ASD 455 Constantin Silvestri Shostakovitch Symphony No. 5 Vienna Stereo
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Whiplash records : est. 1989
SHOSTAKOVITCH SYMPHONY No 5
Original UK Stereo 2nd Press LP
His Masters Voice (ASD 455)
UK original stereo second pressing on the semi circle HMV label, housed in a front laminated flipback sleeve.
The sleeve is in a wonderful near mint condition. There is no writing, no splits, no tears and no bends. Still has a beautifully clean back.
Comes with a decent condition poly lined EMI inner sleeve.
Both labels are in near mint condition. There is just the very slightest touch of spindle wear and just a couple of tiny spindle marks. There is no writing.
Record Visual:
Visually the record is in a superb near mint condition on both sides. In daylight the record looks near mint, under the brightest of light sources it also looks near mint.
Record Playback:
Nagaoka cartridge and Nagaoka elliptical stylus: Playback is a very pleasant excellent with my most sensitive set up. There is just the very odd touch of crackle (mostly at the beginning of both sides and the odd pop. Both sides had one click followed by a mild pop.
Stanton cartridge and Stanton 500 conical stylus: Playback is graded a little less with this hardier set up, around vg++. Has some more crackle with this set up near the begining but then plays very nicely with the odd pop.
Please note that we grade all records the same whether they are 40 years old or 1 year old.
SHIPPING COSTS
U.K: £3.00
Europe: £5.00
U.S.A./Canada: £7.00
Rest of the world: £8.00
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Our grading is strict so as not to disappoint, we have been selling on ebay since 1998 & know how important this is. Grading of records is done with the record angled under two 50 Watt halogen bulbs. Pictures are of actual item up for auction.
All records are packed securely & most importantly packed outside of the picture sleeve (in a plain inner sleeve) so as to avoid seam splits during shipping.
Near Mint
Almost mint. Very minor paper scuffs and very little else can appear on the vinyl. This will most likely have occurred during packaging, or removing the record from the inner sleeve but obviously it had been handled with extreme care. Any flaw should be very hard to see. The cover should look as close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and/or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the vinyl resting inside) may be acceptable, however the artwork should be as close to perfect as can be.
Excellent
An excellent condition for vinyl will allow minor scuffs (Scuffs lay on top of the grooves) which are visible but only slightly.The wear should be minimal.The play should be close to perfect as well. Some impression to the cover (minor outer ring wear) but no ink wear. Some slight creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye. The corners can show a little white, meaning slight wear. No seam splits or writing on the cover or taped repairs.
VG++
As Excellent but with a larger number of scuffs, maybe a couple of hairlines (very light scratch that can't be felt) or a couple of marks on both sides. Sound quality should still be very close to that of an Excellent record with only minor crackle in quiet segments only, NO scratches that can be felt. Cover as Excellent but there may be a small seam split on the cover, or a very minimal amount of writing like a name written in small writing or a number. A VG++ record should be an acceptable record to live with if you aren't looking to pay the price of a Near Mint copy.
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