Sold Date: September 30, 2020
Start Date: June 29, 2020
Final Price: $22.49 (USD)
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                 Artist: Virgil Fox                  Title: The Fox Touch Vol 2                    LP:                Label: Crystal Clear Records          Catalog #: Year of release: 1977
    Seller Notes: Direct-To-Disc  Limited Edition Pressing Manufactured in Germany Matrix runout side A: CCS-7002-A-2-A M2 sr Matrix runout side B: CCS-7002-B-3-A M2 sr Recorded August 28-31, 1977 at the Garden Grove Community Church in Garden Grove, CA on their Fratelli-Ruffatti organ consisting of 116 ranks, 108 stops and 6791 pipes. The organ chosen for this recording is a new (at that time) instrument. The organ was dedicated to Virgil Fox in June of 1977. Virgil and his manager were so enamored of the remarkable qualities and splendid sound of this Ruffatti organ, that they recommended it be used for this Direct To Disc recording. The organ has the widest frequency response  (extending from the 16Hz of the 32 foot pipes, to beyond 20kHz ) and the widest dynamic range of any instrument. This alone would be enough to tax the capabilities of any recording process, but it is compounded by the tremendous energy output the organ in the mid-frequencies and on down to the 16Hz pedal notes.  See label images for track info  

Ownership History:  I am the original purchaser. As an audiophile since teenage years, I amassed a varied collection of very carefully played and cared for LP's. Played only on some of the finest equipment available. 
ADVANTAGE: I'll use the car analogy: Like buying a one owner vehicle from a car enthusiast/collector or buying a "Certified Pre-Owned" with low mileage and no accidents from a New Car dealer.  Versus: buying a unknown car from a Used Car Lot. These cars he most likely purchased from the auto auction. They may have been a Car Rental Agency Used car with many drivers and abusive use and high mileage. Just saying, not all LP's are the same.
Played on audio equipment from 1963 thru 1972: AR turntable with Stanton 500E cartridge Dynaco Pas3x Preamp, Dynaco Stereo 70 power amp, Dynaco FM3 tuner AR 2ax speakers Played on audio equipment from 1973 thru 1975: Thorens TD125ABmk2 turntable with Micro/Acoustic MA 2002e cartridge Marantz 7c tube preamp, Bose 1801 power amp, Marantz 10B tube tuner OHM F Walsh speakers Played on audio equipment from 1976 thru 2005: Thorens TD125Bmk2 (removed Thorens tone arm) Infinity Black Widow Tone Arm Ortofon MC20 moving coil cartridge with Ortofon MCA76 pre-preamp Apt Holman Preamp, Apt Power Amp, Nikko Gamma 30 Tuner, Kenwood LO7M mono power amp for sub KEF 101 speakers RH Labs RH1 sub woofer
I have carefully CLEANED each LP with professional alcohol free "Boundless Audio" record cleaning fluid.
PLAY TESTED AND GRADED each LP and outer sleeve using "The Goldmine Standard".
SHIPPING INFORMATION: We ship using corrugated cardboard boxes specifically designed to ship LP records. We take the record out of the sleeve and place between the record cover and the sleeve. We then use additional 12 1/2" x 12 1/2" x 1/8" corrugated cardboard sheets to strengthen and protect. 
We ship to within the 48 contiguous United States ONLY.  We ship via USPS MEDIA MAIL. 
If you order 3 or more LP's on the same payment invoice, we will upgrade the shipping Method to Priority Mail.
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RETURN POLICY: "C A O" means: "Certified Audiophile Owner" from my personal record collection with a 30 return Policy, you pay the return shipping. If you are not completely satisfied, ask for a return. You pay the return shipping charges and insurance, once received and verified by matrix runout data that it is the same disk, I will refund the full purchase price less the shipping charge.
Please contact us with any concerns. We want you to be completely satisfied and refer us to others.
Note: These albums are NOT some Flea Market LP's played on a low quality record player. A record can be cleaned, but the music quality may have grinded away. Also, how can someone "visually" inspect a record for audio playback quality? Not all sellers or LP's are the same!
The GOLDMINE Standard of LP Record Grading NM (Near Mint): The vinyl will play with no imperfections during playback. No obvious signs of wear.
VG+ (Very Good Plus): Will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Any defects should be of a cosmetic nature, not affecting actual playback.
VG (Very Good): Surface noise will evident upon playing, especially in soft passages, but will not overpower music.
G+ (Good Plus): Can be played without skipping, but with significant surface noise, scratches and visible groove wear.
Please review my listings for your favorites. I hope these LP's find a good and caring new home. Thank you for reading,
Sincerely, Dave