*UNRELEASED* COLUMBIA *SAX 2000* *JANOS STARKER - ENCORES* 2 X TEST PRESSINGS

	£		5,500
	$		7,288

THE *HOLY GRAIL* OF EARLY UK CLASSICAL STEREO PRESSINGS
*JANOS STARKER - ENCORES*
AN UNRELEASED 2 X SINGLE SIDED TEST PRESSING SET - UK COLUMBIA SAX STEREO PRESSING INTENDED FOR RELEASE ON THE UK COLUMBIA SAX 2000 SERIES LABEL.
A JANOS STARKER / GERALD MOORE STEREO RECORDING DONE AT ABBEY ROAD STUDIO NO 3 ON 1st FEBRUARY 1959. PRODUCED BY WALTER JELLINEK AND SOUND ENGINEERS ROBERT GOOCH & CHRISTOPHER PARKER.
MUCH LIKE THE TWO COLUMBIA FOURNIER / MOORE COLLABORATIONS, FIRSTLY 33CX 1606 *THE CELLISTS HOUR* FOLLOWED BY 33CX 1644 *FOURNIER - ENCORES* THIS RECORDING WAS DONE TO FOLLOW SUIT. FIRSTLY STARKER / MOORE DID 33CX 1700 - *CELLO RECITAL* WHICH WAS TO BE FOLLOWED UP BY *JANOS STARKER - ENCORES* AS THIS WAS A STEREO RECORDING IT WAS INTENDED FOR A UK COLUMBIA SAX STEREO RELEASE. FOR SOME REASON THIS NEVER HAPPENED AND WAS NEVER MADE COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE.
I HAVE CONTACTED WARNER WHO CONFIRMED THESE TEST PRESSINGS ARE THE COMPLETE STARKER / MOORE STUDIO RECORDINGS OF 1st FEBRUARY 1959.  I WAS REFERRED TO CD NUMBER 10 OF *JANOS STARKER - WARNER LEGACY* CD NUMBER 10 IS 14 *ENCORES* THE COMPLETE STEREO RECORDING FROM  1st FEBRUARY 1959 - PERFORMED BY STARKER / MOORE WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED. IT INCLUDES THE SELDOMLY HEARD / PERFORMED *DELEJ - SCHERZO (CELLO SONATA)* THIS WAS WRITTEN BY DELEJ FOR HIS CLOSE FRIEND STARKER AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE THIS DELEJ / STARKER PERFORMANCE HAS NEVER BEEN AVAILABLE ON VINYL BEFORE. ALL 14 TRACKS ON CD 10 OF *JANOS STARKER - WARNER LEGACY* ARE ON THESE TEST PRESSINGS. THEY EVEN APPEAR IN THE SAME ORDER. THERE ARE NO CORRESPONDING FOREIGN PRESSINGS OF THIS TEST SET. THIS IS A STAND ALONE ITEM, UNIQUE, NEVER SOLD BEFORE AND MAY NEVER  BE SOLD AGAIN. THIS SET COMES FROM A COLLECTION OF OVER 500 TEST PRESSINGS PRESUMABLY FROM AN ORIGINAL EMPLOYER. IT CONTAINS MAINLY RELEASED TITLES BUT THERE ARE SOME UNRELEASED TITLES WHICH I WILL BE LISTING.

*JANOS STARKER - ENCORES*

JANOS STARKER / GERALD MOORE

2 X SINGLE SIDED TEST PRESSES - COMPLETE ORIGINAL 1959 STEREO RECORDING. ON UK COLUMBIA STEREO SAX - YAX MATIX

YAX 287 - 4 / YAX 288 - 2

Track listing
Side 1 1) JS Bach - Adagio (Toccata, Adagio & Fugue BWV 564  (Arr. Siloti) 2) Valensin - Menuet (symphony no 1) 3) Davydov - Am Springbrunnen (4 Stuke, OP. 20, NO 2) 4) Chopin - Nocturne No 20 in c Sharp Minor Op. Posth 5) Delej - Scherzo (Cello Sonata) 6) Anton Rubinstein - Melodie in F, Op. 3 No 1 7) Dinicu - Hora Staccato (Arr. Heifetz)
Side 2 !) Pergolesi - Tre Giorni Son Che Nina (NINA) 2) Saint-Saens - The Swan (Carnaval of the Animals) 3) Hindemith - Capriccio,Op. 8 No 1 4) Handel - Siciliano (L'allegro, IL Penseroso ed IL Moderato) 5) Liadov - Pliaska (Russian Dance) 6) Ravel - Pavanne Pour Une Infante Defunte) 7) Popper - Tarantelle op. 33

CONDITION -
Yax 287 - 4 
Visual -
Normal daylight - No Marks, clean. Under Bright light - Some light wispy non sounding marks, These prove to be non sounding. Some light marks on run in grooves but does not effect the sound. Visual grade EX+
Audible grade - Nice sound throughout. Nice and quiet in the quiet passages, has a few light ticks (5 / 6) Band 1 & Band 5 and a few right of the end of Band 7. The odd light tick very occasionally in between. No long intrusive pops / clicks ect.. Audio grading of EX / EX+
Yax 288 - .2
Visual - 
Normal daylight - The odd small mark - nothing feelable, a tiny white spot barely visable gives off 4-5 light ticks (might be able to remove with another clean or two) Under Bright light - Couple light hairlines, the odd tiny mark. Again some light marks on run in grooves. Visual grade EX
Audible Grade - Again generally nice and quiet but has slightly increased background noise in the first half. Has a few periods of 4 or 5 ticks on band 1 and band 4 (tiny white spot as described above) And the odd  tick or 2 every now again. Audible grade - EX
ON THE WHOLE AN AUDIBLE GRADE OF EX
POSTAGE - I WILL POST WORLDWIDE AS I USUALLY DO. THIS WILL BE SENT FULLY INSURED SO ANY IMPORT DUTY MUST BE PAID BY THE BUYER. COLLECTION IS WELCOME IF PREFERRED. 

 

 

VINYL GRADING-VISUAL UNLESS STATED

MINT - SEALED

NEAR MINT (N/M)  LP LOOKS LIKE IT HAS HARDLY BEEN PLAYED IF AT ALL. VINYL HAS A NICE SHEEN. MAY CONTAIN THE A BARELY NOTICABLE LIGHT NON SOUNDING MARK

EXCELLENT+ (EX+) LP ALMOST IN N/M CONDITION WITH THE ODD LIGHT NON SOUNDING MARK AND THE ODD SPINDLE TRAIL.

EXCELLENT (EX)  LP ALMOST IN EX+ CONDITION WITH THE ODD LIGHT HAIRLINE AND SOME NON SOUNDING MARKS.

VERY GOOD+ (VG+)  LP ALMOST IN EX CONDITION WITH A FEW HAIRLINES/SCUFFS/MARKS 

VERY GOOD (VG)  LP HAS SEVERAL SOUNDING AND NON SOUNDING MARKS WHICH WILL REDUCE THE QUALITY OF SOUND BUT WILL PLAY THROUGH WITHOUT ANY SKIPS/JUMPS

POOR (P) - LP IS IN POOR SHAPE. LOTS OF SOUNDING MARKS/SCRATCHES. WILL NOT PLAY THROUGH WITHOUT SKIPS/JUMPS. 

SLEEVE GRADING

NEAR MINT (N/M)  SLEEVE "AS NEW" WITH THE ODD LIGHT CREASE/MARK WHICH IS HARDLY NOTICABLE.

EXCELLENT+ (EX+)  SLEEVE ALMOST IN N/M CONDITION WITH THE ADDITION OF A FEW VERY LIGHT EDGE WEAR/CREASES, VERY CLEAN 

EXCELLENT (EX)  SLEEVE ALMOST EX+ BUT WITH THE ADDITION OF SOME LIGHT AGE WEAR/BLEMISHES TO THE COVER AND/OR EDGES. MAY HAVE SOME WRITING ON (ALWAYS DISCLOSED ON ITEM DESCRIPTION) 

VERY GOOD+ (VG+)  SLEEVE ALMOST IN EX CONDITION. MORE PROMINENT EDGE WEAR/BLEMISHES AND WEAR TO THE EDGES/CORNERS. STILL NO RIPS OR TEARS

VERY GOOD (VG)  SLEEVE ALMOST IN VG+ BUT WILL SUFFER FROM STAINING/HEAVY AGE WEAR AND MAY CONTAIN SMALL RIPS/TEARS

POOR (P)  SLEEVE IN POOR SHAPE. WILL BE TORN/STAINED AND HEAVY AGE WEAR. 

PLEASE ONLY BID ON MY AUCTIONS IF YOU AGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING PRICES/TERMS.

 

POSTAGE - THIS TABLE IS A GUIDE, PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR AN EXACT PRICE

UK 

1 LP - £4.00

2-8 LPS (UNDER 2KG) £5.50

(INSURED UPTO £50, EXTRA CHARGE FOR VALUE ABOVE THAT AMOUNT)

2KG - 5KG (7-20 LPS) - £7.50 (INSURED UPTO £20. PACKAGES OVER £20 WILL BE INSURED AT EXTRA COST TO BUYER - PRICE ON REQUEST)

5KG - 10KG (20 - 40 LPS) -  £7.50 (INSURED UPTO £20. PACKAGES OVER £20 WILL BE INSURED AT EXTRA COST TO BUYER - PRICE ON REQUEST)

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EUROPE 

1 LP - £7.5

EACH EXTRA LP - £1.65 (UP TO 2 KG)

(INSURED UPTO £20, £5.00 EXTRA CHARGE PER PARCEL FOR ITEMS ABOVE THAT AMOUNT)

2KG - 5KG (7-20 LPS) - £21.00 (INSURED UPTO £50. PACKAGES OVER £50 WILL BE INSURED AT EXTRA COST TO BUYER - PRICE ON REQUEST)

5KG - 10KG (20 - 40 LPS) -  £21.00 (SAME AS 5KG PARCEL) (INSURED UPTO £50. PACKAGES OVER £50 WILL BE INSURED AT EXTRA COST TO BUYER - PRICE ON REQUEST)

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REST OF THE WORLD 

1 LP - £10.50

EACH EXTRA LP UP TO 2KG - £2.95

(INSURED UPTO £20, EXTRA CHARGE FOR VALUE ABOVE THAT AMOUNT)

2KG - 5KG (7-20 LPS) - £45.00 (INSURED UPTO £50. PACKAGES OVER £50 WILL BE INSURED AT EXTRA COST TO BUYER - PRICE ON REQUEST)

5KG - 10KG (20 - 40 LPS) -  £59.00  (INSURED UPTO £50. PACKAGES OVER £50 WILL BE INSURED AT EXTRA COST TO BUYER - PRICE ON REQUEST)

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PLEASE NOTE OVERSEAS BUYERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY IMPORT TAXES. NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN FOR RETURNED SHIPMENTS.

 I CAN NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ITEMS LOST IN THE POST. I GET PROOF OF POSTAGE FOR EVERY ITEM SENT. SIGNED FOR DELIVERY IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE BUT COST TO BE MET BY THE BUYER

 

 A FULL REFUND WILL BE GIVEN IF ITEM DOES NOT MATCH DESCRIPTION. ANY ITEM NOT MEETING DESCRIPTION MUST BE RETURNED VIA SIGNED FOR DELIVERY. COST TO BE MET BY MYSELF ONCE ITEM IS RECEIVED.

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