KIRI TE KANAWA BOWL OF BROOKLANDS 1970 ONLY GIVEN TO FESTIVAL WORKERS

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50

PLEASE NOTE TO US BIDDERS: POSTAGE: IS $19 WORLDWIDE FOR 1 LP OR $22 FOR TWO LPS AND $5 PER LP" AFTER THAT. **PLEASE IGNORE THE $4 POSTAGE PRICE THAT EBAY FORCES ME TO PUT - IF YOU DONT WANT TO PAY MY POSTAGE PRICES THEN PLEASE DONT DO ANY SORT OF BIDDING.  AND IF YOU ONLY PAY THE $4 I WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO REFUND YOUR MONEY AND CONTACT EBAY.  THANKS. PLEASE WAIT FOR ME TO SEND AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING. AND BUYERS IN NZ AND AUSTRALIA THE POSTAGE WILL BE A BIT CHEAPER ALSO.

THE WORK MEGA RARE GETS USED A LOT IN EBAY - BUT THIS TRULY IS VERY RARE. (I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A COLLECTOR THAT ONLY 100 - 150 WERE PRESSED) THIS IS KIRI TE KANAWA  PERFORMING WITH THE ST. MARY'S CHORAL GROUP IN A BOWL OF BROOKLYN TRUST PRESENTATION 1970.

AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE BLURB ON THE BACK COVER THIS WAS ONLY GIVEN TO FESTIVAL EMPLOYEES AND MUSICIANS OF THE NEW PLYMOUTH FESTIVAL, AND I QUOTE "THE RECORDING IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR COMMERCIAL RELEASE"

SO THIS COULD BE ONE OF THE RAREST KIRI TE KANAWA (AND POSSIBLY ONE OF THE RAREST NZ PRESSED ALBUMS EVER TOO?)

YOU WILL NOTICE THE LABEL IS HMV BUT YOU WILL ALSO NOTICE THE LABEL SAY HIS MASTER'S VOICE PROCESS RECORDING (WHICH MEANS ITS A PRIVTAE RECORDING) ALSO THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS PR. 552 AND PR IS THE CODE IN NZ IN THE 60S AND 70S FOR  PRIVATE RECORDINGS.

SO I GUESS I'M NOT LYING WHEN I SAY ITS MEGA RARE I MEAN IT. I COULD ONLY FIND ONE REFERENCE TO IT ON GOOGLE SO AGAIN, ITS MEGA RARE! (IT EVEN HAS THE ORIGINAL PAPER INNER SLEEVE WITH THE DATE IT WAS MADE STAMPED ON IT (11 / 21 / 70)

EVEN THE COVER PHOTO IS AMAZING - I HAVE NEVER SEEN KIRI PHOTOGRAPHED LIKE THIS!

ARTIST & TITLE: KIRI TE KANAWA BOWL OF BROOKLANDS 1970 MEGA RARE ONLY GIVEN TO FESTIVAL WORKERS

VINYL PRESSING: NZ PRESSING

LABEL: HMV (PRIVATE RECORDING) 

CAT # PR.552

VINYL CONDITION: VG+/VG MANY WOULD CALL THIS A VG+ BUT I AM HARD ON MY GRADINGS SO I WILL SIT ON THE FENCE BETWEEN THE TWO GRADES

COVER CONDITION: VG HAS RING WEAR AND FOXING ON FRONT AND BACK 

ADDITIONAL INFO: PRIVATE AND RARE RECORDING OF ONE OF OPERA'S MOST BRILLIAN SINGERS. IF YOU COLLECT RARE KIWI, OR RARE OPERA - SONT MISS OUT ON THIS - I DOUBT YOU MIGHT EVER SEE ANOYTHER COPY.

PLEASE IGNORE ANY POSSIBLE GLARE IN THE COVER - IT WOULD BE JUST THE CAMERA FLASH.

ALL VINYL REMVED FROM COVER AND PLACED IN PLASTIC SLEEVE TO PREVENT SPLITTING IN SHIPPING. I PACK ITEMS VERY SOLIDLY TOO.

PLEASE NOTE TO US BIDDERS: POSTAGE: IS $19 WORLDWIDE FOR 1 LP OR $22 FOR TWO LPS AND $5 PER LP" AFTER THAT. **PLEASE IGNORE THE $4 POSTAGE PRICE THAT EBAY FORCES ME TO PUT - IF YOU DONT WANT TO PAY MY POSTAGE PRICES THEN PLEASE DONT DO ANY SORT OF BIDDING.  AND IF YOU ONLY PAY THE $4 I WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO REFUND YOUR MONEY AND CONTACT EBAY.  THANKS. PLEASE WAIT FOR ME TO SEND AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING. AND BUYERS IN NZ AND AUSTRALIA THE POSTAGE WILL BE A BIT CHEAPER ALSO.

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NM = Mint. No such thing really, unless its still sealed. or brand new, unplayed.
EX- = Excellent. Looks almost new. Possibly has one to two minors faults, and some evidence of having been played, with no audible defect.
VG+ = Very Good Plus. Has light scuffs and scratches but mostly inaudible. possibly can hear a bit of noise in quiet parts. Records with slight surface noise and/or scuffs fall into this category.
VG = Very Good. Has a bit more wear and tear, surface noise a bit more apparent, but still very listenable. Records in this category have more significant damage or wear.
VG- = More, distracting surface noise. Quite audible but good for singalongs etc ;-) Only used for rarites that you otherwise may not find.
G+ = Good Plus. Not really good, more like a dustbin lid, used really only for rarities and/or label fillers

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