ROMEO & JULIET TCHAIKOVSKY, DON JUAN RICHARD STRAUSS COND. HERBERT VON KARAJAN - DECCA 1ST RELEASE SXL 2269 WIDE BAND GROOVE STEREO COPY WITH OK SLEEVE AND PLAYS WELL - RARE RECORD IN STEREO - WEAR TO OUTSIDE SLEEVES BUT PLAYS OK - EARLY COPY IN STEREO WITH 'ORIGINAL RECORDING BY' WIDE BAND LABEL - DISC RETAINS SHINE AND HAS LITTLE VISIBLE WEAR - 99% THIS IS THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE BUT IT HAS SPLIT ALONG PART OF ONE SIDE, AND MAIN OUTER SLEEVE HAS A SPLIT TO THE TOP, AND HISTORIC TAPE STAINING OVER THE SPLIT
DISC PLAYS WELL FOR THE MOST PART, WITH SOME SEMI-INTRUSIVE CRACKLE ON THE QUIET PARTS WHEN PLAYED LOUDLY (MORE PRONOUNCED AT THE BEGINNING OF SIDES), VERY LITTLE CLICKING, AND NO SKIPPING ON MY MACHINE AFTER I TESTED IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH (THIS MAY VARY A LITTLE FROM PLAY TO PLAY OR FROM MACHINE TO MACHINE OF COURSE) - PACKAGING IS NOT THE BEST, SOME HISTORIC FOLDING TO CORNERS OF THE INNER SLEEVE - PLEASE USE PHOTOS AND DESCRIPTION TO HELP DETERMINE CONDITION - PRICED ACCORDING TO CONDITION PLAY TESTED AND PLAYS AS DESCRIBED ON MY RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE PLAYER (PLAYERS CAN VARY IN EFFICIENCY, SHOULD DEFINITELY PLAY AS STATED ON ANY PLAYER IN GOOD ORDER) - WILL BE SENT PROTECTED IN A VINYL RECORD MAILER OR SIMILAR ANTI-BENDING PACKAGING - POSTAGE CAN BE COMBINED - SEE POSTAGE TAB FOR POSTAGE DETAILS