SZELL / SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1 & Symphony No. 4 COLUMBIA SAX 2475 B/S 1/1E ED1
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Description

SZELL / SCHUMANN – Symphony No. 1 & Symphony No. 4 – COLUMBIA SAX 2475 – B/S Labels – 1/1E – ED1 – 1963 UK Stereo 1st Pressing

A superb and highly collectable original 1963 UK Stereo first pressing of Schumann: Symphony No. 1 & No. 4 conducted by George Szell with the Cleveland Orchestra, issued on Columbia SAX 2475 with the desirable blue/silver labels (B/S). An extremely early and scarce ED1 copy.

Pressing Details

  • Label: Columbia (Blue/Silver)

  • Catalogue: SAX 2475

  • Matrix Numbers:

    • Side 1: YAX 984–1E (Mother: G)

    • Side 2: YAX 985–1 (Mother: A)

  • Format: UK Stereo 1st Pressing

  • Year: 1963

  • Inner Sleeve: Original polythene-lined EMI company inner

  • Sleeve: Heavyweight laminated E.J. Day front-laminated flipback with large STEREO text

This is a genuine early 1960s Columbia SAX first issue, stamped with the correct early matrices on thick vinyl and housed in the correct laminated E.J. Day sleeve.

Condition

Vinyl:

  • Side 1: EX+ – Lovely clean surface, excellent playback

  • Side 2: EX – A few very fine hairlines/light marks visible under bright light; nothing serious

Sleeve:

  • EX- – Minor storage wear, laminate clean and intact

Inner Sleeve:

  • Original EMI polylined company inner, VG+ to EX condition

Additional Notes

  • All records are from my personal collection.

  • Each record will be professionally cleaned on a Pro-Ject record cleaning machine prior to dispatch.

  • All items are original vintage pressings from the 60s–90s — no modern reissues.


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