Sold Date: February 7, 2016
Start Date: February 4, 2016
Final Price: $475.00 $220.00 (USD)
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Awesome Lot of 103 1950s LPs
Most NM, Many NOS/Sealed

Offered for the First Time... Own a piece of our famed Matthews Collection. After offering only individual items from this collection for the past 7 years, we have decided it is time to cut loose a little and share the wealth!

Categories include: Movie Soundtracks, Easy Listening, Broadway, Pop Vocals, Classical, International, Big Band. Approx. 85% Mono, some Stereo. Many of those not sealed are still in original wrapper from 1950s.

SEE FULL LIST OF TITLES BELOW.

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VINYL CONDITION:  ALL NM or MINT

COVER CONDITION:  NM or MINT (1 VG, no spits)

(Will be shipped in 4 boxes. Local pickup also available.)

See Grading, Shipping & Payment details below.

TITLES:

- GORDON JENKINS: Complete Manhattan Tower. Capitol T766 Mono. NM

- NAT KING COLE: Love Is The Thing. Capitol W824 Mono. Mint NOS

- MELACHRINO STRINGS: Music For Dining. RCA LPM-1000 Mono. NM

- SLAUGHTER ON TENTH AVE. Fiedler. RCA LM 1726 Mono. Mint NOS

- 101 STRINGS: The Soul Of Spain. Somerset P-9900 Mono. Mint, Sealed

- MANTOVANI: A Collection Of Favorite Waltzes. London LL 570 Mono. NM

- RESPIGHI: Pines, Fountains of Rome. Toscanini 1955 Shaded Dog LM-1768. NM

- ROGER WILLIAMS: Music Of The Masters. Kapp KL-1040 Mono. NM

- PARIS THEATRE ORCHESTRA: Honeymoon In Paris. Somerset P-2500 Mono. NM

- ROGER WILLIAMS: Rhapsody In Blue. Kapp KL-1088 Mono. Mint, Sealed

- ROGER WILLIAMS: The Fabulous Fifties. Kapp KXL 5000 2-LP Mono. NM

- WESTMINSTER LAB SAMPLER, Various Classical. Westminster W-LAB S-1 Mono. NM

- OKLAHOMA! OST Shirley Jones, Gordon MacRae. Capitol WAO 595 Mono. Mint NOS

- MANTOVANI: Film Encores volume 2. London LL 3117 Mono. Mint NOS

- ANTON PAULIK: Night Life In Vienna. Crown CLP 5052 Mono. Mint NOS

- MANTOVANI: w/Rawicz & Landauer: Music From Films. London LL 1513 Mono. NM

- 101 STRINGS A Night In The Tropics. Somerset P-4400 Mono. Mint NOS

- MARIO LANZA: Songs From The Student Prince & other. RCA LM 1837 Mono. NM

- THE KING & I OST Kerr, Brynner. Capitol W740 Mono. Mint NOS

- MANTOVANI: Waltzes Of Irving Berlin. London LL 1452 Mono. Mint NOS

- MANTOVANI: Music Of Victor Herbert. London LL 746 Mono. NM

- PERCY FAITH: Viva, The Music Of Mexico. Columbia 6-Eye CL 1075 Mono. NM

- LESTER LANIN, Dance To The Music Of. Epic LN 3340 Mono. NM

- A THOUSAND STRINGS: The Heart Of Spain. Crown CLP 5150 Mono. Sealed

- 101 STRINGS: The World's Great Standards. Somerset P-4300 MONO. Mint NOS

- NORD DEUTSCHE SYMPHONY: The Ballet. Somerset P-2900 Mono. Mint NOS

- MANTOVANI: Strauss Waltzes. London LL 685 Mono. NM

- MANTOVANI: Concert Encores. London LL 3004 Mono. Mint NOS

- MANTOVANI: Film Encores. London LL 1700 Mono. NM

- JOSEPH KUHN. Symphony For Glenn Miller. Somerset P-5400 Mono. Mint NOS

- MANTOVANI: Candlelight. London LL 1502 Mono. NM

- MANTOVANI: Exodus and Other Great Movie Themes. London LL 3231 Mono. Mint, Sealed

- 101 STRINGS: Symphony For Lovers. Somerset P-4500 Mono. Mint, Sealed

- THE NEW SOUND OF PERCUSSIVE STEREO, Various. Medallion MS-1 Stereo. Mint, Sealed

- EDMOND De LUCA's SAFARI. Alster. Somerset P-5500 Mono. Mint, Sealed

- GRIEG: PEER GYNT Suite 1 & 2, Ruggeberg Hamburg Staatsoper. Somerset P-9400 Mono. NM

- 101 STRINGS: Scores From The Silver Screen. Somerset SF-7000 Stereo. Mint, Sealed

- MICHEL LEGRAND: Castles In Spain. Columbia 6-Eye CL 888 Mono. NM

- 101 STRINGS: The Soul of Spain Vol 2. Somerset P-9900 Mono. Mint, Sealed

- KOSTELANETZ: Strauss Waltzes. Columbia 6-Eye CL 805 Mono. NM

- AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS OST, Victor Young. Decca DL 9046 Mono. NM

- APRIL LOVE SOUNDTRACK, Pat Boone. Dot DLP-9000 Mono. Mint, Sealed

- A THOUSAND STRINGS: The Sound Of Music. Crown CLP 5135 Mono. Mint NOS

- DYNAMIC PROGRAM OF AUTHENTIC FLAMENCO, Los Flamencos de Espana. Somerset P-4100 Mono. Mint, Sealed

- WESTMINSTER CLASSICAL SAMPLER, Various Classical. Westminster XWN S-1 Mono. NM

- NEW WORLD THEATRE ORCH: Honeymoon In Manhattan. Somerset P-3000 Mono. Mint NOS

- MONTILLA SAMPLER, Spanish Hits. Montilla FM 79 Mono. NM

- MANTOVANI: Romantic Melodies. London LL 979 Mono. NM

- ROBERTO ROSSANI: Honeymoon In Italy. Somerset P-4700 Mono. NM

- POPULAR FAVORITES, Various Classical. Amleto Toscali. International Awards AK-155 Stereo. Mint NOS

- BILLY BUTTERFIELD ORCHESTRA: I'm In The Mood. Somerset P-2200 Mono. Mint NOS

- DOCTOR DOLITTLE Soundtrack OST. Harrison, Newley. 20th century DTCS-5101 Stereo w/Book. Mint, Sealed

- MUSIC FROM GREAT MOTION PICTURE HITS, Hollywood Studio Orchestra. Crown CLP-5033 Mono. NM

- RIMSKY-KORSAKOFF: Sheherazde Excerpts. Mario Rossi. Vanguard SRV-103 Mono. NM

- PIERRE LEGENDRE: Paris Night Life. Crown CLP 5048 Mono. NM

- MEMORIES OF EUROPE Various Orchestras. Somerset P-300 Mono. Mint NOS

- HUGO WINTERHALTER: Music By Starlight. 1956 RCA LPM-1185. NM

- MANTOVANI: Christmas Carols. London LL 913 Mono. NM 

- MIKLOS ROZSA Soundtrack Music: El Cid, Ben-Hur, King Of Kings. Somerset SF-16400 Stereo. Still Sealed

- MICHEL LEGRAND In Rio. Columbia 6-Eye CL 1139 Mono. NM

- TCHAIKOVKSY: 1812 Overture. Olympian MG50054 Mono. Mint, Sealed

- STRAUSS WALTZES: Rodzinksi. Westminster XWN 18500 Mono. Mint NOS

- ALLEN ROTH, GLEN OSSER: In The Still Of The Night. Hollywood LPH-119 Mono. Mint NOS

- THE KINGSWAY STRINGS: Immortal Melodies. Somerset P-600 Mono. NM

- HI-FI IN AN ORIENTAL GARDEN, Various. abc-Paramount ABC 224 Mono. NM

- MANTOVANI: Strauss Waltzes. London LL 685 Mono. NM

- THE THREE SUNS: Hi-Fi and Wide. 1956 RCA LPM-1249 Mono. NM 

- MANTOVANI: Music Of Romberg. London LL 1031 Mono. NM

- MANTOVANI: Song Hits Form Theatreland. London LL 1219 Mono. NM

- MUSIC TO LIVE BY, Various Artists. Mercury PJC-1 Mono. NM

- KOSTELANETZ: Verdi, Rigoletto. Columbia 6-Eye CL 970 Mono. NM

- EXODUS & OTHER GREAT THEMES, Various Artists. UA 3122 Mono. Mint, Sealed

- WORLD's GREATEST OVERTURES. International Philharmonic. Tops L1515 Mono. NM

- RIMSKY-KORSAKOFF: Schehereazade. Nord Deutches Orchestra. Somerset SF-2600 Stereo. Mint, Sealed

- MY FAIR LADY OST. Columbia 6-Eye OL 5090 Mono. Mint, Sealed

- MARIO LANZA Sings Christmas Carols. RCA Shade Dog LM-2029 Mono. NM

- 101 STRINGS: American Waltzes. Somerset P-2600 Mono. Mint, Sealed

- PERRY COMO, Relaxing With. RCA LPM-1176 Mono. NM

- ROGER WILLIAMS Plays Beautiful Waltzes. Kapp KL-1062 Mono. Mint NOS

- ROGER WILLIAMS: Till. Kapp K-1081-S Stereo. Mint NOS

- KOSTELANETZ: Romantic Music Of Rachmaninoff. Columbia 6-Eye CL 1001 Mono. NM

- RIO CARNIVAL ORCHESTRA: Honeymoon In South America. Somerset P-1900 Mono. Mint NOS

- JOHNNY MATHIS: Warm, w/Percy Faith. Columbia 6-Eye CL 1078 Mono. NM

- RICHARD RODGERS: Victory At Sea. RCA LM 1779 Mono. NM

- ROGER WILLIAMS: Almost Paradise. Kapp KL-1063 Mono. Mint NOS

- KOSTELANETZ: Tender Is The Night. Columbia 6-eye CL 886 Mono. NM

- EDDY DUCHIN STORY Soundtrack. Decca DL 8289 Mono. Mint, Sealed

- GEORGE GREELEY, Piano: Great Motion Picture Piano Concertos. WB 1319 Mono. NM

- MUSIC FROM THE FILMS, Various Soundtrack Themes. Hollywood LPH-104 Mono. Mint, Sealed

- VIENNA WORLD POPS: Symphony Of The Blues. Crown CLP 5078 Mono. Mint, Sealed

- SONGS THAT BROUGHT SUNSHINE INTO THE GREAT DEPRESSION. Somerset P-6300 Mono. Mint, Sealed

- HOUR OF THE BEST OF BALLET, Various Artists. Hollywood LPH-103 Mono. Mint, Sealed

- 101 STRINGS Play The Blues. Somerset P-5800 Mono. Mint NOS

- 101 STRINGS: The Rivieras. Somerset P-9000 Mono. Mint, Sealed

- TOPS ALL-STAR ORCHESTRA: All-Time Favorites. Tops L1514 Mono. NM

- GREAT MELODIES OF TCHAIKOVSKY, Ormandy. Columbia 6-Eye CL 946 Mono. NM

- MAX STEINER & ORCHESTRA: Great Love Themes. RCA LPM-1170 Mono. NM

- VICTORY AT SEA Highlights, London Phil. Somerset SF-10900 Stereo. NM

- ROGER WILLIAMS: More Fabulous Fifties. Kapp KL-1130 Mono. Mint, Sealed

- GEORGE GREELEY: Popular Piano Concertos. Warner Bros 1291 Mono. Mint, Sealed

- FLOWER DRUM SONG, John Benton Cross. Crown CLP 5105 Mono. Mint NOS

- WOODY HERMAN: Bijou. Harmony HL 7013 Mono. Still Sealed

- AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS OST, Victor Young. Somerset SF-2800 Stereo. Mint NOS

ABOUT THE MATTHEWS COLLECTION: These records come from the estate of a California collector who bought and stored thousands of new records in the 1950s...a majority of them never played, some played very little. An exceptionally rare find and truly outstanding collection! For more of this group see our store category Matthews Collection.

100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE: Every item we sell is unconditionally guaranteed to be as offered. If you find any item to be not as described, you may return it for a full refund of your purchase price and all shipping costs, both ways. Or, if you prefer to keep it, we will adjust the price to reflect what is fair. 

VISIT OUR STORE: CHOOSE ALL THE TITLES YOU WANT…WE SHIP WORLDWIDE WITH COMBINED SHIPPING DISCOUNTS. Search Our Listings for High Quality, Rare Vinyl Records Spanning All Genres and Eras: Rock, Jazz, Blues, Soul, R&B, Pop, Oldies, Psych, Latin, Lounge, Easy Listening, Classical, Country, Folk, International and More!

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SHIPPING: Let us know when you have made all your selections and we will send you an invoice with the lowest possible combined rate. Shipping charges are based on actual weight of items. Approximate shipping rates are shown below, your total may vary slightly depending on your location.

USA:

LPs & Single 78s:

     Media Mail:

1-2 items = $3.50 + $1.00 each additional

Priority:

1 item = $10.00 + $2.00 each additional

45 RPM (7"): 

Media Mail:

1-3 items = $2.50 + $.50 each additional   

Priority:

1-3 items = $6.50 + $1.00 each additional

INTERNATIONAL: 

LPs & Single 78s:

First Class:

1 item = $18.50 + $5.00 each additional   

Priority:

1-2 items = $43.00 + $2.00 each additional

45 RPM (7"):

First Class:

1 item = $13.00 + $2.00 each additional

Priority:

1-3 items = $40.00 + $3.00 each additional

CANADA:

LPs & Single 78s:

First Class:

1 item = $12.00 + $3.00 each additional

Priority:

1-2 items = $30.00 + $3.00 each additional

45 RPM (7"):

First Class:

1-2 items = $9.00 + $1.00 each additional

Priority:

1-3 items = $28.00 + $2.00 each additional

PACKAGING: We pack all items VERY securely for super-safe delivery. All LPs and 45s are placed in a new plastic sleeve and sandwiched between extra stiff cardboard inserts for added protection. LPs are placed outside the cover (unless sealed), to prevent seam splits. We use the strongest custom-fitted record mailer boxes available. 78s are secured between multiple layers of stiff cardboard and shipped in deeper boxes with plenty of padding.

OTHER DETAILS: Box sets run slightly more. Orders are shipped within 1-2 business days (Mon-Fri) after payment is received. Shipping is by United States Postal Service (USPS), unless otherwise noted. International & Canada shipments weighing 4 pounds or more (usually 5 or more LPs), are required to use Priority Mail International. To get insurance on International/Canada shipments also requires using Priority.

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, Please Note: We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as "gifts", US & International government regulations prohibit such behavior. Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility, where they apply. Please do not confuse them for additional shipping charges. Check with your Customs office to see what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight company or when you pick the item up. 

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OUR RECORD GRADING SYSTEM: We always grade very strictly, aiming to clearly identify any possible flaws or condition issues. Visual grading is determined as follows:

MINT CONDITION (M): Truly "As New", as it was when it left the factory. No scratches, scuffs, flaws, defects, marks or other indications of being handled or played. Records that are Still Sealed in their original factory wrapping are considered to be in this category. (Please Note: Many records prior to the early-mid 1960s were NOT wrapped/sealed by the factory when new; so Still New, Mint, Unplayed items from before that time can be without wrapping.)

NEAR MINT (NM): We are still talking about vinyl that is virtually flawless, very bright and shiny, still no scuffs or scratches. May have been played, though very sparingly. The disc will play with no audible noise. The label is bright, clean and unmarked.

EXCELLENT (EXC): May have 1-3 very minor, barely visible scuffs (such as from brushing of a fingernail or contact with the inner sleeve), possibly a hairline scratch or two; nothing that is obvious or would be expected to affect play. Vinyl is bright and shiny, labels are clean and unmarked.

(You are not likely to find many records in our store below this grade.)

VERY GOOD (VG): Some visible surface wear, such as minor scratches or scuffs. Vinyl will still have good luster. Labels may have minor imperfections (small stickers, initials, light spindle marks, etc.), but otherwise clean.

GOOD (G): Vinyl will have noticeable scratches or scuffs that would likely cause minor surface noise but do not overpower the music. There will be no skips. Vinyl may appear slightly dull or grayish. Labels may have small tears, tape marks, larger writing, etc., but still easily legible. There may be minor wear at the spindle hole.

ALBUM COVER ("JACKET") GRADES:

MINT CONDITION (M): Absolutely flawless; no corner dings, marks, writing, tears, dents, fading, discoloration, impressions from the disc or other flaws.

NEAR MINT (NM): Only very minor signs of edge/corner wear or a faint hint of cover impressions from the disc ("ring wear"); none that are too noticeable or that interfere with the complete integrity of the Artwork.

EXCELLENT (EXC): May have some minor ring wear, or very light corner bumps or creases. No seam splits, wrinkles, puckers or writing on the cover. Artwork is clean and unworn and there is no ink wear.

VERY GOOD (VG): Cover is clean but may have minor writing or marks, slight wear. Moderate ring wear, possibly resulting in minor loss of ink. There may be slight discoloration or very light staining, minor seam wear but no splits or cracks. Corners may have small creases, mild fraying or light bumps.

GOOD (G): Cover is more worn and used with noticeable ring wear. Seams may be starting to split or may have clean tape repairs. Possible yellowing or discoloration, some larger writing, labels or other marks. Corners may have damage or creases and there may be scratches or gouges that otherwise damage the artwork. 

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PAYMENT: Full payment is due within 7 days of auction end/purchase. Pay Pal account required to bid on/purchase items. California residents pay 9.0% sales tax.

DESCRIPTIONS: Seller takes full responsibility for the item description as stated above. We strive for accurate descriptions, clear and revealing photographs and the most thorough research possible. Photographs are considered to be part of the Description, please study them thoroughly. All photographs are of the actual item being offered, we do not use copies or stock photos.

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