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The Fading Giant: Sounds Of Steam Railroading Vol. 2 Winston 1958 Near Mint LP

Sold Date: May 21, 2018
Start Date: May 15, 2018
Final Price: $15.99 $10.00 (USD)
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Buyer Feedback: 13

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No Kidding.  This record is immaculate.  Kept in a plastic sleeve.  Album cover is VG+. No splitting, some signs it's been put on a shelf and taken off.  Slight brown coloration on back. O. Winston Link’s most popular LP record, originally recorded in 1957 and 1958, recorded on board Norfolk and Western trains and trackside includes more than 80 minutes of stirring sounds. This CD includes: Winston Link’s most famous recording; the Christmas Eve arrival in Rural Retreat, Virginia, of Train No. 42, "The Pelican", as Christmas music chimes out from the nearby Lutheran Church. A1Stops At Pembroke, Va. - Brakeman Called In - Departs WestboundA2Arrives Davy, W. Va. And Departs EastboundA3Arrives Kimball, W. Va. And Depards EastboundA4Arrives Welch, W. Va. EastboundA5Departs Keystone, W. Va. And Runs Continously To Northfolk, W. Va. And LeavesB1Locomotive No. 104 Leaves N&W Roundhouse At Bristol, Va. - To Turntable - Off For Servicing And Returns (K2 4-8-2 Mountain)B2Train 202 Abingdon Branch Rumbles Through Husk, N. C. (Nella)B3Train 201 Abingdon Branch Pulls In Green Cova, Va. And DepartsB4Train 42, The Pelican, Arrives Rural Retreat, Va. With Background Of Chimes From The Lutheran Church - Departs Recorded By [Christmas Sequence At Rural Retreat] – 

I clean and test sample each disc.  Nonetheless I recommend that you clean with Discwasher System before each play.  
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