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PIERINO GAMBA - ROSSINI OVERTURES

THE ORIGINAL ' STEREO ' PRESSING ON DECCA WIDEBAND

SXL 2266

 

CATALOGUE:DECCA SXL 2266 MATRIX: ZAL-5035-2E / 5036-1E MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 L / 1 I DEEP GROOVED WIDEBAND LABEL ' ORIGINAL RECORDING BY' RIM WORDING

I HAVE UNEARTHED A CLASSICAL RECORD COLLECTION THAT INCLUDES MANY STEREO RECORDINGS ON THE DECCA, HMV, COLUMBIA, PHILLIPS AND DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON LABELS. FROM WHAT I CAN SEE SO FAR THEY ARE ALL IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION.

THE COLLECTION INCLUDES THE RARE BRUCKNER SYMPHONY No 3 ON COLUMBIA SAX 5294 WHICH I WILL BE LISTING IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE

MY AIM IS TO LIST ONE LP FROM THIS COLLECTION EVERY DAY, SO KEEP CHECKING BACK TO SEE WHAT IS UP FOR OFFER

 

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE WIDEBAND DECCA LABELS ARE JUST MAGNIFICENT. THE DEEP BLUE BASE COLOUR IS TOTALLY MINT ON BOTH SIDES, AND WAS CLEARLY OWNED BY SOMEONE WHO REALLY LOOKED AFTER AND BARELY PLAYED THE RECORDS IN HIS COLLECTION. THERE ARE JUST 2-3 TINY SPIDER LINES NEAR THE SPINDLE HOLE ON SIDE TWO AND JUST ONE ON SIDE ONE.

THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGO'S ARE ALL PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED, AGAIN SHOWING HOW LITTLE THE ALBUM HAD BEEN HANDLED

 

THE VINYL

THE FIRST PRESS STILL RETAINS ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE, AND GLEAMS LIKE NEW. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF ANY HANDLING MARKS , AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS. THE TRUE INSPECTION OF COURSE IS UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION. I HAVE INSPECTED THE DISC UNDER 4 LED SPOTBULBS WHICH SHOW UP ANY IMPERFECTION. THE VINYL LOOKS INCREDIBLE. NO FINGERMARKS AND NO SCRATCHES WHATSOEVER. THE SHEEN IS PERFECT AND THERE ARE NOT EVEN ANY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES. ALL THAT I AM ABLE TO SEE IS ONE INCREDIBLE FINE HANDLING LINE ON SIDE ONE AND A COUPLE OF TOTALLY NON SOUNDING TINY DULL EMBEDDED SPECKS OF VINYL.

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

IF YOU ARE THINKING OF PLACING A BID ON ANY OF MY AUCTIONS YOU WILL 99% OF THE TIME BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE ALBUM BEFORE DECIDING IF IT'S THE RIGHT DISC FOR YOU. MY BELIEF IS THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE TO BE GIVEN TO CHANCE TO HEAR THE LP BEFORE CONSIDERING A BID, AND I SUSPECT EVEN MORESO WITH CLASSIC VINYL BUYERS.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS NEW AND OLD ALIKE

SO THE FIRST THING TO MENTION ABOUT THE REPRODUCTION IS THAT IT IS TOTALLY FREE FROM ANY DISTORTION CAUSED THROUGH GROOVE WEAR. THIS MEANS THAT THE FEW PLAYS THIS LP HAS RECEIVED IN THE 53 YEARS SINCE IT WAS PRESSED WERE CONDUCTED ON A STEREO SYSTEM THAT HAD NOT ONLY A CORRECTLY BALANCED PICK UP ARE, BUT THAT IT WASN'T SET TOO HEAVY, AND THE STYLUS WAS IN TOP CONDITION.

THE DELICATE SOUNDS EMANATING FROM THE DISC ARE FREE FROM ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE. NOR ARE THERE ANY CLICKS ANYWHERE THROUGH EITHER SIDE,

WHEN THE MUSIC REACHES THE SILENT PASSAGES THEY PLAY WITH BARELY A SPECK OF NOISE. JUST THE ODD LITTLE BIT OF NORMAL VINYL NOISE AND A LITTLE OCCASIONAL STATIC LIKE STUFF

PLEASE TAKE A FULL LISTEN TO THE WHOLE COMPOSITION AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST THE STANDARDS THAT YOU PERSONALLY SET

I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD GRADE AT LEAST NEAR MINT

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, NON LAMINATED FLIPBACK REAR SURFACE MADE BY ROBERT STACE

 

THIS IS A VERY FLIMSY SLEEVE MADE FROM JUST ABOUT THE THINNEST CARD POSSIBLE. MY BELIEF IS THAT THIS PARTICULAR EXAMPLE IS RIGHT UP THERE WITH THE BEST EXAMPLES.

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS AN INCREDIBLY GLOSSY SHEEN TO THE LAMINATE. HIGHLY POLISHED AND MIRROR LIKE IN IT'S FINISH.

NEXT THERE ARE NO LARGE LAMINATE CREASES LIKE YOU FIND ON SO MANY SLEEVES OF THIS TYPE. IT WAS KEPT UPRIGHT IN A CABINET ALL OF ITS LIFE AND NOT HANDLED VERY OFTEN.

THE FOUR CORNER TIPS ARE REALLY THE ONLY AREAS THAT HAVE A LITTLE WEAR TO THEM. LIGHT CREASE LINES AND A LITTLE LAMINATE LIFT ON ONE.

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY LAMINATE LINES NEXT TO THE LEFT EDGE. CAN'T REALLY CALL IT A SPINE BECAUSE IT IS SO THIN.A COUPLE MORE EQUALLY TINY ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, AND ALSO TWO OF THE TINIEST THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE SPINE, TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE ALL LAMINATED AND WAFER THIN AND IN ALL CASES THE LAMINATE FULLY COVERS THE SURFACES AND THE ONLY LIGHT RUBBING OCCURS AT THE CORNER TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS  STILL VERY SHARP WITH A LITTLE LIGHT BURRING AT THE VERY BOTTOM

THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS AND A VERY WHITE SURFACE THAT HAS NO RUBBING TO THE TYPEFACE. THE SURFACE IS CLEAN AND JUST SHOWS SOME VERY LIGHT HANDLING TO THE EDGES MAINLY

THE ORIGINAL BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT CONDITION. NO SPLITS TO THE SEAMS AND JUST THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER CREASED

I BELIEVE THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT MINUS

IF YOU WIN AN LP AUCTION OF MINE THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL GET IN TERMS OF PACKING AND DELIVERY.

I TREAT EVERY ALBUM WITH THE RESPECT IT DESERVES. THE FIRST THING IS THAT I REMOVE THE LP FROM THE SLEEVE AND PLACE IT INTO A BRAND NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE TO PROTECT NOT ONLY THE LP BUT THE SLEEVE AS WELL. THE LP IS PLACED BEHIND THE SLEEVE AND THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE LOCATED BACK INSIDE THE SLEEVE.

THE ALBUM IS PLACED INSIDE A BRAND NEW THICK PVC OUTER SLEEVE. NOT SOME FLIMSY POLY THING, A PROPER COLLECTORS PVC SLEEVE.

I USE THE TOUGHEST CRUCIFORM BOXES TO PLACE THE LP INTO AND INCLUDE ONE VERY HEAVY DUTY STIFFENER INSIDE THE BOX AS WELL. THE OUTSIDE OF THE BOX WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL STIFFENERS PLACED ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK SURFACES OR AS MANY AS NEEDED TO ENSURE THE CORNERS CANNOT GET DAMAGED OR THE BOX BENT.

FINALLY THE LP IS SENT EITHER SIGNED FOR, TRACKED AND SIGNED FOR DEPENDING ON WHICH SERVICE IS AVAILABLE FOR EACH COUNTRY.

FINALLY THE TRACKING NUMBER IS UPDATED ON EBAY UPON MY RETURN FROM THE POST OFFICE

 

 

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY

 

 

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