Ravel/Rachmaninoff: The Reiner Sound – Reiner– 45– Classic Records– 200g
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This is a very nice copy of Classic Records 200g pressing of Ravel’s “Rapsodie Espagnole” and “Pavane for a Dead Princess” and Rachmaninoff’s “Isle of the Dead” with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fritz Reiner on 5 single-sided 200 g. 45 RPM records. The 45 RPM set is a complete recording LSC-2183-45. When I first bought this new, the records were cleaned with a VPI record cleaner and treated with LAST record preservative. More recently it was recleaned with Audio Intelligent Fluids on a VPI cleaner and on an Audio Desk ultra sonic record cleaner. It has also been demagnetized with a Furutech DeMag. There are no scratches or scuffs on disks 1, 3,4, and 5 but there are several light scratches on disk 2. Disk 2 also has some spots on the vinyl. The sides all have some intermittent light surface noise at the beginning of each side for the first minute or so (a common problem with Classic 200g pressings I have found) but afterwards is mostly very quiet. On sides 1 and 2, the initial surface noise lasts over a period of the first few minutes. On sides 3, 4, and 5, the light surface noise lasts for about the first minute. On side 5, I noted on additional tick following the initial surface noise. I have only played the records a few times on various VPI tables I have owned (HW-19 MKIV, TNT 3.5, and Classic 4) using either Lyra or Benz Mico Ruby cartridges. The sound is naturally open and detailed. The covers are the original heavy jackets that Classic used for their 200g issues. There are no seam splits but jacket 3 and has a very slight notch in one spot on the edge where the record is inserted. Only side A of each LP is pressed. Side B is blank. For this set, record one has the regular 200g jacket with a sticker, while records 2 – 5 have a plain white jacket with a sticker as was originally issued by Classic Records. Multiple records can be combined in an order to save shipping costs.
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