Oistrakh - Beethoven violin concerto in D Major Op. 61 - Cluytens SAXO 2315 NM
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David Oistrakh - Beethoven violin concerto in D Major Op. 61 - Andre Cluytens - SAXO 2315 - NM
Label: Columbia – SAXO 2315 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: Australia Released: 1960 Genre: Classical Style: Classical
Side 1 - visual NM / audio NM Side 2 - visual NM / audio NM Cover - NM
This is an immaculate first Australian press with the flat edge and first turquoise and silver label. Identical to UK first matrix YLX 1006-2 & YLX 1007-16. No spindle lines. The audio is near mint.
Matrix numbers on Australian pressings are the same as 1st edition UK pressed SAX 2315 (YLX 1006-2 and YLX 1007-16). Due to the low volumes pressed in Australia, compared to the UK, those matrix numbers were used throughout life of the Australian release. First Label Turquoise and Silver right through to the last 'Magic Notes' label Australian Issue had those Matrix numbers. Only the very first UK pressings had those low stamper matrix numbers. The last of the UK Turquoise labels had an updated stamper -6 / -20 which have not been seen by me yet in Australia.
First issues in Australia had no raised lip edge (Flat edge in the style of the earliest 33CX pressings) and the cover for those ones had an Australian version of the radiowaves stereophonic sticker on the jacket in white with blue radiowaves rather than the UK stereophonic sticker in a similar design in metallic gold and red radio waves.
Cover is unique to Australia as a painted "Impressionistic" style head of David Oistraikh in black and white, with 3 overlayed silhouettes of a violin Bridge, block printed over the portrait. Earliest flat edge pressings were the first off the stamper, and the cover of those seemed to always have the stereophonic radio waves sticker, later issues did not have the round radio waves sticker. Ealiest jackets that seemed to match the flat edge pressing were flipback and the block printed violin bridge over Oistrakhs left cheek was dark purple. Later issues changed to a lighter rose colored bridge, and were later, not flipback.
Having listened to both UK Stampers, and three different versions of the Australian pressing (flat edge early, Raised lip early and the last thin vinyl magic notes issue.) It would seem the earliest flat edge pressing Australian issue has a fuller tone and best representation of Bass response. Compared directly to an English -6/-20 turquoise label pressing, the UK pressing had a shallow and 'tinny' tone. Apologies to the UK pressing fans that thought it was the best sounding. I have sold a couple of the early flat edge pressings to overseas collectors of SAX pressings and their response to me was they agreed about the fuller tone, more of a 'LIVE' performance feel of the Earliest Australian pressing.
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- MINT- = Not a mark. If it's a record it plays with absolutely no noise (that I could hear), if it's a cover it is spotless.
- EX = Slightly inferior to MINT-. Maybe has a couple of pops or marks but has no effect. The cover will have very minor wear.
- VG+ = Pretty standard rating with most falling into this category. You can expect the music to come over clean but there will be some clicks or crackles and maybe the odd pop. The cover may have some obvious minor ring wear, creasing and laminate lift.
- VG = Getting some surface marks and noise while playing. Cover may have some obvious ring wear or general wear
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