Richard Strauss – Also sprach Zarathustra – Reiner – Classic Records 45 – 180g
$
70
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This is a very nice copy of Classic Records reissue of Fritz Reiner’s recording of Richard Strauss’s “Also sprach Zarathustra” on four single-sided 180g 45 rpm records with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The 45 RPM set is a complete recording LSC-1806. 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 scuffs or scratches on the records but the vinyl for each of the records has some streaks that flow outward toward the edge. Side 1 plays very quietly with only 2 faint ticks noticed. Side 2 is mostly quiet with only 5 faint ticks noticed. Side 3 has some surface noise at the lead-in groove but is quiet with some occasional light ticks near the beginning but is otherwise quiet once the music begins. Side 4 has some surface noise at the lead-in groove but is then quiet with some occasional light ticks near the beginning but is otherwise quiet with only 6 light ticks noticed. 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 for the first record is the original glossy jacket that Classic used for their original 180g 33 RPM issue. The remaining 3 records have a plain white jacket with a sticker. All jackets are the ones originally issued by Classic Records. There no seam splits or tears but there is some compression on one corner of each of the jackets and there is some wrinkling along the front bottom edge about 3” from the spine. Only side A of each LP is pressed. Side B is blank. Multiple records can be combined in an order to save shipping costs.
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