ASD 573 Kripps : Brahms - Haydn Variations, Academic Festival, Tragic Gold/cream

	£		22
	$		29

ASD 573 Kripps : Brahms - Haydn Variations, Academic Festival Overture, & Tragic Overture
12" 33rpm LP with the following stamper marks:
Side 1: 2YEA 846 - 2 1 G
Side 2: 2YEA 847 - 2 1 G


This is a first pressing on the gold/cream label with the 1G /1G stamps to the dead wax areas on both sides.  It is a bright, glossy disc with very few signs of play and pristine labels, the sound quality is rich dynamic, and very layered - especially the brass section on side 2, which has quite an impactful presence.  But side 2 also does have some faults - please see below - yet despite this flaw, this record is still a wonderfull item to behold, as side one is as near perfect as you can ever hope to hear.


Vinyl 

Side 1: Bright and glossy with minuscule signs of use - just a few of those ultra-fine hairline marks from sleeve retrieval and insertion. Soundwise a very feint crackle at first, otherwise a consistently smooth and quiet background, sound is rich and clear with no hint of distortion whatoever - onjly a very few isolated 'tick's now-and-then.

Side 2: Bright and glossy with minuscule signs of use - just a few of those ultra-fine hairline marks from sleeve retrieval and insertion. But there is a significant flaw, which is a sounding scratch going across approximately half of Band 1.  In this track there is some very light crackle at first, otherwise a consistently smooth and quiet background until about 3 mins in that scratch begins to sound: the ticks are more noticeable and are quite persistent - I counted 73 'ticks' from this mark, although they are not too loud with the last 27 of them being much quieter.

Band 2: just a very few isolated 'ticks' that are not distracting at all.


Labels

Side 1: EX, bright and clear - I can't see any degree of spindle trials or any other kind of mark
Side 2: EX, bright and clear - I can't see any degree of spindle trials or any other kind of mark

Outer sleeve VG++: Neat and bright with very light signs of wear to the tips of spine-ends and corners; front has a light 2.5mm crease towards spine and a modest ring-indentation; neat opening edge with minuscule  signs of opening. Some modest writing with no ink [see photo] showing duration in minutes of side 1 and duration of Academic Festival.

Original poly-lined inner sleeve is in near-crisp condition.


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