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  DG 1977 Von Karajan 9 LP Beethoven 9 Symphonies Signed Box #87 w/Posters

Wow, what a wonderful find!! This is a very collectible 1977 9 LP box set of Beethoven's 9 Symphonies on Deutsche Grammophon 2763-795 conducted by the reknown Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic. Only 1000 of these very special boxsets were made and this is numbered as #87.

The set consists of 8 LPs of the symphonies, a 9th record of interviews with Mr. von Karajan in German and English, a set of posters and a very nice booklet about the composer, the works, the conductor, and the orchestra. All the items look to be in excellent conditon and very lightly used if at all, with one glaring exception; the cover of the boolet. Apparently at some point, the signature plate glue failed and the plate came loose and off the inside front cover. When replaced incorrectly inside the box set with the weak glue on the booklet, it of course miraculously regained it's strength and bound tightly enough to the cover that whe it was removed at some point it damaged the glossy photo cover by pulling the image off. Go figure....

Those 4 white spots aside, this set is in top shape and certainly should provide hours of listening pleasure for the owner, plus the visual feast of the posters and booklet. what a wonderful gift this would be for the Beethoven or classical music lover in your family!

This LPs looks great. I hate rating records because there is such a subjective disparity on evaluations, but I'd rate this LP as follows:

Vinyl:   NM, shiny with no obvious visible light scratches or scuffs. These LPs look very nice and may be unplayed.

Cover:  NM quite nice and very well cared for with only some light wear on the cover. (see pics).

If you love fine recordings, analog vinyl, and this LP in particular, you need to give it your full attention.

Don't let it get away!!

All records are graded "vinyl / jacket". Assume grading to be "visual" unless noted.

Grades for vinyl :

M : new, un-played, perfect.

M-/NM : like new but carefully played a limited amount of times. Should play perfect with almost no noise or imperfections. May show very faint imperfections from paper scuffs or tiny needle marks.

EX : as above with a few light needle marks, or a few  light surface scratches, and/or inaudible or barely audible scuffs. a very nice used record

VG+ : no groove wear, but some visible scuffs and surface scratches. Should still play with nice fidelity, but will have an occasional pop, tick, and light surface noise, surface noise between tracks. A normal used record.

VG : still showing good gloss but lots of small scratches and scuffs. A slightly abused record that should still play through without skips, but will have light surface noise throughout, pops, ticks, and maybe some light distortion around the edges. I do not consider VG to be a junk grade

VG- to G : any record in less than VG condition that I feel is still worth offering

Grades for jackets:

M : perfect. no wear, square flat corners, solid seams, spine etc.

M-/NM : overall appearance of front and back near perfect but may have a very small problem or faint age wear that I will explain.

EX : as above, nice "un-handled" feel, but may have a small split, a bent corner or two, very light ring wear, small writing. Or a M- jacket with a drill hole, saw-cut, or promo stamp.

VG+ : still have a nice overall appearance, but may have the following defects: seam splits, spine splits, small tears, ring wear, writing, small stains, etc. in various (not severe) degrees. 

VG : defects as above in a greater degree, and possibly a "handled", or "worn" feel to the paper. possible neat tape repairs. will still look good when in a poly-bag.

G or G+ : getting ugly, but for some reason still worth offering.

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The item in this auction has been tested and found to be in good working order, aside from any specific issues noted in the body of the auction above. However, due to the age and nature of this merchandise, all items are sold "AS-IS" and not eligible for return or refund.