CS 6649 = SXL 6426 WB (1W/3W) Rostropovich Cello Piano

	£		34
	$		45

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SOUND SAMPLE AUTO STARTED WHEN YOU OPENED THE PAGE,TURN UP THE VOLUME... and have a READ . 

Pressed in the UK at Decca for the USA market, licensing of the decca label in USA prevented the UK product being sold as 'DECCA' so everything made in the same presses as the UK SXL series re branded as "London" records for export to USA. View My Feedback at top of this listing, then go to feedback given on Sept 14 2010, for my recent sale of the UK SXL 6426 wide band, to compare sound samples.)  THIS LP PRESSED with the same stamper numbers as that ultra rare and desireable first edition wide band label SXL.

Cover EXC++++  LP NM Minus  see below for detail.

Sample is of  about 4 minutes 30 seconds of side 1, with a 20 second gap so I can flip the disc. Side 2 starts at 4 minutes 45 seconds until end of sample (8 mins 39 secs) NO VISIBLE MARKS ON THE RECORD, there are a ONLY A few very faint or  fine paper scuffs, in bright sunlight only, nothing able to show in close up photo's, but this record has no effect from any small marks that are SUNLIGHT visible, all plays as same quality as this sample , As you can hear,  very clean, the rest plays no worse than this. A few odd tics here and there, but nothing I would regard as anything other than normal vinyl replay. 

I recently sold a wide band ed1 decca copy of this recording, (SXL 6426) . iF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COMPARE SIMILAR SOUND SAMPLES, open the other item in a seperate window, then pause and compare the other sound sample to this one to compare the cleanliness of both records. HOWEVER .....

This sound sample at a low resolution (192kbps) and full tone especially on computer speakers will not show, this is only to give an idea of how clean this record is, and even then there are some static crackles that you can hear due to the treble bias of the sample, that DO NOT sound on MY sound system.

Yes I have fully test played this after professionally washing it,

The reason the wide band UK SXL LABEL is so scarce of this pressing is that within a few months of release of this recording, 1970, Decca switched to the Narrow Band label for all new releases and subsequent re issues. It is my unconfirmed suspicion that this meant there was only 1 or two pressing runs done before the labels were changed.

NOTE I am not sure how long the same stamper was used to issue the LONDON USA release, but I don't find TOO many in auction histories at the known ebay auction tracking sites going back over the last 4 years. IN Fact less than a couple of dozen as opposed to over 100 wide band label SXL, so my question is WHICH ONE IS RARER......?

Summary rating DISC NM-, cover EXC+++ Odd rating I know, (EXC+++) but its just a couple of creases in cover slightest corner bumps, MINIMAL EDGE WEAR and lightest of ringwear to the unlaminated front cover  with the few paper scuffs that keep this from NM see details below for Stamper numbers proving this is pressed from a first stamper.

ITEMS are located in AUSTRALIA, see further down for Australia Post Rates to your destination!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Australian buyers can pay in AUD,

UK Buyers BE AWARE !! Post limit of 4GBP as stipulated by ebay, (even for overseas sellers) GOOD NEWS!! unlike other sellers I will only charge the 4GBP to Post it to you BUT BAD NEWS..... It will arrive via the same method as if it was posted in UK, by SURFACE MAIL, and as that involves a slow ship via China and other indirect world zones it may take upto 3 MONTHS  to get to you. There is an option on your UK invoice for Economy mail, which will be by Air Mail and therefore the regular 10-15 days, SO UNLESS you want to get it VERY SLOWLY.... I would strongly recommend paying the optional invoice amount of GBP13.75

WAX CODES

 see PHOTO'S     9 AND 10 TO SEE THE STAMPER STYLE AND NUMBER

 SIDE A   ZAL 9193-1W

 Postage calculator NOT WORKING ACCURATELY when I live in Australia....... Item will be mailed from Australia, see list of world zones further below in description, for air mail rate from Australia,  Rest Assured I only charge the Air mail rate plus $2 for packing if invoice is under $100, over $100 PURCHASES get free PACKING AND BASIC INSURANCE  !! .

Check out my other items! AUDIOPHILE AND CLASSICAL (also 2 other records of Schubert Arpeggione Sonata)

If you only purchase this item, normal post rates as quoted will apply from Australia (in AUD$ for reference, 1GBP is approximately $1.55AUD)

based on LP and packing weighing 500Gms. PACKING AND BASIC INSURANCE IS FREE FOR COMBINED WINS IN EXCESS OF 60GBP

POST COST FOR WORLD ZONES  is AS PER THE TABLE BELOW Quote is for Australia post cost rate, only, no packing fee on this sale (normally $2 for sales under 60GBP)

NOTE Item is located in Australia, and yes!!! aren't post rates expensive from Australia !!!!  If you win this item, then actual post costs are as below in Australian dollars, PLEASE IGNORE FIGURES DISPLAYED IN POSTAGE TAB BY EBAY, THEY FAIL TO RECOGNIZE ITEM WILL BE POSTED TO YOU FROM AUSTRALIA !!!

They include  air mail rate(you pay)  +$2 packing in custom box

Every 250 gm (extra auction wins) added to this win or others only adds a further $7.90 to the UK/Euro zone, only $6AUD to USA etc, and just $5 for Asian zone, so extra LP's are cost effective

please be aware delivery after posting  can still be upto 3 weeks depending how far away you are.

Record and packaging will be upto 500gms

EUROPE (UK ETC)                $21.30

UNITED STATES                   $17.70 

ASIA (JAPAN AND CHINA)   $15.40

AUSTRALIA                          $7.80

Professionally cleaned,  and FULLY Test played. This is a UK  pressed COPY  of the rare DECCA SXL 6426 LP, pressed on the LONDON LABEL with the SAME STAMPERS in the SAME MANUFACTURING PLANT

The UK WIDE BAND stereo edition goes for serious money (check out popsike)  

  If you can get a cleaner sounding UK copy, for this money, I suggest you go buy it. Plays very cleanly, only the faintest of vinyl noise in this with normal RARE occasional tics,  but not distracting. There is no loud music to mask any vinyl damage noise.
so here's a good way to get the music on a record that  besides some random soft static like pops in quiet passages , has only paper scuffs in bright light . Both sides OCCASIONAL pops and tics especially in quiet passages nothing repetetive more than 2 quiet pips anywhere.

Rarely ever seen in Australia (THIS IS  THE ONLY ONE I HAVE  EVER SEEN, out of tens of thousands OF RECORDS INSPECTED!!!!!)

 LP test played after wet wash bath,

Except for the VERY FEW QUIET PIPS as mentioned ROSTROPOVICH has a brilliance on the CELLO and coupled with Benjamin Britten on Piano, this is a dynamically and musically outstanding recording. AS a cello player myself, it was a pure joy to test play this LP in preparation for sale.The full recording has to be heard, so if you haven't already heard them , vote now........

TRACK LIST

Schubert -Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano

Bridge - Sonata for Cello and Piano -

LP Condition (see Photo's). I am listening to it to test play as I write this listing.

only a couple of Rotational spindle marks, indicating it has been played rarely ,  Original plastic lined sleeve is undamaged, but MFSL ANTI scratch/static sleeve included, to help preserve current condition

LP COVER  (see photo's) rated 'EXCELLENT +++'.

Cover shows very minor ring wear of top and bottom front UNlaminated cover , all is visible in photo's,  faint yellowing of the rear unlaminated card . MINOR EDGE OR CORNER WEAR

Won't spend too much time (?) waffling  so any specific questions please email me.

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In other words I will not discount any stated sale price on Customs declarations as that is illegal.

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TO BE PROPERLY INSURED, I WILL NOT UNDER DECLARE THE SALE PRICE OF THE ITEM,

I CAN ONLY INSURE BASED ON THE CUSTOMS DECLARATION STATED VALUE, PLEASE BE AWARE SHOULD YOU BE LIABLE FOR ANY CUSTOMS ON A SECOND HAND LP IN YOUR COUNTRY, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT PAYMENT (UK, Sth Korea, Germany and possibly Malaysia at least, probably more, has this problem I believe, ) 

 In other words, buyers asking me to understate the customs declaration on this item need not bid, as I flatly refuse under international law to do so.  (Last Buyer who did that gave neg feedback (it was retracted obviously) as they thought it was my fault they had taxes to pay(?????)

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