SXL 2172. KATCHEN. MONTEUX. BRAHMS PIANO CONCERTO 1. WBg ED1 LABEL

	£		34
	$		45

 BRAHMS 'PIANO CONCERT NO. 1 IN D MINOR' 1960 STEREO LP.

JULIUS KATCHEN, Piano.

PIERRE MONTEUX

CONDUCTING

THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

First pressing released on Decca SXL 2172.

WBg ED1 first press label with:

"Original recording...." at 10 o'clcok.

Play grades as EX. 

There are no sticks,skips or jumps or any evidence of groovewear and all the musical passages play clearly and brightly.  

There is a little brief surface noise in a couple of places on both sides. There is a visible scratch in band 2 on side 2 which gives a light 'click' on each revolution for about 2 minutes. 

When tilted under normal lighting conditions there is a faint, broken needle line across side 1 at about 9 o'clock, side 2 also has a couple of faint needle lines in band 1 at about 6 o'clock which run horizontally.

Under halogen lights both sides have just a few more light marks visible with side 2 have just a few more than side 1.

 Front laminated Robert Stace sleeve grades as EX.

Very nice clean example.

Poly-lined Decca 'FFSS' inner grades as EX.

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