DECCA SXL 2002 WBG UK 1st BEETHOVEN CONCERTO No. 5 CURZON VPO KNAPPERTSBUSCH

	£		16
	$		21

BEETHOVEN

~ CONCERTO No. 5 IN E FLAT MAJOR ~

(1958 DECCA RECORDS - UK FIRST PRESSING)

ON OFFER HERE IS AN ORIGINAL UK GROOVED WIDE BAND PRESSING OF THIS MAGNIFICENT 1958 RECORDINGS.

BEETHOVEN – CONCERTO No. 5 IN E FLAT MAJOR FOR PIANO & ORCHESTRA, OPUS 73 ("EMPEROR")

• VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
• CLIFFORD CURZON - PIANO
• HANS KNAPPERTSBUSCH - CONDUCTOR

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS DECCA SXL 2002

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE ZAL-3667-4E / ZAL-3668-4E

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE, WITH TWO SCALLOPED REAR FLIP-BACKS, IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THERE IS GENERAL WEAR AND SOME CREASING. THERE IS SOME RUBBING TO THE CORNERS. THERE IS DISCOLOURATION TO THE REAR AND TWO MARKS LEFT WHERE TAPE WAS USED TO SECURE THE TOP FLIP-BACK. THERE ARE NO SPLITS AND NO TEARS. 

THE VINYL

THE HEAVY, GLOSSY BLACK VINYL APPEARS TO BE IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION. UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT I CAN ONLY SEE A FEW SLIGHT MARKS. I HAVE FULLY PLAYED BOTH SIDES OF THIS RARE RECORD AND CAN CONFIRM THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS EXCELENT THROUGHOUT. I MADE THE FOLLOWING NOTES: THERE IS SOME LIGHT & OCCASIONAL SURFACE DURING BOTH SIDES. ON SIDE TWO I HEARD A FEW DULL POPS AND A FEW LIGHT TICKS. THE SOUND QUALITY WAS GENERALLY EXCELLENT AND THIS WAS STILL A HIGHLY ENJOYABLE LISTEN.

THE LABELS

THE GROOVED BLACK & SILVER DECCA LABELS, WITH WIDE SILVER ”FULL FREQUENCY STEREOPHONIC SOUND” BAND AND “ORIGINAL RECORDING BY THE DECCA RECORD CO. LTD” TEXT AROUND THE RIMS, ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION WITH JUST A FEW LIGHT 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 CLEANED USING A MOTH RCM AND 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

£4.25

£6.25

£8.50

£9.00

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

£5.25

£11.25

£13.50

£14.00

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.