DECCA SXL 2026 WBG ED1 MENDELSSOHN VIOLIN CTO BRUCH SCOTTISH FANTASIA CAMPOLI

	£		597
	$		791

MENDELSSOHN

~ VIOLIN CONCERTO ~

BRUCH

~ SCOTTISH FANTASIA ~

(1959 DECCA RECORDS - VERY RARE UK ED1 FIRST STEREO PRESSING)

ON OFFER HERE IS AN ORIGINAL & EXTREMELY RARE UK ED1 STEREO PRESSING OF THIS MAGNIFICENT 1959 PRESSING.

MENDELSSOHN - CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN IN E MINOR, OP 64

BRUCH - SCOTTISH FANTASIA, OP 46

• ALFREDO CAMPOLI - VIOLIN
• LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
• SIR ADRIAN BOULT - CONDUCTOR

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS DECCA SXL 2026

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE ZAL-4055-1E / ZAL-4056-1E

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE, WITH TWO SCALLOPED REAR FLIP-BACKS IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE IS SOME LIGHT WEAR AND SOME LIGHT TANNING TO THE WHITE AREAS. THERE ARE A FEW SMALL WRINKLES. THE EDGES AND CORNERS ARE ALL NICE AND STRAIGHT.

THE INNER SLEEVE

THIS RARE LP IS COMPLETE WITH IT’S ORIGINAL BLUE & WHITE ‘FULL FREQUENCY STEREOPHONIC SOUND’ POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE WHICH IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, WITH SIGNS OF CAREFUL HANDLING AND LIGHT TANNING.

THE VINYL

THE HEAVY GLOSSY BLACK VINYL IS HOUSED IN IT’S ORIGINAL ‘FFSS’ BLUE & WHITE POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE AND APPEARS TO BE IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION. UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT I CAN ONLY SEE A FEW TINY MARKS. I HAVE FULLY PLAYED BOTH SIDES OF THIS RARE RECORD AND CAN CONFIRM THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS GENERALLY SUPERB THROUGHOUT. I NOTED SOME VERY LIGHT & OCCASIONAL BACKGROUND SURFACE NOISE DURING SIDE ONE. DURING SIDE TWO I NOTED SLIGHTLY MORE PRONOUNCED LIGHT & OCCASIONAL SURFACE NOISE AND ALSO SOME LIGHT SURFACE CRACKLE DURING THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND SIDE. THERE ARE NO ANNOYING CLICKS AND THE RECORDS PLAYS VERY NICELY THROUGHOUT.

THE LABELS

THE BLACK & SILVER GROOVED DECCA LABELS, WITH WIDE SILVER ”FULL FREQUENCY STEREOPHONIC SOUND” BAND AND “ORIGINAL RECORDING BY THE DECCA RECORD CO. LTD. LONDON” TEXT AROUND THE RIMS, ARE BOTH IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH JUST A FEW TINY SPINDLE MARKS OVER THE TWO LABELS.

ALL RECORDS ARE REMOVED FROM ANY PICTURE SLEEVE TO PREVENT KNIFING. I DO NOT USE “ENVELOPE STYLE” MAILERS. INSTEAD I USE SPECIAL MAILERS DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOUR RECORDS AND ENSURE SAFE ARRIVAL.

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

£4.25

£6.50

£8.75

£9.50

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

£5.50

£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.