RCA Living Stereo LSC 2400 Original Pressing Fistoulari/Paris Conservatoire Orch

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Rare and historic RCA Living Stereo Original LSC 2400 Ballet Music From The a Opera is available with your winning bid. This is a stunning  1s/1s Indianapolis pressing. I have closely listened to the record in its entirety and the play grade is mint. This is an exceptional copy. The visual surface grade is mint ...an outstanding copy all in all (see below particulars).

Fistoulari  conducts The Paris Conservatoie Orchestra performing William Tell, Khovantchina, Aida and Samson and Delilah. This is a rare pressing is the preferred  pressing and one of the exceptional recordings by RCA that is a hall mark of the golden age of stereo recordings.

 Backstory: this record came from a collection of a newspaper columnist who did classical record reviews and concert reviews back in the mid 1950's and into the 1960's.

The columnist tagged every record he had and immediately recorded each new record onto reel to reel and then placed the records onto his shelves. If the reviewer ever played the record again he would note the date it was played. 

I came a cross his collection some twenty years ago after his passing. The entire collection had been moved into a vintage 19 foot Scottie travel trailer next to the house. Records were stacked to the ceiling atop sinks, the toilet and on all beds and available flooring. I spent two days pulling stacks out of the trailer so I could create a pathway to look through the incredible archive of RCA and Mercury and other classical recordings. I only purchased records that were played one time to be recorded. To the best of my knowledge this record was only played once before I purchased it and one other time recently for me to play grade it. It is a wonderful lp with seductive harmonics and great dynamics. It is a true treasure.

This record was play graded by listening through each side in its entirety. Both sides have  pristine surfaces with no scuffs and there are no spindle marks. Visually this record rates mint.

The record plays without distortion and the record plays like a new lp release of nearly 60 years ago...it has stunning attacks from a diverse array of instruments recorded that set a standard for recording in its day and the sound-staging is still something to treasure as are the great performances. This record was highly regarded by The Absolute Sound. This is the pressing to own if you have been looking for one of the Crown Jewels from the RCA Living Stereo 

The cover/jacket is in nice condition but not pristine..The rear of the jacket has a label affixed by the store that originally sold this item. Please review my photo of the album cover and back for a close up look.

Background information: I am a music collector and audiophile. Selling duplicate copies is not a lively hood but a way to help fund my wife's and my heart for serving overseas with a non-denominational non profit organization and to help get quality hard to locate records into the hands of music lovers.. I go out of my way to accurately describe the condition of anything I sell and my eBay ratings affirm this point. I would not appreciate a surprise if I were buying a record and do not want you to be disappointed either. 

I sell quality records and this record is simply one of the elite from RCA with great sonics. 

I fully play through each record I sell. Playback is through my personal stereo which has a two well respected turntables with high end moving coil and moving magnet cartridges that are painstakingly set up and maintained. I use a high resolution tube preamp and full range electrostatic speakers and additional sub woofers to grade each listing. My system is neutral and transparent and revealing. I cannot guarantee how the record will sound in your home because people use a wide array of gear set up in unique acoustic settings adjusted to personal tastes. I can spend hours and longer tweaking a cartridge. I hear minute differences in VTA, tracking force, anti skate and even the base the turntable rests upon. The way you have yours set up may highlight a certain aspect of a records character.  I strive for a balanced musical set up where small differences between pressings are easily heard but the musical heart of the recording is still allowed to thrive. I only offer records that I myself would buy.

If you cannot stand any noise on an LP I ask you not to purchase anything I offer even if rated mint. I have found even new sealed pressings often to have occasional tics and pops. Occasional pops and light tics can be found on most records that visually rate mint..that is why I audio grade each LP. Again this is an exceptional copy that will satisfy almost any collector...simply wonderful sound for an LP but it is not CD dead silent only very quiet for a vintage record.

I have an outstanding eBay rating so you can purchase with confidence. You have three shipping options:

1. US Postal media mail where a signature is required to insure safe delivery. I will absorb the additional cost for the added signature.

2. I will securely ship your record via UPS with required signature upon delivery to insure safe delivery. The additional charges for the required signature ($4.00) are absorbed by me but does help prevent the chance of packages being stolen from a mail box or front porch. 

I absorb any other shortfall in UPS charges that often occur due to calculator underestimates. I also assume all costs for new shipping boxes, bubble wrap and extra strong strapping tape. ( My packages are sometimes a little larger and heavier than other shippers but I have yet to have anyone receive a shipment from me that was damaged). 

Shipment is normally made within 24 hours of receiving your Pay Pal payment which should be made no longer than 24 to 48 hours after placing the winning bid. I notify you the day shipment is made and provide a tracking number so you can monitor the shipment.

3. I will ship internationally only through eBay Global shipping. If your country is not on the Global Shipping countries list I will not be able to ship to you.

I reserve the right to not sell to eBay members who are problematic such as those who have slow or no pay histories or those who also offer excessive negative feedback. I would like to think I am one of eBay's good guys and want to deal with similar people.

Thank you for looking at this listing. Please feel free to contact me before you place your bid if you have any questions about this item.