COLUMBIA SAX 2398 BLUE/SILVER MENDELSSOHN & SCHUMANN 4TH SYMPHONIES KLEMPERER

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Please remember that after washing every record on the Audio Desk Systeme Gläss machine, I listen to the records IN THEIR ENTIRETY! No sampling or guesswork! Any defects will be fully highlighted.


1 GENERAL APPEARANCE OF PLAYING SURFACES

Just a few light hairline paper scuffs both sides. No other marks.

2 CONDITION OF LABELS

Labels clean, no visible spindle marks.

3 COVER

Some lifting of laminate near top left hand corner, and a little lifting at the bottom near the spine, but no tears or missing sections.
Light wear at bottom right hand corner, other three corners good. A little wear at open edge.
Back clean and flat, a little yellowing near open edge.
I grade the cover EX

4 INNER SLEEVE

Original EMI inner sleeve.

5 LISTENING NOTES

Side 1
Mendelssohn
A little crackle in the tracking space at the start, disappears after five seconds revealing lovely quiet surfaces.
Some occasional light background crackle in the quieter sections of the second and third movements. Some light distortion in the loudest part of the finale, lasting six seconds, otherwise very fine. No recurring scratches or ticks and just a few isolated pops.
I grade this side EX

Side 2
Schumann
A little occasional soft crackle here and there in the quieter moments, but for the most part very fine. A few isolated clicks and pops, but no recurring scratches.
I grade this side EX



BLACK FOREST RECORDS

Some information about my business

RECORD CLEANING AND ASSESSMENT
I clean all 12 inch vinyl records on the Audio Desk Systeme Gläss machine, at the longest setting. I then physically examine the record with a magnifying glass for any visible defects.
10 inch and 7 inch vinyl and all shellac records are hand cleaned in warm water with a non corrosive cleaning agent.
Every record is then played IN ITS ENTIRETY, no sampling or guess-work. When you buy a record from me, it will be exactly as described. You can be sure that every flaw or defect will have been heard and will be specifically mentioned in my review.
I attempt to give an honest grading, based on internationally accepted grading standards. I will also give an honest opinion as to the quality of the cover and inner sleeve if appropriate.
LISTENING NOTES
These are my personal opinions on the quality of the sound, the performance, and background information about the recording where possible. I hope you find my comments helpful.
PACKAGING AND DESPATCH
All records are carefully packaged in strong cardboard cruciform boxes with supporting inserts. I supply a fresh inner sleeve and the original where it exists. A small post-it note on the inner sleeve gives details of the date and reference number of my cleaning and assessment, should you want to come back to me for more information. I recommend that you take out shipping insurance for higher value records.
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT MY RECORDS
I will be putting small amounts of records up for auction at regular intervals over the coming months. These records are my personal choices, and I have selected them for a number of reasons. The music itself, the quality of the performance, its rarity and desirability, or just because I find a particular record interesting or unusual. I hope you take the time to look at the other records I have up for auction.



* IMPORTANT for bidders from the USA: I am located in Germany not in the USA. The pre-calculated shipping costs to the USA are not correct, use the table below please!

Worldwide shipping will be sent by airmail and normally should reach their destination within 14 days.

Please wait for my invoice.



SHIPPING COSTS




GERMANY ONLY  



  US $



UP TO 3 LPs 7,50



4 LPs OR MORE 9,00















SHIPPING COSTS




OUTWITH GERMANY   EU REST OF EUROPE USA AND CANADA REST OF WORLD  
US $ US $ US $ US $ ECONOMY 1 LP UNREGISTERED   7,50 7,50 7,50 7,50 ECONOMY 2-3 LPs UNREGISTERED   12,00 12,00 12,00 12,00 ECONOMY 4-6 LPs UNREGISTERED   15,00 25,00 25,00 25,00 REGISTERED POST UP TO 5KG ( ABOUT 15 LPs)   26,00 44,00 52,50 63,00





THESE COSTS INCLUDING OUR PACKAGING MATERIALS