Sold Date: March 21, 2019
Start Date: March 18, 2019
Final Price: £300.00 (GBP)
Seller Feedback: 2765
Buyer Feedback: 2854

Before bidding, please take the time to read shipping costs. If in doubt or if you win more than one auction, please wait for my invoice.

The finest original edition of the justly famous 1964 Philips HiFi Stereo Rostropovitch/Richter Beethoven Sonatas for Cello and Piano.  So much nicer than those lightweight boxes made for the UK and Dutch home markets.  

As always, made in Holland, this Deluxe set was produced for the French market in 1964 and has smooth maroon and silver labels and earliest matrices, white Philips embossed interior pocket-style jackets with poly liners, and a substantial and beautifully made cloth-bound box with hinged lid, completed with laminated front panel and foil blocked spine.  

The best I have ever owned, all elements are truly immaculate. All parts TOP NM.  Please examine the photographs.  A beautiful set, unbeatable. You'll never see a better one.  

Matrices:

AA 835182 1Y 1 670 121  (670 is Philips number code for Holland)

AA 835182 1Y 1 670 111

AA 835183 1Y 1 670 1

AA 835183 1Y 1 670 123

MADE IN HOLLAND is also stamped into the deadwax on each side opposite the matrices

Check all the pics..  and make the most of the enlargement facility!  I have more pics of matrices etc, please contact me if you want to see more.

The purge of the collection continues..... a varied batch this week, more records next week.

Check my other listings, my feedback, and bid with confidence.  Any reserves are realistic.  Good luck!

Regular clients will know that I keep my descriptions brief and to the point.  If you are looking, I figure you will know what you are looking at.  I would not presume to condescend nor would I wish to bore you to death with unnecessary hype.  Used records play-checked on SME 15, SME V with VDH cart and cleaned when necessary on a Loricraft Pro II.

GRADINGS:

MINT (M): Brand new and unplayed. Perfect, no indications of being handled or played. I only use this grading if I know for sure the record has not been played.

NEAR MINT (NM): The record is virtually flawless, clean and shiny.  Very minor, barely visible innerbag wear may be permitted, but no scratches. The disc should play with no audible noise. Jacket is as close to perfect.

EXCELLENT (EX): Record plays near perfectly, but may have minor paper scuffs that do not interfere with the sound quality. There can possibly be a non-sounding mark or two but nothing that affects play. Record is clean and shiny.  Any issues with the jacket will be minor and described.

Because I have never collected records that are a lower grade than EX, you won’t be finding any for sale here.

I DO NOT USE EBAY GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAMME

Recorded Delivery world-wide shipping for security and peace of mind. Discounted postage for multiple purchases.  Shipping is always at cost, including packing materials.

I ensure that my records arrive with you in the same lovely condition they leave me, carefully packed in secure professional wraps with sheet polystyrene and cardboard packing.  Shipping costs reflect packaging.  I do not use bits of old cardboard box or those cheap flimsy envelope style mailers.

Records are always packed out of their jackets. 

I don’t like to say this, but if you cannot pay, please do not bid.