KUBELIK: Dvorak: New World Symphony (Decca SXL 2005 UK Stereo LP) ED1 WBg BBB.

	£		23
	$		30

     

Rafael Kubelik/ Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Dvorak: Symphony No. 5 in E minor "From The New World" 

(Decca SXL 2005 UK Stereo LP 1958)

 

This is an original UK Stereo pressing in very nice overall condition! It has a fully laminated flipback sleeve which has an extremely thin spine. The "spine text" is on the rear sleeve next to the spine. There is a "blue border" around the text on the rear sleeve. The rear of the sleeve has a printing date on the bottom flipback (F.R.B. 9/58). This indicates that this sleeve was originally printed in September 1958. It comes with its original generic polythene-lined "FFSS" company paper inner sleeve.

The record is pressed on thick vinyl & has ED1 "wide band" Decca labels which are grooved also. They have the "Original Recordings By.." text on them. The record has 1st press ZAL-3380-3E and ZAL-3381-2E matrix numbers. These are machine stamped in the dead wax.

This is a genuine UK 1st pressing with the earliest matrix numbers, a 1958 printing date on the rear sleeve, & a "blue border" fully laminated flipback sleeve. I have some other rare & collectable 1950's & 1960's Stereo UK 1st pressing LP's for sale. So please see my other listings. Don't miss out!


Sleeve: There is a tiny 0.6 cm bit of more moderate hairline rubbing wear at the top of the spine edge. There is a slightly smaller 0.5 cm area of more moderate hairline rubbing wear at the bottom of the spine edge. There is some mild to more moderate rubbing wear to the corner tips. There is some light, mild or very mild hairline rubbing wear on the sleeve opening edges on some areas. This is not too noticeable under a strong light. There is a thin area of mild, very mild or very minor rippling wear along the spine edge of the rear sleeve only (see photo). This is not that noticeable under a strong light.

There is a minor 1.5 cm bit or paper residue, from another LP sleeve, stuck on the rear sleeve, near the spine edge. This doesn't notice that much. The spine edge is in very nice condition. There are no seam splits on any edge of the sleeve. There is some light, very mild or very minor laminate peeling at the very front sleeve opening edge on some areas. No laminate has peeled away. There is some light, mild, very mild or very minor ringwear on some areas. Overall, Very Good+ condition.  These early UK Decca sleeves are very prone to wear but this is a clean & tidy copy overall.

Vinyl: There are about 5 very small, and very minor, surface sleeve rub marks on Side 1. These measure from 1 cm and 2.5 cm in length. They are extremely feint and are barely visible under a strong light. There are two extremely light hairline sleeve rub marks on Side 2. These are a bit longer and measure 5 cm and 7 cm in length respectively. They are quite near to each other. Again, they are barely visible under a strong light. There is a very light 1 cm hairline surface mark on Side 2. This is not too noticeable under a strong light.

Otherwise, there are some light, very mild or very minor sleeve rubs which can barely be seen under a strong light. The original inner sleeve, over time, has left some light, very mild or very minor dull surface marks on some areas. These, again, can hardly be seen under a strong light. Overall, Very Good+ condition. The labels are in Excellent condition and show light or very mild spindle wear only.

The original polythene-lined company inner sleeve is in Very Good++ condition. There is some light, mild or very minor ringwear, fading & creasing. A small number has been written in one top corner tip area. There are no seam splits.

I have play tested this LP in its entirety & it plays Very Good+ to Near Excellent overall, & Excellent in some places. There is some light, mild, very mild or very minor intermittent crackle in the background, to a varying degree, at the beginning of Side 1 and Side 2. It never overpowers the music. In both cases the crackle eases out about a quarter of the way through the side. After that, there is some light, mild, very mild or very minor crackle in some quieter places. 

This is a very reasonable audio copy overall. However, this LP would certainly benefit from a deep down professional clean in the grooves. Visually the vinyl looks quite nice & clean. Any crackle is almost certainly due to microscopic deep down dirt in the grooves. It would, I believe, play Excellent & better after a professional clean.


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    >>  Grading Information All grading is very strict & adheres to 'Record Collector' specifications. However, I have fine tuned them & they are explained below. All vinyl is examined closely under a strong light & play tested on excellent quality audio equipment.

MINT Condition = This is as perfect a copy as you are likely to find. The cover will show no, or next to no, wear. The vinyl will be unplayed or very, very near unplayed.

NEAR MINT Condition = Nearly mint, just slightly under. There maybe some minor paper/ inner sleeve rubs that can barely be seen under strong light. This disc has been played only a few times & has been extremely well  cared for. The cover is nearly perfect - Very minimal wear only.

EXCELLENT Condition = An excellent copy will show only mild, or minor, signs of use. There will be light, or very mild, sleeve rubs that can hardly be seen under strong light. There may be a very small & minor hairline mark in some instances. Play, in most cases, will be excellent or better. There may be some light, or very light, crackle in a few quieter places. The sleeve will show mild, or minor, rubbing wear & ringwear only.

NEAR EXCELLENT Condition = This has been played a few more times but it has been well cared for. There will be mild sleeve rubs which can be seen under a strong light. There may be a couple of minor, or light, hairline marks. Playback will be generally excellent or better. There may be some light, mild or very mild crackle in some quieter places. The cover will show mild rubbing wear, ringwear or creasing

Very Good Condition = Most records that have been quite well played, but reasonably well cared for, tend to fit into this category. This is probably the most varied of the gradings so I have elaborated below.

There may be mild to more moderate sleeve rubs which can only be seen under a strong light. There may be a few light hairline marks but nothing too bad. A quite well played but serviceable copy. Playback will be very agreeable overall. There will be light, mild or very mild crackle in some places. There may also be a few light clicks. A more thorough description will always be on the listing. The record will certainly not be trashed!

The cover will show more noticeable signs of storage or use. There will be mild to more moderate rubbing wear on some edges There could be fading, ringwear or a minor seam split. There could be some mild creasing or mild sticker tears.

Please note that I also use "+" or "-" symbols for this grading. A plus symbol is obviously at the top end of "Very Good" & is really not too far from being in "Near Excellent" condition. The minus symbol obviously means it is at the lower end. This will mean that it is near to being in "Good+" condition. 
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I will also remove the vinyl from the sleeve & place them in a re-sealable polythene sleeve. In order to prevent seam splits. Depending on the inner sleeve; I often remove the vinyl from the inner sleeve & place it in a separate plain paper, or polythene-lined, plain inner sleeve. I am very conscientious and careful when packaging your LP(s).

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