This item is part of a large collection which includes some of the rarest and most desirable classical music records including many "Golden Age" ED1 stereo pressings form Decca SXL, Columbia SAX, HMV ASD, Philips Hi-Fi Stereo, Mercury Living Presence, RCA Living Stereo series, audiophile and TAS listed items, and early mono pressings on Ducretet-Thomson, Lumen, Les Discophiles Francais, etc. Featuring artists such as Ansermet, Cluytens, Szell, Ricci, Oistrakh, Milstein, Kogan, Rabin, Grumiaux, Starker, Fournier, Mainardi, Martzy and many others.

Ruggiero Ricci / Pierino Gamba - Bizet: Carmen / Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen / Saint-Saens: Havanaise LP

Rare UK stereo pressing on Decca - SXL 2197, wideband non-grooved labels with 'Made in England by' at 10 o'clock, 2E/2E matrices, ED3.

Record: VG (downgraded due to one small needle scratch at the middle of side 1 and a long hairline scratch across side 2 neither of which are deep enough to be felt with a fingertip but they still look like they may have some effect on the audio; I have play-graded this LP and the sound was quite clear on side 1 even without previous cleaning but ticking could also be clearly heard so, unfortunately, it is not better than VG copy audio-wise either; side 2 has a bit more surface noise but the long hairline does not seem to cause any consecutive ticking or affect the audio in any significant way)

Cover: EX+ (only the slightest amount of shelf wear and some minor writing on the inner sleeve)

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