Otto Klemperer/ The Philharmonia Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
"King Stephen" Overture

(Columbia SAX 2373 UK LP 1960)

 

This is an original UK Stereo pressing in very nice overall condition! It has a heavyweight front laminated flipback sleeve which has a gold circular EMI "Stereophonic" sticker on the front. It comes with its original polythene-lined generic "EMI" company inner sleeve. The record is pressed on thick vinyl & has turquoise blue & silver "Columbia" labels. It has 1st press YAX 457-5 and YAX 458-7 matrix numbers. 

This is a genuine UK 1st pressing of this rare UK Stereo Classical LP. I have some other rare UK Classical LP's for sale too. So please see my other listings. Don't miss out!

Sleeve: There is a small 1 cm area of more moderate rubbing wear at the bottom corner tip at the sleeve opening area. There is mild or very mild rubbing wear on the other 3 corner tips. There is some light, mild or very mild rubbing wear on the sleeve opening edges on some areas. This is not that noticeable. There is light or very mild fading to the "white" of the rear sleeve. There is light, very mild or very minor foxing on the rear sleeve. This is not too noticeable. There is a 4 cm minor stain that runs along the side flipback - at the bottom area. The spine is in great overall condition. There is some light, very mild or very minor ringwear on the front sleeve on some areas. This is not too noticeable. Overall, Very Good+ condition.

Vinyl: There are some light, mild or very mild sleeve rubs which can hardly be seen under a strong light. These are mainly on Side 1. The inner sleeve, over time, has left some light, very mild or very minor dull surface marks on a few areas. These can barely be seen under a strong light. NEAR EXCELLENT condition.  The labels are in Near Mint condition and show next to no spindle wear. The company inner sleeve is in Very Good+ condition. There is some light, mild or very mild ringwear, fading & creasing. There are no seam splits.

I have play tested this LP in its entirety & it plays Near Excellent to Excellent overall, & Excellent+ in many places. There is some light, very mild or very minor crackle in a few quieter places. There are 6 or 7 light or very light intermittent clicks a third of the way through Side 1.

This is a very decent audio copy. However, this LP would definitely benefit from a deep down groove clean in a professional record cleaning machine. Visually the disc looks in Near Excellent to Excellent condition. Therefore, any crackle is just due to deep down dirt in the grooves. It would play, I believe, Excellent+ and better after a professional clean. It would remove any crackle or clicks.


Traceable insurance is already included in the stated P&P price for this listing.

We offer worldwide postage. Discount is given on P&P for multiple purchases. I shall always weigh combined purchases to get a completely accurate price.  So please wait for the invoice to be sent before paying.Discount is given on P&P for multiple purchases. I shall always weigh combined purchases to get a completely accurate price.  So please wait for the invoice to be sent before paying. Please see below for a more detailed description.

    >>  Grading Information All grading is very strict & adheres to 'Record Collector' specifications. However, I have fine tuned them & they are explained below. All vinyl is examined closely under a strong light & play tested.

MINT Condition = As good as a copy you would buy from a shop, immaculate!

NEAR MINT Condition = Very nearly mint just slightly under, maybe a couple of very, very light paper sleeve scuffs that can only be seen under strong light. SOME WOULD CLASS THIS AS MINT. This disc has been played a couple of times at most. Cover is virtually perfect - very minimal wear only.

EX Condition = A clean & tidy copy that shows virtually no defects. Maybe one or two light needle scuffs or light sleeve removal marks that can only be seen under strong light. There will be no scratches. Play will be near perfect with no distortion. Cover will be very nice with maybe very minimal creasing, ringwear or edgewear.

NEAR EX Condition = You can tell this record has been played a few times but it has been well cared for. There will be minor surface marks only; that barely detract from the sound quality. Cover may have slight creasing or ringwear. A very serviceable copy that you will be pleased with.

VG Condition = A well played but serviceable copy. There will be a few marks on the vinyl, but they won't be nasty scratches, just relatively light needle scuffs and sleeve removal marks, they will be noticeable but won't detract from play too much. Cover will show signs of storage/ ageing, e.g., creasing, slight folding, spinewear, ringwear or sticker tears. The record will not be trashed!!
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Royal Mail have very recently increased their postage rates. So I have revised my postage costs to reflect their increases. (Please note that these prices include packaging costs too)

DISCOUNT WILL BE GIVEN ON POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE ITEMS. SEE PRICES ABOVE.

All records will be sent in high quality vinyl mailers with at least two card stiffeners either side of the LP or 7". I use a cruciform box for larger orders (4-6 LPs). All parcels will be marked "Fragile" and dispatch time will generally be between 2-3 days after payment.

I will also remove the vinyl from the sleeve & place them in a re-sealable polythene sleeve. In order to prevent seam splits. Depending on the inner sleeve; I often remove the vinyl from the inner sleeve & place it in a separate plain paper, or polythene-lined, plain inner sleeve. I am very conscientious and careful when packaging your LP(s).

I consider my postage & packaging costs to be very transparent & very fair. Packaging costs will generally be between £0.80 to £1.50. I am not adding any further costs for handling, etc...

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