The Empire Strikes Back: Symphonic Suite - DBX Encoded First Pressing - MINT/NM

	£		20
	$		27

Artist: Charles Gerhardt · John Williams · National Philharmonic Orchestra

Title: The Empire Strikes Back: Symphonic Suite from the Original Motion Picture Score – DBX Encoded

Very rare IMMACULATE MINT 1980 FIRST PRESSING 12-track DBX encoded vinyl LP in the original NEAR MINT gatefold picture sleeve with insert. The record is in as-new flawless Mint condition and sounds as wonderful as ever and the clean and sharp cover is in Near Mint condition having been kept in its original cellophane wrapping (included) all these years. See pics. A superb super rare collector’s copy of the definitive DBX encoded LP.
Highly desirable for its very rare A-1/B-1 first pressing matrices, first mothers and immaculate Mint condition vinyl, and almost impossible to find in ANY condition. This could be a once in a lifetime opportunity to add this extreme rarity to your collection at an extremely advantageous price.

Catalogue Number: Chalfont Records – SDG-313

Release date: 1980

Overall Grade: Mint/NM (LP/Cover)

Matrix (Runout): Side 1: SDG-313-A-1-DBX + SLM + ?384     Side 2: SDG-313-b-1-DBX + SLM + ?384-X

Notes:
Recorded in England by Soundstream, Inc. Manufactured under license from dbx, Inc. Made in U.S.A.

This incredibly rare DBX LP is hardly ever offered for sale in this condition – if ever.

“The Han Solo and the Princess movement found on this LP is surely the greatest performance of this music ever recorded, very powerful and harmonized beautifully, a sort of 20th century version of the "love music" from Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Overture.”

DBX was used on vinyl records, from 1973 until around 1982, and over 1100 albums were released with DBX encoding, which were known as DBX discs. When employed on LPs, the DBX Type-II system reduced the audibility of dust and scratches, reducing them to tiny pops and clicks (if they were audible at all) and also completely eliminated record surface noise. DBX encoded LPs had, in theory, a dynamic range of up to 120 dB. In addition, DBX LPs were produced from only the original master tapes, with no copies being used, and pressed only on heavy, virgin vinyl. Most, such as this example, were released in limited quantities with premium pricing. Thus the extreme rarity of this particular item.

DBX decoders are still widely available on eBay and elsewhere and software decoders for PC are also available.

This is the extremely rare real thing: a genuine flawless MINT CONDITION 1980 US first pressing. The record is in immaculate as-new condition and the cover and insert are in near mint condition. All items are free from any major defects. See pics. All items are the genuine originals bought together by me in 1980, not reprints or replacements. The LP is the original 1980 DBX encoded stereo LP, which was only played once or twice on top-end audiophile equipment and lovingly cared for.

“You will find a sound very close (sometimes even better!!) compared to the LSO original soundtrack recordings and in addition a very strong and a surprisingly dramatic phraseology one could believe the maestro himself is conducting.”

Soundstream Inc. was the first audiophile digital audio recording company, providing commercial services for recording and computer-based editing. Their first live digital recording, the Santa Fe Opera's performance of Virgil Thomson's The Mother of Us All, was made in 1976 by Soundstream's prototype 37 kHz, 16-bit, two channel recorder. Soundstream demonstrated its recording of the opera at the Fall 1976 AES Convention. Critiques of the recording led directly to the improved four-channel, 50 kHz sample rate recorder that was used for all of Soundstream's future commercial releases.
Unlike its competitors, Soundstream's analogue circuitry was transformerless, permitting a frequency response down to 0Hz (DC). This accounted for the "bass drum heard round the world" review of the 1978 Telarc recording of Frederick Fennell: The Cleveland Symphonic Winds. Soundstream collaborated with Telarc for several years, producing legendary symphonic recordings; the earliest ones are chronicled in Renner.
Soundstream recordings made before the advent of the CD were released as high-quality vinyl LP albums.

This may be your only ONCE IN A LIFETIME chance to own this rare piece of music history in this condition.

 “You simply have not lived until you have heard a top notch DBX recording such as this through a decent system. It has to be heard to be believed.”

A fantastic time warp example of this rarity in amazing condition, a true investment grade item - get it while you can!

AND IT MUST SELL IN THIS ONCE ONLY SALE

You can read more about DBX, Soundstream and John Williams all over the web.

I pack my records professionally in stiff corrugated record boxes leaving the Vinyl (housed in anti-static bags) outside the Sleeve.

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