Puccini: Tosca

BLX-3508 [19??]

EMI Angel

Mono

Notes:

·      2-lp box set

·      Pale yellow/black Angel label

·      “Digitally Remastered” from August 1953 recording

·      Includes insert with notes, libretto

Artists:  Maria Callas; Giuseppe Di Stefano; Tito Gobbi; Victor de Sabata, musical director; Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan

 

Condition

Disc 1:  NM [bright & shiny]

Disc 2:  NM [bright & shiny]

Disc Cover:  Very Good [minor wear on front, back; seam wear/split on top, side, bottom; includes insert in NM condition]

 

A Note About Grading

This disc has been cleaned on a Pro-Ject VC-S2 ALU Record Cleaning Machine and played through for accurate grading on a Rega Planar 6 turntable with a Hana SH cartridge.

 

I grade both disc and disc cover using the standard Goldmine grading system: Mint; Near Mint; Very Good Plus (VG+); Very Good; Good; Fair; Poor.

 

For the record (disc), I will grade on three criteria: noise (or lack thereof), marks/scuffs/scratches and luster; the key element in every grading is noise. Note details about Mint, Near Mint and VG+ below:

Mint Reserved only for records that are still manufacturer sealed. Near Mint This is the highest mark I will give for a record I play through for grading. Near Mint grade is as if the record has never been played before; it plays through with NO SURFACE NOISE and HAS NO MARKS, SCRATCHES OR SCUFFS. Very Good Plus (VG+), Very Good, Good Any records with these grades have presence of surface noise and/or marks/scratches and scuffs. The degree to which these are present will be listed in the description.

Seller Notes

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