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Sold Date:
November 1, 2018
Start Date:
October 3, 2018
Final Price:
$109.95
(USD)
Seller Feedback:
8693
Buyer Feedback:
7
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HI there. SORRY, NO NEW YORK BIDDERS. You are bidding on A RARE 12" LONGPLAYING BOX SET RECORD ALBUM ENTITLED, " THE LIMITED EDITION ALBUM OF THE WALDORF DINNER CONCERT IN HONOR OF LEONARD BERNSTEIN-FEBRUARY 2, 1959-PRESENTED TO MR. ARTHUR B. KRIM BY THE AMERICA-ISRAEL CULTURAL FOUNDATION" RELEASED BY THE AMERICA-ISRAEL CULTURAL FOUNDATION IN 1959 (XTV 60823 & AICF 1053). 1ST U.S. PRESSED VINYL LP FEATURES "THE SWEET PSALMIST OF ISRAEL"-A SYMPHONY CONDUCTED BY LEONARD BERNSTEIN COMPOSED BY PAUL BEN-HAIM WITH SYLVIA MARLOW ON HARPSICHORD AND LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI CONDUCTING ON SIDE 2. LP IN VERY GOOD++ WITH A FEW LIGHT SCRATCHES/ STREAKS FROM INNER SLEEVE/SCATTERED PRINT MARKS ON GLOSSY/HIGHLY DETAILED A LA NM GROOVES-NO READILY VISIBLE SPIDERY TRACES AROUND SPINDLE HOLE ON LABELS-VINYL IS APPROACHING EXCELLENT. 2ND LP IS A SOUVENIR RECORD OF THE SPEECHES AT THE WALDORF DINNER CONCERT (AICF 1053) WHICH FEATURES PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER--ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER DAVID BEN-GURION-MISS SHELLEY WINTERS -JACOB K. JAVITS AS WELL AS MR. BERNSTEIN HIMSELF ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS-THIS 2ND LP IS IN VERY GOOD++ APPROACHING EXCELLENT WITH A FEW LIGHT TO MODERATE SCRATCHES AS WELL AS SLEEVE RASH- AS MENTIONED EARLIER-WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A THIRD RECORD -A 10" IS MISSING AND NOT PRESENT IN THIS DEAL. BOX COVER IN EXCELLENT WITH TINY LAYERING AT TOP RIGHT CORNER WITH CORNER DING AS WELL AS LIGHT RING/SURFACE WEAR & SILVER STORE STICKER AT BOTTOM EDGE OF BACK COVER. IS ACCOMPANIED BY ILLUSTRATED 10-PAGE DINNER CONCERT PROGRAM IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. MR. ARTHUR B. KRIM IS PICTURED ON DINNER CONCERT COMMITTEE PAGE. BOX IS IN NEAR MINT MINUS CONDITION WITH A FEW LIGHT IMPRESSIONS-TENSION MARKS ON FRONT COVER AS WELL AS MODERATE STICKER GHOST -LIGHT BUBBLES AT APPROXIMATELY 3 O'CLOCK. PLAIN INNER SLEEVES. ABSOLUTELY NO BAR CODES! NO CUT-OUTS. LP IS VISUALLY GRADED BASED STRICTLY UPON OBSERVATION-NOT PLAY GRADED.@@@@@@@@@SORRY, NO NEW YORK STATE BIDDERS!@@@@@@@. @@@@@ATTENTION@@@@@@! ******LUCKY AMERICAN BIDDER PLEASE ADD $20.50 for 1st class insured (my risk) or $6.00 media mail (your risk & not recommended). Overseas WINNER please add $39.00 for air mail (your risk). Insurance, IF DESIRED, to be announced for overseas BIDDERS. WE accept PAYPAL. Payment to be received within 10 days of auction`s close. Thank you.