TAS Berg, Wozzeck Lulu, DORATI w/Pilarczyk Mercury SR 9
$
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Alban Berg "Wozzeck" & "Lulu" Suites, Antal DORATI conducting the London Symphony Orchestra with Helga Pilarczyk Soprano, Mercury Living Presence SR 90278 35-mm magnetic film recording, with the original "color back" cover and deep maroon deep groove label and the dead wax matrices ending RFR1 for Side 1 and RFR1 for Side 2. This is on Harry Pearson's (The Absolute Sound magazine or "TAS") recommended list under "Special Merit: Classical". The sound is superb, a true audiophile gem from the early 1960's. If you are looking for this recording for your collection (or you are searching for a cleaner copy), this should be of interest to you. The record has been played twice and plays like new, and the cover is about the cleanest Mercury color back cover I have ever seen (even with the bits of wear on the color portion of the back of the cover). This is a collector's item and too clean to play and that is the reason why I am selling this.
Vinyl Conditon: NM, like new. It has been played twice in about 50 years.
Cover Condition: NM- (the highest grade for a Mercury color back from my experience)
I reserve the right to refuse to honor bids by buyers from countries where shipment routinely gets lost, damaged or delayed and buyers who have a pattern of nonpayment or negative feedback. Please contact me before bidding should you have any concerns. I also reserve the right to end the listing early if there is no bid on the item, in accordance with eBay policies.
GRADING POLICY FOR LPS: Grading is for the cover/box and for the record. The record may have two grades, one for visual grade and another for play grade. I have never played some of these records and some records may only be visually graded. The grading for the record will be relative to a mint record of the period manufactured by the same record company. Therefore, the standards will not be the same between, for example, a Japanese Pioneer/Holland Philips/German Teldec pressing of the early 80’s (which are on super quiet vinyl) and a U.S. ABC/MCA pressing of the late 70’s (which are typically noisier). A Near Mint graded late 70’s U.S. ABC or MCA record will play with considerably more background noise caused by cheaper vinyl material than a Near Mint graded early 80’s Japanese Pioneer, Holland Philips or German Teldec record.
SHIPPING POLICY: All records have been cleaned on my VPI 16.5 record cleaning machine and will be placed in a poly-lined or rice paper sleeves, unless the records are sealed. The LP will be packed in a cardboard box LP mailer manufactured by ULINE. The record will be placed outside of the LP outer jacket so that it will not damage the cover during transit.
For U.S. destinations, the shipping cost for 1 record delivered via US Postal Service Parcel Post will be $6 if your State touches the Pacific Ocean, $8 if your State or Commonwealth touches the Atlantic Ocean, and $7 if your State touches neither Ocean. For each additional record, add $1 for each for up to 6 records. (Each LP mailer will fit up to about 6 records.) For example, for a boxed set containing 3 records, please just add $2 to the shipping cost of the first record. If you would like your item shipped using a different option offered by the US Post Office (e.g., Priority Mail or Express Mail) or a private courier service (e.g., FedEx or UPS), please contact me.
For destinations outside of the U.S., below are the prices for US Postal Service First Class Mail and Priority Mail. Please contact me regarding the cost if you would like your item shipped using a different option offered by the US Post Office or a private courier service (e.g., FedEx or DHL).
I will NOT be responsible for UNINSURED items lost, damaged or delayed during transit. If you would like to pay for insurance, please contact me regarding the cost.
Cost of international shipping via USPS First Class Mail, which usually takes about 2 weeks but may take as much as 4 weeks:
Canada
Asia
Europe
1 record
$7
$13.50
$13.50
2 records
$10
$20.50
$20.50
3 records
$12
$23
$23
4 records
$14
$26
$26
5 records (assuming less than 4 lbs.)
$16
$29
$29
Cost of international shipping via USPS Priority Mail, which usually takes about 1 week:
Canada
Asia
Europe
1 to 2 records
$23
$31
$31
3 to 4 records
$25
$34
$34
4 to 5 records
$27
$38
$37
6 records
$29
$41
$39
PAYMENT POLICY: I accept PayPal and U.S.-negotiable cashier’s check. Payment must be made within five (5) business days after the bidding for the item ends. If that timing does not work for you (because, for example, you will be on vacation, etc.), please contact me BEFORE bidding.
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