*READ DESCRIPTION* THE CALLAS CARMEN 3 LP BOX SET MARIA CALLAS UK HMV 64 RARE

	£		220
	$		291

BILLINGHAMMACHINEBOY 

FREE EMI DEMONSTRATION 7 INCH SINGLE ALSO INCLUDED IN SALE!! ( SEE MY OTHER ITEMS)

ARTIST: BIZET. PERFORMED BY MARIA CALLAS ,GEDDA ET AL. CONDUCTED BY GEORGES PRETRE.
TITLE : CARMEN . BOX SET IS ENTITLED 'THE CARMEN CALLAS'
LABEL: HMV 
CATALOGUE NUMBER: SDAN 143-145
COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE AND RELEASE:UK
YEAR OF ISSUE: 1964
UK RECORD COLLECTOR GRADINGS USED. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THESE BEFORE BUYING.
CONDITION OF BOX: BOX HAS SOME ISSUES. THERE IS A SPLIT ON THE FRONT AT THE TOP RIGHT HAND SIDE WHICH HAS BEEN REPAIRED WITH TAPE. ALSO HAS TAPE ON THE THE  FRONT BOTTOM CORNER AND ON BOTH OF THE REAR CORNERS WHICH FIT INTO THE BOX WHEN CLOSED. NOT SURE IF THESE ARE SPLIT BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO REMOVE THE TAPE! THIS TAPE MAY HAVE BEEN FITTED  AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.EDGE WEAR ON ALL SIDES. THERE IS A CATALOGUE NUMBER WRITTEN ON THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF THE REAR PANEL... APART  FROM THIS COVER IS OK! COLOURS ARE STILL VIBRANT AND UNDIMMED.NO HEAVY SCRATCHES.  (PLEASE SEE ALL 12 PICTURES)  GRADES 'GOOD'  
CONDITION OF RECORDS: VISUAL RECORDS HAVE A LOVELY GLOSS BUT UNDER CLOSE INSPECTION A FEW VERY LIGHT OCCASIONAL HAIRLINES/SCUFFS CAN BE SEEN ( NOTHING FEELABLE)  GRADES EX-/EX

PLAYGRADE: I HAVE PLAYED ALL 6 SIDES IN THEIR ENTIRETY. PLAYS PRETTY WELL ON THE WHOLE BUT THERE IS MODERATE SURFACE NOISE  IN THE QUIETEST SECTIONS (OF WHICH THERE ARE FEW) THIS IS NORMAL FOR A VINYL  RECORD. (PLEASE REMEMBER ,THIS IS A RECORD - NOT A CD!) OCCASIONAL LIGHT CLICK. (THINK I COUNTED ABOUT 12 IN THE WHOLE 2 AND A HALF HOUR RECORDING. NO POPS,STICKING OR JUMPS. TO GET THE BEST FROM THIS RECORD, I WOULD RECOMMEND A PROFESSIONAL ULTRASONIC CLEAN. GRADES VG+/EX-
INNER SLEEVE: 2 ARE VERY GOOD BUT THE THIRD HAS A LIGHT TEAR ( PICTURED) 3 DIGIT NUMBERS WRITTEN IN CORNER . GRADES VG

BOOKLETS: 2 SMALLER BOOKLETS HAVE A FEW EDGE CREASES BUT ARE GENERALLY IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE THIRD,LARGER BOOKLET HAS SOME LAMINATE LIFT ON THE FRONT COVER BUT AGAIN , IS GENERALLY IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.. GRADES EX

LABELS: EXCELLENT. ORIGINAL 'KT TAX CODE' STAMPED ON LABEL. NO SPINDLE MARKS.

COMMENT: VERY RARE RECORD. THE BOX IS IN ROUGH CONDITION BUT THIS CAN BE IMPROVED WITH A REPAIR. FORTUNATELY,THE MONO AND STEREO BOX OF THIS ISSUE ARE EXACTLY THE SAME ,SO ,SHOULD YOU HAVE A MINT MONO BOX, THEN THESE CAN BE 'MARRIED' UP. OR PERHAPS YOU CAN GET A MONO COPY ON THE CHEAP AND MATCH THEM UP TO CREATE A BETTER COPY.  3 BOOKLETS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME FOR THE MONO AND STEREO ISSUES TOO!! ALSO INCLUDED IN THE SALE IS A 7 INCH EMI CLASSICAL SAMPLER FEATURING HEAVYWEIGHTS SUCH AS JOHANNA MARTZY AND MICHAEL RABIN. (SEE MY OTHER ITEMS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION) 

IN SUMMARY WE HAVE A VERY RARE RECORD. THIS IS NOT A MINT COPY OF THIS AND THE ASKING PRICE REFLECTS THIS. (THIS RECORD CAN SELL FOR £800 + IN THE RIGHT CONDITION) THIS IS STILL A VERY LISTENABLE COPY THOUGH. PLEASE ONLY BUY IF YOU ACCEPT THIS DESCRIPTION.
  

POSTAGE FROM SURREY,UK

UK:£0.99
(SIGNED FOR RECORDED  DELIVERY )

REST OF WORLD: £10.99 (SIGNED FOR RECORDED DELIVERY ) 

ITEMS WILL BE SENT OUT THE DAY AFTER I RECEIVE POSTAGE. RECORD WILL BE SENT OUT IN A PROPER RECORD MAILER AND STIFFENERS WILL BE USED. RECORD WILL BE SEPARATED FROM THE OUTER SLEEVE AND PLACED IN A POLYTHENE OUTER SLEEVE TO STOP SPLITTING IN TRANSIT.

NO QUIBBLE FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE IF NOT SATISFIED IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM.

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