Sold Date: April 1, 2021
Start Date: January 2, 2021
Final Price: $139.00 $99.00 (USD)
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  This item comes from a collection of rare classical records which have been collecting over the years.  There are many highly sought after "Golden Age" stereo pressings form Decca SXL, Columbia SAX, HMV ASD, Philips Hi-Fi Stereo, Mercury Living Presence, RCA Living Stereo series, Valois and early mono pressings on Les Discophiles Francais, Ducretet-Thomson, Lumen etc...
Featuring artists and conductors such as:
Ristenpart, Kubelik, Silvestri, Krips, Cluytens, Gerard Cartigny, JJanine da Costa, Irma kolassi, Jacqueline Bonneau, Alexander Sellier, Magda Tagliaferro, Rubinstein, Le Ravel Trio, Pablo Casals, Sandor Vegh, Wilhelm Kempff, Karl Engel, Pierre Henry, Lili Kraus, Loewenguth Quatuor, Henri Honegger, Noel Lee, Hamisa Dor, Christian Ferras, Devy Erlih, André Navarra, Johanna Martzy and many others.

VERY RARE 10" JACQUELINE BONNEAU & IRMA KOLASSI PLAYS GABRIEL FAURE & HENRI DUPARC 
ON THE FRENCH MYTHIC LABEL LUMEN 
LD 2 406 50'S FIRST PRESS.

CONDITION & GRADING: 
Please, see all the photos too because they are an integral part of the description.
All the records are first carefully visually graded in daylight and then play graded.

COVER: Front = VG++ / back = VG+
Cover is still in very good condition for his age.
Correct seams with no tears.
A small "A" and few creases on back

RECORD:  Visually there are surface marks & micros scuffs here and there.
Side 1: a thin scratch on track 4 with "tics" during this part but no jumps.
Surface noise and crackles here & there during the rest of the side but no skips.
The piano sound is really clear.
So side 1 = VG to VG+

side 2:  surface noise but as often with old french mono pressings.
Generally some music lovers explain that the sound is better using a mono cartridge for these pressings.
But I did not test it myself.
There are scaterred crackings on this side but the piano sound remains really clear.
So i grade it VG to VG+

LABELS: NM

INTERNATIONNAL SHIPPING CONDITION:

AMERICA, ASIA, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA, EUROPE OUT OF UE, RUSSIA:  29 $ 
UE EUROPE: 13.99 €
FRANCE: 6.99 € 

SHIPPING WILL BE MANDATORY REGISTRED AND DELIVERED AGAINST SIGNATURE.

All the items are sent in professionnal strong double boxed carboard specially designed to ship vinyl records.
Record is removed from the cover to avoid seams splits.