SAX 2446 - 50 St Matthew Passion Bach T/S 1st ed. RARE

	A$		380
	$		252

SAX 2446-2450 St. Matthews Passion first label turquoise and silver (or if you prefer to call it Blue silver) English pressing!!! Get in while the australian dollar is so cheap to buy, I get my money, you get a cheap purchase on exchange rates.

Only a couple of very small scuffs, mostly non sounding, only scuffs/scratches that make any noise are on side 1(Photo 4) very soft pipping occasionally before singing commences, photo intentionally taken in sunlight to make it look its worst, mostly non sounding, worst is 4 repetitive 'pips' during a quiet flute solo. A scratch on side 9, so small it won't show in a photo, but at 11 oclock on side 9, makes soft pipping during solo soft singing, hardly noticeable, 2 other non sounding hairline scuffs on that side, that look worse than the sounding scratch!!

Scuff on side 8 (photo's 5& 6) NON SOUNDING, again taken in strong sunlight so it looks really bad, but no sound.  Other than that beautiful glossy records with no noticeable vinyl noise, showing therefore little wear and good care in their life. There is one invisible (magnifying glass required) spot on beginning of side 8 which gives 4 distinct clicks, under magnification it looks like a pinprick dot (dent) that has caused this, no tracking faults anywhere though.

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SO BID ACCORDINGLY AND WITH THAT IN MIND, THE RECORDS ARE GREAT

Artists

Conductor Otto Klemperer, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Peter Pears, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Chriesta Ludwig, Nicolai Gedda, Janet Baker, Geraint Evans, Walter Berry The  Philharmonia Orchestra and Choir,

Wax No.s

RECORD 1 (single sided record)  YAX 836-5

RECORD 2 YAX 837 -11 & YAX 838-3

RECORD 3 YAX 839-3 & YAX 840-6

RECORD 4 YAX 841-3 & YAX 842-1

RECORD 5 YAX 843-5 & YAX 844-8

Box condition (See Photo's)Average, has corner splits on closing lid, bottom  corners. Some splitting back of box at bottom (see photo 9).  Has some bottom edge shelf wear, see same photo.  Again photo's taken in full sunlight so even a bit of gloss worn of the edges looks really bad in the photo, but don't say I don't give detailed descriptions!!!

 shelf wear only to bottom and back of box  where sliding may have occured . 

 The spline lettering  is a little  faint, assume it was brighter at some stage.

Inside of box is  clean with no sign of previous staining, moisture or mould.but has hand written name and date 1966 on insideclosing lid (see photo 12)

LP's Condition (see Photo's) Overall EXCELLENT, See above for details of two faintly audible scratches.

All records have been Preliminary washed using a Knosti Antistat bath, followed by Last Power Cleaner and finished with Last Record Preservative (said to protect from wear damage for up to 200 plays). 'Last 'is an archive quality Cleaner, and AUDIOPHILES SUCH AS YOURSELF, ARE PROBABLY ALREADY USING THIS, OR S IMILAR RECORD PRESERVERS, i HAVE JUST SAVED YOU THE TIME AND EXPENSE.

Having said how well I have tried to preserve them for you, the discs are in overall beautiful condition, some light scuffs that do not affect the playback (I've test played those sections) and the small and faint scratches as detailed above.

Having had the full cleaning and preserving treatment, they are stunning in their Gloss, and having play tested a fair portion of them, a high recommendation to the quality of these early Columbia pressings, (really good in live opera!) and low levels of background vinyl noise

Odd sections test played throughout rest of records show  pops and clicks, as usual associated with vinyl recordings, but they would be more described as odd pops and clicks without repetitive patterns associated with scratch style damage. ONLY VERY OCCASIONAL AT THAT !!

There is some  spindle wear from being placed on a spinning turntable at times throughout their nearly fifty(?) years of life. but a couple of the records seem to have almost none, would indicate full opera may not have been played(?)

Except for a few non playing hairline scuffs, and the scratches as described, records are very glossy with that "new" look to them .

Booklet  (Libretto)32 pages

No tears or dog ears,Beautiful condition

Dust Jackets original early sleeves supplied in good condition but as records have been cleaned and treated with archive quality preservative, I have supplied 5 new anti scratch sleeves from Mobile Fidelity (MFSL) these are standard issue with their audiophile issues.

RULES FOR BIDDING

If you have hidden feedback, less than 98% positive or less than 50 recent visible positives, I would appreciate email contact first to establish your credentials.  Credentials mean that I need to know you will be paying with VERIFIED PAYPAL account, and I of course will only be mailing to that verified address. DON'T EXPECT TO GET MY PERMISSION IN THE LAST 2 HOURS OF BIDDING, DO IT BEFOREHAND. (Buyers who have had trouble free transactions with me already qualify of course, regardless of the feedback status)

Winning bids unpaid after 7 days will be reported as non paying bidder and item opened to second chance offer.

POSTAGE and insurance.

I am giving FREE INSURANCE AND REGISTRATION and packing on this item, you just pay postage.

Check for Australia post cost and access to your country by emailing me or go to their web address and check it out  http://www1.auspost.com.au/pac/

I will only charge you the standard air mail rate to your country, and I will pay for registration and insurance and packing (in custom made new box) IS THAT A GOOD DEAL OR WHAT?

All the below are based on LP's box and packaging weighing just under 2 kg (sorry on behalf of the very expensive Australia Post)

They include signed delivery confirmation($3.20 FREE) + air mail rate(you pay)  + PACKAGING ($2 FREE) + INSURANCE ($5 FREE).

YES I am giving you over $10 worth of the mailing costs FREE

please be aware delivery after posting  can still be upto 3 weeks depending how far away you are.

EUROPE (UK ETC)                $62.85 + FREE REGISTRATION, PACKING & INSURANCE,

UNITED STATES                   $49.65 + FREE REGISTRATION, PACKING & INSURANCE, 

ASIA (JAPAN AND CHINA)   $40.85 + FREE REGISTRATION, PACKING & INSURANCE

AUSTRALIA                          $14.85  + FREE REGISTRATION PACKING & INSURANCE(ONLY $4-70 FREE)

Combined postage with other items closing this week welcome. Please ask.

I CAN ONLY INSURE BASED ON THE CUSTOMS DECLARATION STATED VALUE, PLEASE BE AWARE SHOULD YOU BE LIABLE FOR ANY CUSTOMS ON A SECOND HAND LP IN YOUR COUNTRY, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT PAYMENT (UK and Sth Korea has this problem I believe)

HAPPY BIDDING, QUESTIONS WELCOME

This listing in Australian dollars because I don't live in US or UK, and if you don't, WHAT A WASTE OF DOUBLE CONVERSIONS THAT WOULD BE!!!

THIS BOX SET LISTED IN ON LINE SALES WITH SLIGHT IMPERFECTIONS AS MUCH AS $900aud. 

This one I have started at about 40% of the UK pressing label value along with an optional BUY IT NOW option at about 65%, if nobody bids first for those who think the exchange rate makes it 'irresistable' immediately!! (values from 2006 value guide which is now sold out, for a more flexible spreadsheet based guide, see ebay seller 'gloriousrecords' in the UK. Great product, I use it daily).

Happy Bidding