BIRGIT NILSSON / WAGNER "Tristan Und Isolde" Excerpts, DECCA SXL 2184, NM vinyl

Sold Date: July 11, 2019
Start Date: July 4, 2019
Final Price: $32.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 6
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Available here is a beautiful copy of a hard-to-find classical / opera LP: "Tristan und Isolde" (Excerpts), featuring the amazing Birgit Nilsson, backed by the Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Hans Knappertsbusch.
This LP was released in the UK in 1959 on Decca Records (SXL 2184), and features the original UK Decca wide band with groove stereo label.  It's an outstanding early Decca audiophile analog recording, and this is an excellent copy of a very rare album.  
The vinyl copy of "SXL 2184" is the UK's first-press issue, with first press labels and first press ID numbers. This fantastic LP is long out-of-print and has become highly prized by collectors of quality vinyl and lovers of great music.
The copy available here is in tremendous condition; I can't see a mark on it with the naked eye, it's been cleaned and is very glossy.  The glossy cover is completely solid all around with no seam splits and only light wear. The liner is in great shape as are both of the labels.
Label design: Black labels, "original recording" at 11 o'clock.  Large DECCA and "ffss" at12 o'clock. Stereophonic within a silver strip through the center.  A deep circular groove runs around the label.
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