DECCA SXL 2222 BACKHAUS PLAYS BRAHMS PIANO RECITAL ORIGINAL UK LP EX/VG
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193
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256
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HERE WE HAVE FOR SALE A FANTASTIC AND RARE RECORDING BY WILHELM BACKHAUS FROM 1958 IT IS A FIRST EDITIN DENOTED BY THE 1E ON THE RUNOFF,AND WITH THE SCALLOPED PAPERY OUTER SLEEVE IVE GRADED THE RECORD AS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION,VISIBLY THERE ARE NO MARKS OR DISCOLOURATION,AND THE RECORD SURFACE HAS CLEAR SHEEN TO IT PLAYING THE RECORD THERE IS THE ODD TICKLE OF SURFACE NOISE,OCCASIONALLY,BUT I PUT THIS DOWN TO PROBABLY MY CARTRIDGE ALIGNMENT,WHICH ON MY OLD ORTOFON ARM IS NON ADJUSTABLE,AS IT IS MORE NOTICEABLE TOWARDS THE CENTRE OF THE RECORD,AND MAY NOT BE EVEN NOTICEABLE ON YOUR SET UP.BUT I WOULD STILL SAY THERE IS NOTHING THAT SHOULDN'T BE ON THE RECORD,AND IT IN NO WAY TAKES YOUR ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE MUSIC I HAVE GRADED THE OUTER SLEEVE AS VERY GOOD,WITH ALL OF THE DAMAGE CLEARLY PHOTOGRAPHED FOR YOU TO SEE I WOULD CALL THIS RECORD AN HONEST EXAMPLE IN THAT IT HAS BEEN WELL LOOKED AFTER AND PLAYED,IN ITS 61 YEAR LIFE I WILL OPEN THIS UP TO INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS,AND ANY WINNING BIDDER WILL PAY POSTAGE AND INSURANCE ON THIS RECORD,PLEASE REMEMBER YOU ONLY PAY THE ACTUAL POSTAL COST,DESPITE WHAT I HAVE QUOTED THANKS
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