Beethoven Late Quartets Budapest PLAY TESTED NM 5 STEREO LP Box 2 Eye 360 Sound

$

135

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Description Still time to buy it and have it under the tree on Christmas morning!
Near Mint PLUS. 
The Budapest String Quartet.
Beethoven: The Late Quartets, Op. 127, 130, 131, 132, 133 & 135
5 Vinyl LP Stereo Box Set, with a 40-page, saddle stitched,  black & white illustrated  booklet with textured paper cover.
Columbia Masterworks, cat. # M5S 677. 360 Sound, “2-eye” label.
Original, 1st U.S. pressing, released in 1962.
All records housed in the original inner sleeves.
A legendary recording. The sound quality of this recording is, in a word, amazing.
This is a very rare set. Not to be confused with mono or later pressings,  which you see more often.  You rarely see this pressing.  And in this condition? And at this price? This is a real find!
This is a great set for gift-givers, listeners & collectors!
Condition & Grading All records are PLAY TESTED. Before listing any record for sale or auction I personally clean it using a  VPI HW17f professional record cleaning machine, a Milty ZeroStat3 anti-static gun and a carbon fiber brush. I listen to all records all the way through, often through headphones.
My overall grade for the set is Near Mint. 
Play grade overall is Near Mint PLUS.  I played the whole set listening through headphones and these records are clean!
LP Visual grade is Near Mint. Visually, the records are all bright and shiny with a lot of gloss.  One side of one LP has 1 spindle mark. Otherwise, pristine.
Box grade is VG++ due to very light shelf wear. Use the zoom feature to inspect closely.  There are NO seam or corner splits.
Booklet is Near Mint Plus. Looks like it was never read or thumbed through.
Grading Standards: Please scroll all the way to the bottom of the page for my grading standards.  I follow these guidelines closely and grade hard.
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Record Grading Standards.  The Disc (Vinyl) and the Album Cover are graded separately.
DISC (VINYL) GRADES SS (STILL SEALED) Sealed at factory and never opened. Disc is assumed to be undamaged and mint, but this cannot be proven until the album is actually opened and the disc examined.
M (MINT)  Perfection, no flaws, defects, marks or otherwise indications of being handled or played. Any scuffs, hairline scratches or other marks disqualify discs from this category. I do not use this grade, as even the act of inserting the disc or removing it from the paper sleeve may cause scuff marks on the vinyl.
NM or M- (NEAR MINT or MINT MINUS) This is highest grade that I will assign to opened, handled records. The vinyl is virtually flawless, bright and shiny. A very minor, barely visible scuff or two may be permitted, but no scratches. The disc should play with no audible noise. The label is bright, clean and unmarked.
E or VG++ (EXCELLENT or VERY GOOD ++) Disc plays near perfectly, but may have minor paper scuffs that do not interfere with the sound quality. There can possibly be a hairline scratch or two but nothing that is obvious or affects play. Vinyl is bright and shiny; label is clean and unmarked.
VG+ (VERY GOOD PLUS) Some visible surface wear, very minor scratches and scuffs, but minimal impact on the sound quality. Vinyl will still have good luster; labels may have minor imperfections (small labels or initials, etc.) but otherwise clean.
VG (VERY GOOD) Vinyl will have noticeable scratches or scuffs that cause minor surface noise, but do not overpower the music. There will be no skips. Vinyl may appear somewhat dull and grayish. Labels may have small tears, tape marks, larger writing, etc. but still easily legible. There may be wear or deformation of the spindle hole.
G (GOOD) Well-played, dull, grayish vinyl with deeper scratches and wear causing distracting surface noise (hisses, pops, cracks and other nasties). The record will still play through without any skips. Labels may be significantly defaced or damaged.
F (FAIR)  or P (POOR) Unless the record is particularly rare, I would not try to sell a record in this condition. There will be major noise, surface damage, deep scratches, and skips. Attempting to listen to these discs will be painful. These discs are basically trash unless a collector desires one to fill a space in a collection until a better one comes along.
ALBUM COVER GRADES SS (STILL SEALED) Album is still in the factory-applied shrink-wrapping.
M (MINT) Absolutely perfect; no corner dings, marks, tears, dents, impressions from the disc, or other flaws. Cover should appear as if a record has never been inside.
NM or M- (NEAR MINT or MINT MINUS) Very minor signs of wear or cover impressions. Artwork is as close to perfection as possible.
E or VG++ (EXCELLENT or VERY GOOD ++) Minor disc impression or slight corner creases, no wrinkles, puckers, seam splits or writing on the cover. Artwork is clean and unworn and there is no ink wear.
VG+ (VERY GOOD PLUS) Cover is clean but may have minor writing or marks and may show slight wear. There may be just the start of ring wear, where the disc has created a raised area on the cover that resulted in the ink wearing off the paper. There may be slight discoloration or staining, minor seam wear, but no splits or tears. Corners may have small creases or fraying.
VG (VERY GOOD) Covers are worn and used. Seams may be starting to split or may have been unobtrusively repaired with clear tape. (I use special archival-quality, non-yellowing, clear tape for all repairs.) There is moderate ringwear, but the artwork is still attractive. There may be yellowing or discoloration and there may be larger writing, labels, or marks. Corners may have damage or creases and there may be scratches or gouges that otherwise damage the artwork.
G (GOOD) Several (but not all of the following flaws will apply: Seam splits, large marker writing, major seam splits, significant ring wear, damaged corners, tears, cuts, gouges, masking or duct tape seam repairs, or other flaws and damage. Again, probably only useful to fill a collection niche until something better can be found.
F (FAIR) or P (POOR) Trash, useable only to keep the record off the floor.