London CS6006 Espana: LSO/Argenta,3E/2E ffss ED1 pancake UK, BB, TAS list

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The Spanish conductor Ataulfo Argenta's life and promising career were tragically cut short by a freaky carbon monoxide poisoning from his running car engine, while he and his mistress were making out in his closed garage. Equally colorful is his conducting of Spanish-flavored orchestral pieces here. This is one of the hotly pursued London records for a good reason. Contrary to popular belief, Wilkinson is not the engineer. He was on-site during the sessions but was manning the mono gears only.

This copy is a rare, first edition flat disc pressing with 200+g thick vinyl. These are sometimes referred to as "pancake" pressings as there is no raised edge groovegard. Decca only used this configuration on mono discs and very briefly into stereo issues. They quickly changed to the raised edge design for better surface protection as the flat discs can be worn easily. This copy unfortunately suffers somewhat from it but plays better than looks.

Producer: Erik Smith

Engineer: Gordon Parry

Recording location/date: Kingsway Hall, London/31 Dec 1956 & 1 Jan 1957

Record condition: VG+/EX- (some visible rubbing marks/hairlines but only light ticks towards the end of Korsakov and thru Granados and occasionally in Moszkowski)

Cover condition: EX+ (slight corner bumps), blueback

Stamper: 3E/2E ffss UK flat disc or "pancake" ED1 pressing

Note: I'm a collector, not a dealer. The reason I'm selling is to downsize my collection. Every record I offer was hand-picked based on its merits on music, performance, and sonics (not necessarily in that order!). I will list recording credentials such as producer, engineer, venue, date, etc. as I believe as an educated buyer, these will offer crucial info for an unfamiliar record to make a buying judgement. Hope you'll find this useful!

Shipping cost:

US: shipping is $4 by USPS media mail. $1 extra per each additional items for combined shipment. Priority Mail is avaialbe and cost is based on your location. Please wait for invoice if you prefer Priority Mail.

Canada: shipping is $12 by USPS First Class International package (no tracking or insurance available) for the first record, $2 extra per each additional items for combined shipment up to 4 lbs. (about 5 or 6 single records). For orders over 4 lbs. the best available shipping is by Priority Mail International up to 20 lbs. Please wait for invoice for actual shipping.

Europe: shipping is $20 by USPS First Class International package (no tracking or insurance available) for the first record, $4 extra per each additional items for combined shipment up to 4 lbs. (about 5 or 6 single records). For orders over 4 lbs. the best available shipping is by Priority Mail International up to 20 lbs. Please wait for invoice for actual shipping.

Asia: shipping is $21 by USPS First Class International package (no tracking or insurance available) for the first record, $4 extra per each additional items for combined shipment up to 4 lbs. (about 5 or 6 single records). For orders over 4 lbs. the best available shipping is by Priority Mail International up to 20 lbs. Please wait for invoice for actual shipping.