Rossini – The Barber of Seville COLUMBIA SAX 2266/68 ED1 B/S CALLAS 1958 RED BOX

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Rossini – The Barber of Seville

COLUMBIA SAX 2266/68 , Year 1958 , Stereo

Very First issue made in the UK THREE (3) LP , Box set is dark pink textured (First Press ) ,
on the libretto there is the date 20h/58 ,Matrix on records are ;  YAX 63-9 / YAX 64-7  stampers g1 / r1 3(record 1)  ;  YAX 65-4 / YAX 66-6 stampers g1 / g1 (record 2)  ;  YAX 67-4 / YAX 68-5 g1 /a1 (record 3)

All three LPs have the BLUE & SILVER label. Includes also the original inner sleeves and the Columbia libretto of 8 pages in Excellent conditions with few visibles spots only .
Soloists – Tito Gobbi, Maria Callas, Luigi Alva, Nicola Zaccaria, Fritz Ollendorff
The Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Alceo Galliera

I have reply the original inner sleeve with a new antistatic inner sleeve and soft plastic outer sleeve, but i will insert in the box also the original inner sleeve all 3 are in Near Mint Condition .

Box Cover is Excellent (with lamination on front very integre & clean , spine has light wear , but is full readable , there are some spots on back  , inside is clean , there is a small sticker of la voce del padrone on front the importer of Columbia Sax Records in end 50's in Italy)

Records Looks all 3 Near Mint or Mint , totally shiny , no scratches ,only few paper scuffs & one or two micro scratches , no spindle marks ,plays superbly well with the top Audiophile Tube Quality of these wonderful first Stereo Recording , there are few surface tics in some sides , but majour part of 3 records plays near to perfect ,there is little surface noise on side a , labels are perfect with x/t marked near on spindle hole )

Stunning Copy will be very difficoult to upgrade !
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ARE BEEN PROFESSIONAL CLEAN WITH RL LIQUID FOR LP AND ARE FREE FROM SPOTS OF MOULDS !
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I HAVE FULL TESTED WITH A VAN DEN HUL COLIBRI CARTRIDGE
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