UK HMV ASD 255 RACHMANINOV RAVEL MICHELANGELI GRACIS LP 1958 STEREO WHITE GOLD
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£ 145
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Apr 23, 2017
Sold Date
Apr 16, 2017
Start Date
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Description
UK HMV RECORDS. ASD 255. 1958
FORMER PROPERTY OF AN EMI / DECCA HEAD OFFICE EMPLOYEE
STEREO. WHITE / GOLD LABEL. EARLY PRESSING. STICKERED SLEVERACHMANINOV - PIANO CONCERTO NO. 4 IN G MINOR, OP. 40
RAVEL - PIANO CONCERTO IN G MAJOR
ARTURO BENEDETTI MICHELANGELI
PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA. ETTORE GRACIS
Tracklist –Rachmaninoff*, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli And The Philharmonia Orchestra* Conducted By Ettore Gracis Concerto No. 4 In G Minor, Op. 40 A1 – 1st Movement: Allegro Vivace A2.a – 2nd Movement: Largo A2.b – 3rd Movement: Allegro Vivace –Ravel*, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli And The Philharmonia Orchestra* Conducted By Ettore Gracis Concerto In G Major B1 – 1st Movement: Allegramente B2 – 2nd Movement: Adagio Assai B3 – 3rd Movement: Presto
Companies, etc.
- Pressed By – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
- Record Company – E.M.I. Records Limited
Credits
- Composed By – Ravel* (tracks: B1 to B3), Rachmaninov* (tracks: A1 to A2.b)
- Conductor – Ettore Gracis
- Liner Notes – Felix Aprahamian
- Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
- Photography By [Photo Of Michelangeli On Back] – Derek Allen (4)
- Piano – Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Notes
Recorded November 1957 in London.First stereo recording of the Ravel concerto.
Early UK stereo version for this cat#.
First label.
LABELS:
- White/Gold labels with red text
- 'Nipper' logo on top
(labelography code: EW1)
- Rim text starts with "The Gramophone Company Limited"
- "MADE IN GT. BRITAIN" at bottom
- "B.I.E.M." in a box
SLEEVE:
- Front laminated
- Straight two-way flipbacks with a thin cardboard sleeve and 'half-moon' flipbacks
- No "stereo" wording on front (most copies will have a gold/red stereo sticker instead)
- No cat# on spine
- "E.M.I. RECORDS LIMITED" on back
- "[HMV logo] REGD. TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD" on back
- "Made and Printed in Great Britain" on back
- Liner notes in English only
1st cat# on sleeve.
2nd cat# on labels.
Corresponding mono issue has cat# ALP 1538
Tracklisting taken from labels.
Sub tracks in track A2 are not banded on vinyl.
No track duration info on sleeve or labels.
HOUSED IN A STRIKING COLOUR PICTURE SLEEVE. SLEEVE IN CLEAN AND VG++ CONDITION WITH LIGHT SURFACE / EDGE WEAR AND CREASING
RECORD IN VG++ CONDITION WITH A FEW LIGHT SCUFFS, CLEAN LABELS AND A NICE SHEEN.
HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL POLY-LINED COMPANY SLEEVE
A NICE COPY OF A RARE LP. A PROFESSIONAL CLEAN WOULD ONLY FURTHER ENHANCE THE GREAT SOUND OF THIS RECORDING
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