Sold Date: July 4, 2022
Start Date: February 26, 2021
Final Price: $25.40 (USD)
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BEETHOVEN, FIDELIO

Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus

Conducted by Otto Klemperer

Angel 3625 C/L Stereo

Released in 1962(?)

STILL SEALED!

I inherited this album from my father who, during the 1960s and 1970s, was a distribution manager at Capitol Records (of which Angel Records was a sub-label). The box set is factory sealed in shrink wrap (see “Condition” below): it has never been opened or resealed. You can be the first person to play these records!

Included

3 records in original sealed box, containing the complete opera

Main artists:

Don Pizarro – 

Rocco – 

Leonore – 

Florestan – 

Condition

Box

completely intact; quite beautiful, actually, considering how long it’s been stored!

Records

assumed to be Mint or Near Mint, though it’s possible that the actual listening experience will be less than that due to unknowable issues

Shrink wrap

intact, except for 2-inch tear on back edge, and a small hole at bottom of the front (see photos). There are also two small air holes, intentional artifacts of the manufacturing process.

Slick

intact—scratches on shrink wrap possibly have penetrated the slick, but it’s impossible to tell

Seams

completely intact

Spine

completely intact and straight; no visible flaws

Scratches

a few long scratches on the shrink wrap surface, both front and back