SAX 2455 KLEMPERER Philharmonia BLUE/SILVER 1st LABEL Bruckner Record 2 ONLY
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134
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Description
This is RECORD 2 ONLY of a rare early Columbia 1st label (blue/silver) 2LP set of this recording. It features Otto Klemperer conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra in the 3rd & 4th movements of Bruckner's 7th Symphony plus Wagner's "Siegfried Idyll". Sleevenotes on the back are by William Mann and are dated 1962. The matrix numbers engraved on the run-out are: YAX 847-4 & YAX 848-2. The outer sleeve is the original Ernest J Day, flip-back, laminated on the front. Disc and outer sleeve were both made in Britain. The inner sleeve is early EMI printed paper / polythene liner that may not be original.
The LP will be supplied with a protective polythene wallet. The record will be packaged in a Defenda LP mailer made of corrugated cardboard (no charge for these).
Condition of Disc The disc is flat and the playing surfaces are glossy and clean. As with all discs of this age, it would probably benefit from machine-cleaning. Centre labels are free of writing, sticky labels or stains; and show no signs of "squirreling" or spindle wear around the centre hole. After the disc has been wiped with a damp cloth, it plays beautifully with negligible loss of high-end frequency and only occasional surface crackle in places. Overall, I have graded the disc conservatively as ‘Excellent’ (Record Collector).Condition of Sleeve The 49 year-old sleeve is in Excellent condition, with only minimal shelf/handling wear at the opening and corners. There is no creasing, ring-wear or lifting of laminate and no writing, stains, tears or sticky labels.
UK Postage Postage within the UK is free by 2nd Class Recorded Delivery. Faster, premium services are available, but buyer will meet additional cost
International Postage The price shown is the actual cost of Royal Mail International Signed-for Postage that includes full insurance up to £46. Economy airmail postage at buyer's risk (no insurance, no signed-for) is available: deduct £4.95.
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