DECCA SXL 2167-9 WBG - VERDI “AIDA” TEBALDI VPO KARAJAN

	£		24
	$		31

GIUSEPPE VERDI

“AIDA”

(DECCA RECORDS - RARE STEREO WIDE BAND GROOVE PRESSING)

THIS RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED ON A PRO-JECT RPM 4 TURNTABLE FITTED WITH AN ORTOPHON CARTRIDGE. THE VINYL HAS BEEN CLEANED USING A MOTH RCM/2 RECORD CLEANING MACHINE.

ON OFFER HERE IS THIS VERY RARE ORIGINAL STEREO PRESSing OF ONE OF THE DEFINITIVE RECORDING OF VERDI’S “AIDA”.

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS DECCA SXL 2167/8/9

GIUSEPPE VERDI – “AIDA”

• HERBERT VON KARAJAN -  CONDUCTOR
• THE VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
• RENATA TEBALDI
• CARLO BERGONZI
• GIULIETTA SIMIONATO

THE BOX

THE SUPERB BOX IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION. THERE IS SOME WEAR, SOME SCUFFING AND SOME BRUISING TO CORNERS. THERE ARE SOME FOXING STAINS. THERE ARE NO SPLITS

THE BOOKLET

THE 28-PAGE ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET WITH DETAILED NOTES & LIBRETTO IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE SIX SIDES OF HEAVY GLOSSY VINYL APPEAR TO BE IN EXCELLENT++ CONDITION AND UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT I CAN ONLY SEE A FEW TINY HAIRLINE MARKS. I HAVE FULLY PLAYED THIS WONDERFUL RECORDING AND CAN CONFIRM THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS GENERALLY SUPERB - I NOTED SOME VERY SLIGHT & OCCASIONAL BACKGROUND NOISES & INTERFERENCES NOTABLY DURING QUIETER MOVEMENTS. I ALSO PICKED UP ONE LIGHT CLICK ON SIDE 2 AND ANOTHER MID-WAY SIDE 3.

THE LABELS

THE DISTINCTIVE GROOVED BLACK & SILVER LABELS, WITH WIDE SILVER BANDS, ARE ALL IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. THERE ARE ONLY ONE OR TWO TINY SPINDLE MARKS PER LABEL. EACH LABEL HAS THE TEXT “MADE IN ENGLAND BY THE DECCA RECORD CO. LTD LONDON”. THE LABELS ALSO ALL CARRY THE SILVER “FFSS - FULL FREQUENCY STEREOPHONIC SOUND” LOGOS.

BUYER PAYS POSTAGE AND PACKAGING COSTS.

UK

EUROPE

REST OF WORLD

£5.50

£8.75

£16.25

NB. POSTAL INSURANCE IS NOT INCLUDED.

Please note that if the selling price is significantly higher than £41.00 I will need to charge for Tracking & Insurance (to comply with Ebay & Paypal policies). This usually adds £4.00 for shipping within UK and £7.00 for shipping to Europe & Rest of the World (may vary depending on actual weight).

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. OVERSEAS BIDDERS MUST E-MAIL FOR SHIPPING COSTS TO THEIR DESTINATION BEFORE PLACING A BID AS THIS COLLECTION WEIGHS MORE THAN 2KG.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I WILL ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

I DO NOT CHARGE EXTRA FOR PAYPAL.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND RE-LIST ITEM.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THESE RECORDS STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THESE RECORDS HAVE BEEN FULLY VISUALLY & PLAY GRADED.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.