MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE STEREO AUDIOPHILE LP BRAHMS # 2

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·       JOHANNES BRAHMS - SYMPHONY NO. 2  IN D-MAJOR - ANTAL DORATI CONDUCTS MINNEAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

·       ORIGINAL 1960 "MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE STEREO" AUDIOPHILE, EXTENDED DYNAMIC RANGE,  ANALOG VINYL LP:  SR-90171

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL MAROON (DARK RED) MERCURY LABEL WITH SILVER PRINT

·       No "Vendor of Mercury Records" inscription at the top part on the label.

·       DEEP GROOVE PRESSING.

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       THICK CARDBOARD COVER, AMERICAN STYLE

·       ORIGINAL LAMINATED COVER

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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What else needs to be said? The sound of this classic audiophile "Mercury Living Presence STEREO" LP is incredible and, nothing short of breathtaking. This classical masterpiece leaps from out of your speakers with such persuasiveness and authority that you will forever lose any desire to buy another CD. Under the watchful eye of Mercury’s engineers and producers, the Crew created one of the recording and engineering marvels of the 1950’s and 60's.

These recordings - mostly classical, but also a handful of pop and easy listening titles - were made under the supervision of the most knowledgeable technicians and engineers on earth. The sound is simply amazing. Quiet passages are so quiet - and the surface noise so conspicuously absent - that you will not even realize that your stylus had hit the surface of the record until the music starts. The highs are high, and the lows are very low. You are going to need a subwoofer and a hypersensitive woofer to express some of these tonal ranges appropriately. This is the music for the ears, heart, mind and guts alike.

THIS IS A NO-RESERVE AUCTION!

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·       CONDITION:

·       RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted below, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the normal room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG NEAR MINT. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The record is STILL in its original, “rice paper” inner sleeve (typically used in the 50’s and very early 60’s) which has (apparently with success) shielded the record from the harmful impact of elements over many years! We believe that, despite great technological progress, these early “rice paper” inner sleeves provided a degree of protection MUCH HIGHER than any other material used ever since.

(c)           The record has a "deep groove" (an indent in the label about 1/2-inch from the perimeter of the label, which on SOME labels is associated with very early or first pressings)

(d)          The record is apparently pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the very first pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, exceedingly vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from your compact disc!

(e)           Stereo  pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more preferable to its mono  counterpart. The mix is more graphic, the resolution more precise and the channel separation (which does not exist on mono version) adds a whole new dimension to the music. Also, in some instances, (we do not guarantee) the mixes may be somewhat different than on the mono version. We estimate that mono copies of this album outnumber stereo copies  by a ratio of at least 5:1.

(f)            Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER (THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, LAMINATED, GLOSSY COVER):

COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has a minor, barely visible, 'bump' (dent) on the opening side

-        Cover has a small quality control (inspection) stamp on the back panel

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No ring wear

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No yellowing from aging

-        No writing

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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