RCA VICTOR PROGRAM TRANSCRIPTION L-7000 Rachmaninoff piano Chopin Sonata in Bb m

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Description for RCA VICTOR 12" 33 1/3 RPM PROGRAM TRANSCRIPTION L-7000

Artist:  SERGEI RACHMANINOFF piano solo.

A:  Piano Sonata in B flat minor (Chopin, Op. 35) I. Grave - Doppio movimento  II. Scherzo 

B:  III. Marche Funebre: Lento (the famous "Funeral March)  IV. Finale: Presto 

Remarks:  The studio performance was recorded by Victor February 18, 1930, and released by Victor (and Gramophone in Europe) as record sets.  No discography puts them on this record, but here they are.  I dated this record's release by the years others in the L-7000 series were released. 

Condition:  This record has some wear and light scratches.

Sound:  Started off with some surface noise that improved markedly when I added weight to my tone arm.*  There were some brief ticks on the first side.

Label:   There are numbers written with a black marker on both labels.

Sleeve:  I found an RCA Victor sleeve for this record that has some top tears.  The side and bottom had become unglued.  I temporarily fixed it with a glue stick.

Records are graded using eBays’s grading scale, based mostly on the record’s surface appearance.  Grading is conservative but subjective.  Records are only moderately cleaned for photos and testing. Sound conditions are detailed above, and only very poor (or very good) sound may affect grading.  Labels and sleeves are not graded; see photos for those details.  Records are tested on an inexpensive, but modern, Crosely portable phonograph.  *Sometimes a small weight (1.5g) is added to the tone arm to enhance playback and tracking.

MINT:  A new record, sealed, or possibly never played.                  

NEAR MINT:  A used record that looks new -- shiny -- with negligible wear.

EXCELLENT:  May have some light scuffs and/or scratches, but still has most of its shine.

VERY GOOD PLUS:  Has some wear and may appear a little cloudy with light scuffs or scratches, but still has some shine.

VERY GOOD:  Record is quite cloudy, and/or has a few deeper scratches.

GOOD PLUS:  Record looks very cloudy, and has a deep scratches or other flaws.                      

GOOD:  Record is very worn and gray, scratched, or flawed, but is still playable.

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