SAX 2364 UK 1ST BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto 5 EMPEROR RICHTER-HAASER, Ivan Kertesz

	£		33
	$		44

BEETHOVEN - PIANO CONCERTO No 5 ' EMPEROR''

THE ORIGINAL ' STEREO ' PRESSING ON COLUMBIA

SAX  2422

EXCELLENT PLUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:COLUMBIA SAX 2422 
• MATRIX: YAX 627-7 /628-7
• MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 L / 1 GT

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SUPERB PASTEL GREEN ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE RICH AND VIBRANT BASE COLOURS FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, AND ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND CLEAR AND LEGIBLE. EVEN USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS I AM UNABLE TO SEE ANY MORE THAN 1-2 SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE FIRST PRESS STILL RETAINS ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE, AND GLEAMS LIKE NEW. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF ANY HANDLING MARKS , AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS, EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST SOME WISPY HAIRLINES AND A FEW TINY HANDLING LINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS MAGNIFICENT

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE RECORDING AT ANY POINT SHOWING THAT THE LITTLE PLAY THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER

THERE ARE A FEW MOMENTS OF LIGHTLY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND, HEARD ONLY DURING SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES , PLUS ON SIDE TWO ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH THERE ARE FIVE TINY ROTATIONAL TICS. I HAVE CHECKED THE VINYL AND CANNOT SEE ANY MARK THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS.

PLEASE TAKE A FULL LISTEN TO THE WHOLE COMPOSITION AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, NON LAMINATED FLIPBACK REAR SURFACE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN, WITH A LAMINATE THAT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND NO FOLDS OR BENDS

THERE ARE TWO SMALL LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER HAS A TINY SPLIT TO THE EDGE, AND THUS SOME WEAR HERE. THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TIP IS ALSO LIGHTLY RUBBED.

THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL THE LAMINATE ACROSS THE SURFACE WITH JUST A SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER. AS MENTIONED THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A LITTLE SPLIT TO THE RIGHT CORNER, BUT IS OTHERWISE OK

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOURS ARE ALL STILL THERE WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUBBING SHOWING AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS   SLIGHTLY BURRED

THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS AND A VERY WHITE SURFACE THAT HAS NO RUBBING TO THE TYPEFACE. THE SURFACE IS CLEAN AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS, JUST A LIGHT TRACE OF HANDLING TO THE EDGES

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT CONDITION, JUST HAS A COUPLE OF CORNER CREASES, AND A LITTLE AGEING

I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

IF YOU WIN AN LP AUCTION OF MINE THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL GET IN TERMS OF PACKING AND DELIVERY.

I TREAT EVERY ALBUM WITH THE RESPECT IT DESERVES. THE FIRST THING IS THAT I REMOVE THE LP FROM THE SLEEVE AND PLACE IT INTO A BRAND NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE TO PROTECT NOT ONLY THE LP BUT THE SLEEVE AS WELL. THE LP IS PLACED BEHIND THE SLEEVE AND THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE LOCATED BACK INSIDE THE SLEEVE.

THE ALBUM IS PLACED INSIDE A BRAND NEW THICK PVC OUTER SLEEVE. NOT SOME FLIMSY POLY THING, A PROPER COLLECTORS PVC SLEEVE.

I USE THE TOUGHEST CRUCIFORM BOXES TO PLACE THE LP INTO AND INCLUDE ONE VERY HEAVY DUTY STIFFENER INSIDE THE BOX AS WELL. THE OUTSIDE OF THE BOX WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL STIFFENERS PLACED ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK SURFACES OR AS MANY AS NEEDED TO ENSURE THE CORNERS CANNOT GET DAMAGED OR THE BOX BENT.

FINALLY THE LP IS SENT EITHER SIGNED FOR, TRACKED AND SIGNED FOR DEPENDING ON WHICH SERVICE IS AVAILABLE FOR EACH COUNTRY.

THE TRACKING NUMBER IS UPDATED ON EBAY UPON MY RETURN FROM THE POST OFFICE

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY