15% INSTANT DISCOUNT

PLACE A BID ON ON THIS ITEM ON OR BEFORE  11:59PM PACIFIC TIME Wednesday AUGUST 30, and if you win the item, you will get a 15% DISCOUNT off the price.  For example, if you use Buy It Now on or before 11:59PM Pacific Time on Wednesday August 30, or if you place a bid on or before 11:59PM Pacific Time on Wednesday August 30,  and if you are the winner of the item at, for example, $100, I will invoice you for only $85.00 plus shipping. So, get your bid in before Thursday August 31 in order to lock in your 15% discount.

THIS AUCTION ENDS THURSDAY AUGUST 31, 2017 AT 6:30PM PACIFIC TIME

Released in 1986--

Artists:                         Massimo Freccia conducting The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Composer:                   Hector Berlioz

Title:                             Symphonie Fantastique

Label:                           Chesky CR1

Format:                        33⅓ RPM Vinyl LP  180-gram pressing

Condition:                    Mint / Factory Sealed / Never Opened / Never Played

Tracklist Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14A1Reveries; Passions12:07A2A Ball5:43A3Scenes In The Fields (Part 1)7:44B1Scenes In The Fields (Part 2)7:10B2March To The Scaffold4:26B3Dream Of A Witches' Sabbath8:50

Shipping and Handling to Buyers in USA:  $5 for the first item plus $1 each additional item purchased from me  If you won and/or purchased more than one item, contact me within 4-days of winning the last item so that I may invoice you for the total with the combined shipping. If you need more time to pay in order to bid on my other items, please contact me.
Shipping and Handling to Buyers in Other Countries:  I have suffered many losses when shipping music to other countries. If you do not have a PAYPAL VERIFIED SHIPPING ADDRESS IN THE UNITED STATES to which I may ship the LP, then, the next most economical way to buy is to first message me with the name and address of your friend or relative that has an address within the United States.  I will then send an invoice to you with only the $4 domestic shipping charge (not $9999.99) for shipping and handling.  Then, while paying with Paypal, just click on the "Edit" SHIPPING ADDRESS option and change the Ship To name and address to the name and address of your friend or relative in the United States.  You will only pay $4 for the Shipping and Handling. Then, your friend or relative can ship the item to you via any carrier and with any service you want to use with or without insurance and with whatever customs declarations you deem appropriate.  This has worked out well for all of my overseas customers who use this procedure.  If you do not understand these terms because English is not your first language, then contact me and I will try to answer your questions in your language by using Google Translate. Check out my other audiophile LPs and note my feedback and buy with confidence.  Thanks for looking.  Please contact me with any questions.

About me-   All sealed LPs that I have for sale were obtained from legitimate radio stations, record stores, music distributors and directly from music manufacturers (labels).  These sealed LPs were obtained from the various radio stations at which I worked and from music distributors and record labels as I have worked for them, too.  Therefore, I know, and you are assured that the sealed LPs I offer for sale are not counterfeit and were not re-wrapped after play.  The vinyl of the sealed LPs I sell is  BRAND NEW.

I've been a collector of vinyl since age 9 back in 1957.  In the mid 1960's I began collecting the British artists like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and many other rock groups along with some classical, jazz, soundtracks, comedy,  and oddball recordings. In the 1970's, I became a college radio station manager and I "acquired" many titles titles that the radio station was going to dump due to lack of room.  Then, I got the audiophile bug in the mid 1970's and collected recordings recommended by The Absolute Sound, Stereophile, Sounds Like.. and other recommendations by manufacturers such as Acoustic Research, Audio Research, Apt Holman, and Allison to name a few.  In the 1980's I worked in the music biz for a mail-order music company, an audiophile record distributor and a recording label (as a "Record Executive" and recording engineer).   

These days, I take my recording equipment to venues to record unknown artists for a not-for-profit recording company I founded in the 1990's.  In my free time, I transcribe out of print vinyl recordings to digital with the utmost care for friends and I make some pocket change to boot.

Thus, I've been collecting music for over 60 years. I got a lotta music I will never listen to.  Most of the LPs I own are new, factory sealed, and unplayed.  The unsealed LPs I own have been played only once or twice.  I listen to FM radio quite extensively so I haven't had time to play recordings over and over again.

My wife has been very understanding with my obsession and does not harass me about the thousands of LPs stored in almost every room of my 13-room house.  I'm lucky to have her.  But, she has her own ideas.  She told me that the day after I am buried, cremated, or given to science, she will call the people who deliver dumpsters to demolition sites in order for her (and my children) to dispose of every 78rpm, LP, 45rpm, tape and CD -- PERIOD.

So, between now and the end of my abilities to listen to music, I will be selling off most of my 35,000 LPs to those who will give my precious vinyl a good home.  I want to "leave" my wife with some junk recordings to dump. It will satisfy her need to "get revenge on me" after all the nonsense she has put up with for 45-years.  But I won't care at that point in time.

If you're still reading this, I have good news for you.  If you contact me with your want-list of no more than 15 items, I promise I will look for them and try to list them in future auctions / fixed price sales on eBay. If you include some contact info, I'll let you know when I will be listing the item. But, please note that I will only do this for you if you place a bid (no matter how small) on any of the recordings I have for sale.  Fair enough?

From the date of acquisition of any LP, to the date I ship it to the buyer, I store my LPs on straight shelves with some moderate side pressure to prevent warps in my smoke-free, pet-free home, office and warehouse.  If the LP is tight shrink-wrapped sealed, loose shrink-wrapped sealed, or poly-bag sealed then is is new and unplayed. There are times when one of my new LPs will have the shrink wrap torn, especially at the opening of the jacket or at the corners.  "Stuff" happens when LPs are inserted and removed from shelves.  I always try to note every imperfection to a reasonable extent.

Good luck and happy listening.

P.S.  If I can leave you with one tip about reproducing music from vinyl it is this--   PLEASE INSPECT YOUR CARTRIDGE'S STYLUS AT LEAST ONCE PER MONTH.  IF YOU SEE SIGNS OF WEAR, ON ONE SIDE OF THE STYLUS, GET A NEW ONE AND ADJUST YOUR ANTI-SKATING BIAS ACCORDINGLY. A NEW STYLUS AND A NEW TURNTABLE BELT (IF YOU USE ONE) WILL INCREASE YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE.