARE RECORD AND CAN CONFIRM THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS GENERALLY EXCELLENT THROUGHOUT BOTH SIDES. HOWEVER I MADE THE FOLLOWING NOTES: SIDE ONE - SOME LIGHT & OCCASIONAL SURFACE NOISE. APPROXIMATELY THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY INTO THE SIDE I HEARD 8 REPEATING DULL POPS AND SHORTLY AFTER I ALSO HEARD 6 REPEATING CLICKS. SIDE 2 - EARLY SURFACE NOISE AND AFTERWARDS SOME LIGHT & OCCASIONAL SURFACE NOISE. I HEARD APPROXIMATELY 30 REPEATING CLICKS FAIRLY EARLY ON AND AGAIN A FEW LIGHT TICKS LATER! DESPITE THE REPORTED FLAWS THIS IS STILL VERY GOOD LISTEN WITH AMAZING PERFORMANCES!!

THE LABELS

THE TURQUOISE BLUE & SILVER COLUMBIA LABELS ARE BOTH IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH JUST ONE OR TWO TINY SPINDLE MARKS PER LABEL.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY & FULLY PLAY GRADED.

I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE PURCHASES BUT PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED BIDDING!! PAYMENT FOR COMBINED PURCHASES MUST BE MADE ON FINAL COMBINED INVOICE! PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOUR INTENTIONS!

POSTAGE DETAILS – PLEASE READ!!

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS LESS THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£4.00

£7.50

£11.00

£11.50

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS MORE THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WITH TRACKING & INSURANCE COVER UP TO £50.00 WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£5.00

£12.75

£16.25

£16.75

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS GREATER THAN £50.00 THEN THE COST OF ENHANCED INSURANCE COVER WILL BE ADDED TO INVOICE. (ADDS APPROXIMATELY £3.00 - £4.00 DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION)

THE POSTAGE DETAILS ARE PRE-FILLED TO INCLUDE TRACKING & INSURANCE. IF NECESSARY I WILL AMEND INVOICES WITH THE CORRECT POSTAGE CHARGE AT THE END OF THE AUCTION. PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE YOU PAY!!

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS AND I WILL PROVIDE TRACKING NUMBERS, WHERE APPLICABLE.

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I CAN ONLY ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED I WILL RE-LIST THE ITEM.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.