Grieg.

Øivin Fjeldstad - The London Symphony Orchestra

Peer Gynt (Incidental Music To Ibsen's Play)

In VG condition. Light arks, and faint scratches, plays with some surface noise in places, nothing ugly, and still a good listen, but there are some crackle and pops from some light scratches evident in place
Decca SXL 2012 
(6D / 2E)
Has no Tax Code on the Label
Black/silver 'grooved wideband' labels
"Original recording by" at 11 o'clock
"Made in England" at bottom
"Recording first published 1958"
Decca 'Musical Notes' logo on both sides
Matrix numbers printed upside-down
Sleeve:
Front laminated
'Half-moon' flipbacks (aka scalloped)
Triangular "Decca Stereophonic" logo on front and back
Thin spine with no text on it
"Printed in England" on bottom flipback
"Cover illustration by Arthur Rackham from Ibsen's Peer Gynt reproduced by kind permission of the publishers, G. G. Harrap and Co. Ltd." on back
Liner notes in English on back
Label: Decca – SXL 2012, Decca – SXL.2012 Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo. Country: UK Released: 1958 Genre: Classical Style: Romantic

Tracklist

Peer Gynt (Incidental Music To Ibsen's Play)
Prelude, Op. 23, No. 1
Morning Mood, Op. 23, No. 13
The Death Of Ase, Op. 23, No. 12
Anitra's Dance, Op. 23, No. 16
In The Hall Of The Mountain King, Op. 23, No. 7
Ingrid's Abduction And Lament, Op. 23, No. 4
Arab Dance, Op. 23, No. 15
Peer Gynt's Home-Coming, Op. 23, No. 19
Solvejg's Song, Op. 23, No. 11
Dance Of The Mountain King's Daughter, Op. 23, No. 8

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Kingsway Hall
• Mastered At – Decca Studios
• Pressed By – Decca Record Co. Ltd., Pressing Plant, UK.
• Printed By – Balding & Mansell Ltd
• Record Company – The Decca Record Company Limited

Credits

• Composed By – Grieg*
• Conductor – Øivin Fjeldstad
• Engineer [Uncredited] – Alan Reeve, Cyril Windebank
• Illustration [Cover] – Arthur Rackham
• Mastered By [Side A] – D (36)
• Mastered By [Side B] – E (24)
• Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra
• Producer [Uncredited] – Christopher Raeburn
• Sleeve Notes – Robert Boas

A few words about condition.

Grade & 
score out of 100
                                           GRADING
Mint is a Rigid Band - The next Four Grades are all Narrow Bands, that slightly widen as the condition gradually deteriorates - Good is still Good, but there is a rapid widening of the Grade Bands, as the condition deteriorates over the last Four grades.

MINT
100
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.
Only graded on records that are sealed or clearly unplayed.
 
NEAR MINT
97 to 99        

EXCELLENT
90 to 96
The record shows virtually no signs of having been played,  there is no lessening in sound quality.
The cover and  packaging might have the slightest of tiny defects.
 
The record shows some slight signs of having been played, but there is very little, (if any) lessening in sound quality.
The cover and  packaging might have very slight wear. 
 
VERY GOOD PLUS
80 to 89

VERY GOOD
69 to 79
The record shows signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality.
The cover and  packaging might have slight wear, light creasing.

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.
This is an above average used record, that has been well looked after.




GOOD
56 to 68
The record has been played so much that the sound quality has deteriorated, but the record will still play through, and it will not be a completely unpleasant listening experience, even at the bottom of this grade (56).
The cover and contents may suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc. 




FAIR
41 to 55
The record is still playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even stick, skip or jump.. This is starting to be an unpleasant listening experience at the top of the grade (55) and will not be a pleasant listening experience at all by the end of it (41).
The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced. 
 
POOR
25 to 40
The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc.
The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing. 
 
BAD
0 - 24
The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.
The Sleeve is non existent (0) or what is left, is only just recognisable.

A few words about postage.

Within Australia, the best value for multiple purchases is a 5KG satchel, where as many as 15 to 20 LPs can be posted for $22.00 registered post. (well packed in a box, inside the satchel)

My Policies on postage are simple.

I post at cost.
The user pays.
I package well.