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I've collected 50's, 60's, and early 70's records of almost every genre - Psych, Prog, Psychedelic Funk, Soul, Rhythm 'n' Blues, Pop, Folk, Garage, Acid, Freakbeat, Rock, Jazz e.t.c and everything in between for all my life!!! Obviously, 90% of the LP's I've ever gotten hold of are completely trashed from the hard living ways and the rock 'n' roll, drug and booze fuelled debauchery of all the wild parties of the times, but the golden 10%? Reluctantly, I've decided to offer them to all of you serious record collectors out there!!! I'm currently trying to set up a record label so unfortunately personal sacrifices have to be made when it comes to my collection, resulting in GREAT benefits for all you shrewd bidders and serious connosieurs of TRUE solid gold music history out there!!! Make no mistake, I'll try my best to consistently offer some of the VERY BEST records available on ebay, many which have taken me YEARS to find!!!
I aim to put a weekly batch up (time permitting) every Wednesday, all timed to end 10 days later on Saturday night. I'll only ever offer THE BEST, MOST AMAZING, MOST IMPORTANT, VERY RAREST UK 1ST PRESS ORIGINAL RELEASE RECORDS I've got!!! I won't insult you with later 2nd pressings unless they are of exceptional quality and rarity. I'm sure you love good music as much as me, especially when it's a 1st Press LP, direct from the master tape, as the musicians intended it to be heard (none of this "digitally remastered",weak reissued, remixed rubbish from hired hands with one eye on the mixing desk and the other on the clock! If these session men really knew how genius should sound, surely they would've been geniuses themselves?! There will only ever be one Hendrix, and that's just a tiny example).
I try to be one of the best sellers on ebay and would like to thank all of you potential bidders for your support and taste in music!!! I strictly grade all LP's I list, visually and sonically using the UK RRPG standards as customer satisfaction is highly important to me, and I'll always do my very best not to let you down. Be sure to add me to your favourite sellers list and check my auctions frequently as i'll be listing some gems that you just WON'T want to miss out on!!!
I think that's everything, so let the auction commence!!!

Title : Benjamin Britten & Mstislav Rostropovich - Schumann Funf Stucke Im Volkston / Debussy Cello Sonatas

Label & year : Original Decca SXL 2298 LP , IMPOSSIBLY RARE 1962 Black & Silver Wide Band Groove WBG Edition One Stereo UK 1st Press!!!

Matrix's : Side A : ZAL-5296-1E (1  K) , Side B : ZAL-5297-1E (1  U) (EARLIEST MATRIXES!!! UNBELIEVABLY EARLY STAMPERS!!!)

AN ABSOLUTELY ASTONISHING INCREDIBLY RARE TIMELESS CLASSICAL MASTERPIECE FROM THE LEGENDARY DUO OF MSTISLAV ROSTROPOVICH AND BENJAMIN BRITTEN IN STUNNING NEAR NEW CONDITION - OUTRAGEOUSLY HARD TO FIND AS A TRUE DAY OF RELEASE EARLIEST EVER WIDEBAND BLACK & SILVER LABEL 1962 STEREO UK 1ST PRESS (THE VAST, VAST MAJORITY WERE MONO), ESPECIALLY LIKE THIS!!! STORED IMMEDIATELY FROM PURCHASE AFTER LITERALLY TWO OR THREE AUDITIONS, THIS IS WITHOUT QUESTION ONE OF THE VERY FINEST EXAMPLES YOU WILL SURELY EVER FIND!!!

PHENOMENAL BARELY EVEN PLAYED CONDITION AND CORRECTLY STORED EXAMPLE 100% COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL UNSPLIT BLUE STEREO DECCA INNER!!! RIDICULOUSLY HARD TO FIND AS AN EARLIEST EVER TRUE DAY OF RELEASE 1962 UK STEREO 1ST EDITION, ESPECIALLY ONE IN SUCH STUNNING SHAPE!!! THE TIME CAPSULE VINYL IS ABSOLUTELY ASTONISHING WITH MAGNIFICENT AUDIO TO MATCH, AND EVEN THE BACK OF THE INCREDIBLY AGE PRONE FRONT LAMINATED FLIPBACK SLEEVE REMAINS ULTRA BRIGHT AND REMARKABLY UNDULLED AFTER ALL THESE DECADES!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!! A REAL ONE-OFF OPPORTUNITY TO OWN AN INCREDIBLE EXAMPLE OF THIS ICONIC MASTERWORK!!! Do not miss out on this outstanding earliest ever timeless classical masterpiece - bid now!!!

About : Ultra Rare Original 1964 UK 1st Press!!! This MASSIVELY RARE LP initially sold barely anything (LP's were also really expensive to most people back then!!!) and therefore had a very small run, and is INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND, especially in this condition!!! AN absolute classic LP from this incredible duo!!! An astonishing album that really DESERVES to be in EVERY serious classical collection!!! Don't miss out on this MEGA RARE LP!!! If you like good music, bid now!!!
The LP :

Labels :

Classic 1964 UK 1st Press black & silver ridged unboxed Decca logo labels!!! Both sides are OUTSTANDING with NO real signs of age, NO graffiti, and NO writing OR tears whatsoever!!! Just has literally just two or three ultra light spindle marks which suggests that you can EASILY count the number of plays this has EVER had on just the one hand!!! IMPOSSIBLE for a 58 year old record!!! Both must grade overall at least as Excellent+++!!!

Record : Visual -

Spectacular Original 1962 UK 1st Press Vinyl!!! Nice bright, clean and shiny as if it was just pressed!!! Fantastic jet black mirror like surfaces, it looks ASTONISHING with NO nasty marks, NO scuffs, NO scratches, NO fingerprints, and NO groovewear whatsoever!!! The only blemishes off TRUE perfection are only a TINY amount of ULTRA light, wispy sleeve traces (only visible in the very strongest of lights) from where it has sat or been removed from it's cover over the years!!! Of course, none of these ridiculously light blemishes interfere with the smoothness of play AT ALL!!! Most probably wouldn't/couldn't even mention them!!! UNBELIEVABLE for a record of this age and rarity!!! You'll be amazed by how clean and unworn it is!!! Near new!!!  (and I bet the vast majority of “new" records don't even come close to looking as amazing as this after handling, transport e.t.c!!!)  Must grade overall visually at least as Excellent+++!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Record : Audio -

Thankfully, it plays AMAZINGLY with fantastic stereo separation and clarity!!! It really sounds incredible with NO hisses, hops, distortion, skips OR sticks!!! Only like pretty much ALL records has just a small amount of light ticks here and there on the rarest of occasions, and possibly just the MEREST TOUCH of low level static in the rarest few and far between places such as on the run in grooves and between some tracks, but that's truly about it!!! The vast, vast, majority of the music is TRULY crystal clear - It really does mostly play with a CD-like near black silence, but with that bass, depth, clarity and warmth you can only get from original UK 1st Press vinyl!!! EVEN the vast majority of the quiet sections!!! Absolutely ESSENTIAL!!! ASTONISHING for a record of this age and rarity!!! Must grade overall audibly at the least as Excellent+!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not trashed or overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Sleeve :

Original 1962 UK 1st press Stereo front laminated “Robert Stace" sleeve complete with original blue stereo inner (ultra clean unaged and unsplit with just the cat no written to the top right of one side - OUTSTANDING)!!! IMPOSSIBLE to find this sleeve in anything approaching a good condition - most are spent, torn and worn due to age and the lifestyles of the buyers of this particular LP!!! This one is NOT, and looks FANTASTIC, especially considering the nature of these fragile sleeves!!! NO tears, NO writing OR graffiti, NO seam splits OR edge rubbing, NO really bad marks AT ALL, and still ULTRA strong and solid after all these years!!! Only has a few mild signs of minor ageing such as a small amount of light creasing with some laminate lifting evident to the top right corner of the front from storage (often the case with these vintage sleeves) and a mere hint of a record imprint, only some minor signs of ageing to the remarkably clean and ultra bright unlaminated back such as just a tiny amount of the very vaguest storage spots and just a couple of tiny little storage scuffs to the top flipback edge (truly, truly minimal and nothing at all - absolutely NO nasty stains, grubbiness, coffee cup rings, writing OR graffiti whatsoever!!!), a slight touch of denting to one or two of the four corner tips which virtually every vintage sleeve has, and POSSIBLY (just to be sure!!!) one or two other minor signs of age here and there, though nothing that really stands out to note at all!!! And that's truly about it!!! I tend to bring it down by listing the most minor negatives I can possibly find, but this remains a FANTASTIC sleeve, and a TRUE rarity to find one as outstanding as this - most have been virtually destroyed or are just about being held together, but not this one!!! It remains ultra strong, solid, unsplit and unspoilt, and even the spine remains ultra strong, solid, unsplit and 100% readable!!! Must grade overall at least as Very Good+++!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not trashed or overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Summary : A MAGNIFICENT barely played example of this PHENOMENALLY RARE 1962 classical classic stereo edition one UK 1st Press LP from this incredible duo!!! Hard to find in ANY condition, but simply IMPOSSIBLY RARE TO FIND ONE AS TRULY ASTONISHING AS THIS!!! YOU MAY NEVER GET THE CHANCE AGAIN, so don't miss out on this scarce opportunity to own a true piece of 60's/70's music history!!! Bid now!!!

Please take a look at all my other auctions for many other ultra rare classic LPs, and feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. Thanks again for looking, it's truly appreciated!! Cheers!!!

I've realized that most countries have their own unique grading system. I base mine strictly on the UK RRPG grading system (occasionally with a + or a - to indicate the higher and lower ends of the grade, though I only use these if i'm having real trouble deciding!), so please check their chart for further clarity if you are unsure of what my grades mean. As a general rule, a mint record will be 100% perfect, an excellent record will be in fantastic clean condition with the occasional mild mark and minor use from the years, and a very good record will have noticeable, yet light visual markings and obvious signs of age and use, but will still remain clean with relatively light wear and will play fantastically well with plenty of life remaining in it. I very rarely offer records below the very good region unless they are of an EXCEPTIONAL rarity and playing quality...I hope this helps!

Postage and packing (UK bidders) will be £5.99 signed for for the first item, £2.00 for every item after that. Europe buyers, postage is £14.99 signed for for the first item, £3.00 for every item after that. Rest of the world buyers, postage is £19.99 signed for for the first item, £3.00 for every item after that (orders over £30 need to be sent signed for). Contact is expected to be made within a day, and payment expected within 3 days of the auction ending, otherwise you may lose priority over the item and it may be offered second chance to the under bidder or relisted e.t.c. Contact is king! UK bidders, I accept paypal or postal orders. International bidders, I accept Paypal or Bank Transfer! Unfortunately, I cant accept any other internet payment other than paypal. Please PLEASE get in touch via the ebay messaging system rather than opening a case if there’s any kind of problem, I will do my very best to sort it out.

Please just ask if you have any questions or if you require further information. The photos below are of the genuine item, apologies for the occasional blurryness or glare from the light in some of them. If you would like further pictures or details, please ask.

If you are not happy with your item, please let me know within 3 days. I pride myself on my 100% feedback so if there are any problems, I will do my very best to sort them out.

All my auctions start from a bare minimum price, so there is always plenty of opportunity for a bargain!

Please check my other auctions for many more of the rarest, most awesome Vinyl Record items ever!!!

Thanks for your time, happy bidding!










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