Charity Classical LP Sale - part 2

More charity goodies! :D

But first a plug for this, that didn't sell in the last batch. This is a seriously good performance by one of the all time great pianists of the ol' 20thC! ...

Schumann Piano Concerto & Franck Symphonic Variations. Ivan Moravec / Czech PO / Vaclav Neumann. N Mint

And now for some newbies ...

Brahms piano concertos 1 & 2 - Gilels / Berlin PO / Jochum. DG Privilege 2 LPs. Excellent/VG - a few ticks, could do with a clean I think. But legendary performances, as classical buffs will know.

Chopin piano sonatas 2 & 3 (inc. the famous 'funeral march' which everyone knows!) Murray Perahia / CBS LP. N Mint but a strangely broad piano image, with a left bias. Great performances.

SOLD Samual Barber - Piano sonata and other piano music. Ruth Laredo. Nonesuch LP. N Mint. Interesting and somewhat challenging music, especially the sonata.

Mozart piano concertos 20 & 21. Murray Perahia, ECO. CBS LP. N Mint.

SOLD "Fritz Wunderlich" - 5 LP DG box set of songs and opera arias. N Mint - this is in superb condition! Surely one of the greatest tenors of all time. Many mono recordings, but this is all about a solo voice, so who cares!

Haydn - symphonies 92 & 95. Klemperer / New Philharmonia. EMI LP. N Mint

SOLD Vaughan Williams 2nd symphony and Greensleeves suite - Barbirolli / Halle. EMI Eminence LP. N Mint. (Reserved for Bob in his morris minor!)

SOLD Beethoven 6th symphony (Pastoral) - Karajan, Berlin Phil 1977. DG LP. N Mint

SOLD Faure Requiem - Ledger / Auger / Luxon. ECO, Choir of Kings College Cambridge. EMI LP. N Mint

And finally a plug for an opera boxset that has appeared here before ...

Janacek - Kata Kabanova - Dvorsky, Soderstrom. Decca 2 LPs. Challenging music, the Vienna Phil conducted by Charles Mackerras, the greatest Janacek authority of them all, with a superbly immediate Decca recording. With libretto booklet in English & Czech. N Mint.

£2 per LP plus actual postage.

Hi Jerry,

Aside from the VW could I bag the Barber Piano disc and the Faure Requiem please?

Thanks! :cool:

Hi Jerry,
Por moi, s'il vous plais: -

Beethoven 6th symphony (Pastoral) - Karajan, Berlin Phil 1977. DG LP. N Mint

Merci,
Dave (in his French period :mental: )

OK! Thanks Bob & Dave.

If you would PM me your full names and addreses I'll get 'em off today.

I'll send them the cheapest way I can and let you know total costs after. :)

Got to have the wunderlich!

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Originally Posted by montesquieu

Got to have the wunderlich!

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Ha ha - I somehow anticipated that! :D

I'll post it today.

Thansk folks - all LPs requested have now been posted.

Quite a few nice ones left ... ;)

Just a quick vote of thanks for Jerry (jandl100) - my LP arrived today in pristine condition, well packed etc.
I notice that Jerry posted a short while ago about his avatar, the duck. Can I take this opportunity to respectfully suggest that he changes it to this much more appropriate one. It's a bit of an inside joke but I'm sure Jerry and a few friends will get it.

Thanks Dave - glad the LP is good! :)

Must admit that I like my duck. ;)

Mine just turned up too, thanks Jerry. :D

As for ducks, I like mine crispy and aromatic. Or as my 8-yr old daughter likes to say, "Crispy and Asthmatic" :lol: (Which of course might be nearer the truth if you saw the state of our local takeaway . . :eyebrows:).
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Edit - love the Barber Piano Sonata and other pieces . . .

Jerry, cheers GAve the Wunderlich a good rattle tonight, I have all of the material on CD in various forms but nice to get it on vinyl, sounds far nicer. :)

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Originally Posted by Marco

Jerry, when's your next charity haul gonna be? I'm wanting to add more (quality music) to my collection of classical music, and it's been ages since your last one....

I've got a nice big space ready for all that Shossy you're gunna be sending me! :D

Marco.

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Well, well - quelle surprise!

Went in to the charity shop yesterday to do my regular Friday afternoon stint ... BINGO! A new donation of loads of LPs, including some very nice classicals. :thumbsup:

RACHMANINOV - played by the composer his very self - Piano Concerto #1, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Both with the Philadelphia orch, the pC condcuetd by Ormandy (rec. 1939/40) and the Rhapsody conducted by Stokowski (rec. 1934). Mono, obviously, but very nice recording with amazing depth to the mono image. Very clean, undistorted. Fairly high background noise, in keeping with the age of teh recording. I'd rate it Ex+ as an LP.
HMV CSLP 509

Evelyn Rothwell (aka Lady Barbirolli) plays oboe accompanied by her hubby, "Glorious John" Barbirolli with his Halle Orch. - oboe concertos by Haydn, Corelli, Pergolesi. Mono again. LP is Ex.
PYE CCL 30127

Franck Symphonic Variations for piano & orchestra, and Rimsky-Korsakov Piano Concerto The great Paul Badura Skoda is the pianist, with Artur Rodzinski conducting the Philharmonic Symphony Orch of London. Mono again, but very very nice recording and the LP is in Ex/NM condition.
NIXA / Westminster WLP 20026


SCHUBERT Die Schone Mullerin song cycle. Aksel Schiotz sings accomapnied by the late but very great Gerald Moore on the piano. Recorded in 1945 this is not a stereo audiophile extravaganza! But for the True Collector this is a bit of a gem. NM is the best description of the condition.
ODEON MOAK 1. Made in Denmark.

SOLDMENDELSSOHN the 2 Piano Concertos. Peter Katin plays with the LSO / Anthony Collins. Another lovely mono original. Ex.
Decca LXT 5201

SOLDDELIUS Brigg Fair, First Cuckoo, Walk to Paradise Garden, Song of Summer. Anthony Collins conducts the LSO. Lovely interpretations. Ex.
Decca LXT 2788

The above 6 LPs here ....

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also ...

SOLDJacqueline du Pre in a 3 LP box set of cello concertos by Schumann (Barenboim conducting), Dvorak (Barenboim), 2 by Haydn (with Barbirolli & Barenboim conducting) and Elgar (the legendary recording with Barbirolli). Not sure about the condition here, a RCM would be good and may sort them out nicely. Not bad but VG+, before a go with a RCM, I think.
EMI SLS 895

£2 per LP plus actual postage. All nett money goes to the Cancer Research UK charity. :)

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More to be listed this weekend, I hope. ;)

And the next batch (more to come later!) .... these individually priced (all nett funds to charity ;)) ...

SOLDRichard Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathustra - Karajan, Berlin Phil. DG 2530 402. NM - this is superb! The opening sequence was used in 2001 - legendary!!
The sleeve/cover is fine at the front, but on the rear the lower left corner is torn off (1 inch x 2 inch, roughly, is gone) [
£3.

SOLDTchaikovsky 6th Symphony - Karajan, Berlin Phil DG 138921. NM. Fantastic!
£3

Beethoven 5th symphony - da da da daaaa. That one ;). Karajan, Berlin Phil DG 138 803. The 1963 recording - Karajan's best!
£3

SOLDSchumann - Carnival and Fantasia in C. Claudio Arrau (piano). Wow, just wonderful. Philips SAL3630. NM.
£3

SOLDBach & Mozart Concertos for 3 pianos & Bach Italian Concerto. Robert, Gaby and Jean Casadesus. Ormandy with the Philadelphia Orch. Mono - but sounds fab! NM.
£2

Brahms 3rd Symphony. Stokowski conducting the Houston Symphony. Ex/NM. Very rare to find this recording in such good condition! A very exciting performance, Stokowski at his best! Hallmark HM 551.
£2

Elisabeth Schumann Recital (songs for soprano and piano by Mendelssohn, Franz & Wolf). Allegro ALL 746. Ex/NM. An old recording in mono, but very clean. One for the afficionandos!
£2

SOLDBrahms 4th Symphony. Charles Munch - Boston SO. RCA Living Stereo SB-2060. NM - this is in great condition. Very collectable!!
£5

More later! .....

Jerry, I'll take the first 2 on your list please.
Dave.

Hi Jerry,

I'll take these:

Schumann - Carnival and Fantasia in C. Claudio Arrau (piano). Wow, just wonderful. Philips SAL3630. NM.
£3

Bach & Mozart Concertos for 3 pianos & Bach Italian Concerto. Robert, Gaby and Jean Casadesus. Ormandy with the Philadelphia Orch. Mono - but sounds fab! NM.
£2

Brahms 4th Symphony. Charles Munch - Boston SO. RCA Living Stereo SB-2060. NM - this is in great condition. Very collectable!!
£5

I'll also take the following from your earlier list (with pics):

MENDELSSOHN the 2 Piano Concertos. Peter Katin plays with the LSO / Anthony Collins. Another lovely mono original. Ex.
Decca LXT 5201

DELIUS Brigg Fair, First Cuckoo, Walk to Paradise Garden, Song of Summer. Anthony Collins conducts the LSO. Lovely interpretations. Ex.
Decca LXT 2788


Churz! :cool:

Marco.

P.S Taking pics, so that you can see the covers, is a great idea. Please do this, as matter of course, in future :)

Hi Jerry,

I'll take the Delius and the du Pre boxset if still available please.

Sorry Keith - looks like Marco just pipped you to the Delius. Nice LP, but it's worth the £ just for the cover!

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Originally Posted by Marco

P.S Taking pics, so that you can see the covers, is a great idea. Please do this, as matter of course, in future :)

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Ha, yeah, I know, Marco ... it's a bit of a pain that's all. Just me being lazy. :)

OK ... I'll see what I can do from now on!

... and MORE !!! ...

Hmm ... not sure what to make of this one. I've never seen it before, and I've been classical LP hunting for more years than I care to remember! :wheniwasaboy:
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto #1 and Franck Symphonic Variations. John Ogdon, John Barbirolli and the Philharmonia on HMV ASD 542. Stereo from 1963.
It could defo do with a RCM.
£5 ... or is that cheeky? Open to offer!

SOLDMendelssohn & Tchaikovsky violin concertos. Pinchas Zukerman. CBS 72768. NM.
£2.

Mozart piano concertos 20 & 23. Barenboim and the ECO. EMI ASD 2318. NM. Wonderful music!
£2

Beethoven piano sonatas op 7, 79 & 101. Barenboim. EMI HQS 1205. NM.
£2

Vivaldi - Four Seasons. With the excellent Polish violinist Henryk Szeryng and the English Chamber Orch. Philips Universo 6580 002. NM.
£2

And, ah, another interesting LP. Mono. But the cover makes great play of the sound quality ... "startlingly realistic - never before achieved by recorded sound". It even has an oscilloscope display of a top C played on a concert grand on the front cover! :lol: The sound Quality is indeed quite startling - a real percussive thwack to it!
Anyways, it strikes me as a bit of a collector's item ... and is priced accordingly! :eyebrows:
SOLDTchaikovsky Piano Concerto #1 - Liszt hungarian Fantasia. The superb Julius Katchen in the pianist. DECCA LXT 5164.
Let's see if I can get £5 for charity on this one! And, oh yes, it's NM!

SOLDMozart violin concertos 4 & 5. Zukerman (violin) and Barenboim with the ECO. CBS 72859. NM.
£2

Beethoven Piano Concerto #5. Wilhelm Kempf (piano) - Ferdinand Leitner conducts the Berlin Phil. DG 138 777. This might just be my fave recording of this "Emperor" of concertos! NM
£2

Here they is ....
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More later ....??

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Originally Posted by DaveK

Jerry, I'll take the first 2 on your list please.
Dave.

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OK! - I assume that you mean these Dave ...
Richard Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathustra - Karajan, Berlin Phil. DG 2530 402. NM - this is superb! The opening sequence was used in 2001 - legendary!!
The sleeve/cover is fine at the front, but on the rear the lower left corner is torn off (1 inch x 2 inch, roughly, is gone) [
£3.

Tchaikovsky 6th Symphony - Karajan, Berlin Phil DG 138921. NM. Fantastic!
£3

Correct me if I'm wrong. :)

Hi Jerry,

I'll take this one, too:

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto #1 - Liszt hungarian Fantasia. The superb Julius Katchen in the pianist. DECCA LXT 5164.

Churz! :cool:

Marco.

Wow - great - I think that's £33 for Cancer Research UK so far. :)

Lots more fab LPs still available, folks. ;)

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Originally Posted by jandl100

Sorry Keith - looks like Marco just pipped you to the Delius.

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No worries - I'll take the two Zukerman records instead, please.

Argh - damn - I can't modify the posts to show new sales as 24h as gone by :doh: ... any chance of giving me a special privilege to do this, Marco? ;)

... in the meanwhile, the Schubert Schone Mullerin and Elisabeth Schumann recital LPs have been sold. :)

... and 6 more have now been checked out and deemed worthy for sale ...

SOLD Offenbach - Gaite Parisienne & Chopin - Les Sylphides. Ormandy with his Philadelphia Orch in sparkling form. Philips Minigroove NBL 5019. OK, so it's in mono. But blimey! - the music just EXPLODES off the disc. Start off with the Gaite Parisienne. :eek: Sound is good but a bit bright, LP is Ex/NM.
£2.

Dvorak Slavonic Dances. ... as they should be performed! Karel Sejna and the Czech Phil. Good early stereo recording on Legend LGD 015. Ex/NM.
£2

Beethoven 7th Symphony. Franz Konwitschny conducts the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch. Mono. Fontana CFL 1053. Another mono recording with a lovely sense of depth. Very fine performance and recording. Ex/NM
£2

Puccini Tosca (opera on 2 LPs). Maria Callas, Di Stefano, Gobbi conducted by de Sabata. What a legendary cast! Booklet with libretto in English and Italian. Stereo EMI SLS 825. Ex/NM.
£4.

DEBUSSY- La Mer & Prelude a L'Apres Midi D'un Faun, and RAVEL Rapsodie Espagnole. Original Decca mono LP LXT 5424. Ansermet with the Suisse Romande. Lovely performances in vintage Decca sound. Ex/NM.
£2

John Barbirolli conductsThe Halle Orch ... Verdi Force of Destiny, Berlioz 3 Pieces from Damnation of Faust, Wagner Die Meistersinger overture, Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture. all in good stereo sound. Ex rather than NM. Golden Guinea 4095.
£2

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Originally Posted by jandl100

OK! - I assume that you mean these Dave ...
Richard Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathustra - Karajan, Berlin Phil. DG 2530 402. NM - this is superb! The opening sequence was used in 2001 - legendary!!
The sleeve/cover is fine at the front, but on the rear the lower left corner is torn off (1 inch x 2 inch, roughly, is gone) [
£3.

Tchaikovsky 6th Symphony - Karajan, Berlin Phil DG 138921. NM. Fantastic!
£3

Correct me if I'm wrong. :)

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Jerry,
Spot on!! :) . No correction necessary.
Dave.

How would you grade this one, Jerry:

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DEBUSSY- La Mer & Prelude a L'Apres Midi D'un Faun, and RAVEL Rapsodie Espagnole. Original Decca mono LP LXT 5424. Ansermet with the Suisse Romande. Lovely performances in vintage Decca sound.
£2

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If it's minty, I'll have it :)

Marco.

Whoops! - missed that one. :doh: Now corrected. It's in amazing condition for its age. All those vintage Deccas I listed are in tip/top shape - they must have come from a much-loved collection. :)

Would like to take the Tosca (£4) & the Debussy (£2) please if still available. PM sent.

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Originally Posted by jandl100

Whoops! - missed that one. :doh: Now corrected. It's in amazing condition for its age. All those vintage Deccas I listed are in tip/top shape - they must have come from a much-loved collection. :)

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I'll take that one too then, Jerry :)

Marco.

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Originally Posted by Marco

I'll take that one too then, Jerry :)

Marco.

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Too late, Marco! ;) ... Julian Tea24 has pipped you to the post(ing) on that one!

Thanks for the recent purchase pledges, folks!

LPs have now been dispatched. :)

In anticipation of the imminent arrival of your funds, I paid in £55 yesterday to the Cancer Research UK shop where I do volunteer work, from the recent LP sales on AOS (includng a couple that I kept for myself :whistle:).
:thumbsup:

Many thanks to you all.

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Originally Posted by jandl100

Thanks for the recent purchase pledges, folks!

LPs have now been dispatched. :)

In anticipation of the imminent arrival of your funds, I paid in £55 yesterday to the Cancer Research UK shop where I do volunteer work, from the recent LP sales on AOS (includng a couple that I kept for myself :whistle:).
:thumbsup:

Many thanks to you all.

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Nah then Guys, don't you just hate it when someone takes advantage of their 'inside track' and skims the cream off for themselves and leaves the dregs for the poor old punters :lol: :lol: :ner:.
Seriously Jerry, well done for your efforts and your trust in your fellow members - much appreciated :) .
Dave.

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Originally Posted by DaveK

Nah then Guys, don't you just hate it when someone takes advantage of their 'inside track' and skims the cream off for themselves and leaves the dregs for the poor old punters :lol:

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;)
Guilty as charged, m'lud. :eyebrows:

This time I just kept a DG LP of Christian Ferras (one of my fave violinists) in Brahms violin concerto and an EMI LP of du Pre in the Schumann and Saint-Saens 1st cello concertos. :)

LPs arrived safe and sound this morning - Cheers Jerry :cool:

+1. Top-notch service (and description of items) as usual, Jerry! :youtheman:

:)

Marco.

OK - here we go again! :)

New charity shop haul - all funds after actual postage cost will go to CANCER RESEARCH UK :thumbsup:

All at £2 unless otherwise stated.

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The "biggie" here is this one ...
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Sheffield Labs Prokofiev LP. £15.

The EMI Andre Previn Tchaikovsky (1812 etc) is also collectible - £5

ASV Vivaldi bassoon concertos - £3

The EMI Prokofiev Romeo & Juliet, Verdi Rigolletto and EMI Mahler 9th symphomy are doubles - so £3 each

Sorry Marco, no Shosty this time. :(


CONDITION - all seem to be well taken care of, but are NOT Mint. I've sampled a fair few, and would say the condition is VG+ to Ex. A few pops'n'crackles, but not that many - no sign of tracking distortion - I'd expect a decent RCM to give very good results.

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As per previous sales - I'll get them off to you as cheap as possible, then let you know the total cost (postage + LP price). :)

Wot?! :eek: No interest at all? :scratch:

Ah well. I'll take 'em back to the charity shop tomorrow and see if we can sell them there! :)

The Sheffield Labs LP can go on fleaBay.

Soz, Jerry, nothing flew out at me this time.

I like the vintage 60s - early 70s all-analogue stereo recordings, on the likes of Decca, Columbia, HMV, etc, and of course anything with Shossy on it, so gizza shout if you manage to purloin any of that kind of stuff :)

Marco.

Sorry Jerry - all spent up at the moment...

A new load of donations at the Cancer Research UK charity shop where I do volunteer work.

As per usual, £2 a disc plus actual postage. All monies after postage go to the charity.

It's mostly opera / lieder and I really can't bring myself to try them all.
But those I have tried have all been in Ex condition - look minty but with a few snaps & pops.
If any interest, I can do a more in-depth critical listen for the specific items ....

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Can you see enough?

Also a couple on eBay auction

If you'd like to make me an offer, I'd be happy to consider it. :)

Complete Solti Wagner Ring Cycle !! :eek:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2511845659...84.m1555.l2649

and Barenboim's complete Beethoven piano sonatas
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2511845895...84.m1555.l2649

I'm waiting to buy some of the £1-5 stuff you've listed before, if you can come up with anything interesting... :)

Box sets, although great, are a pain because they're bulky and so can't be stacked as easily as single LPs.

Marco.

and some more .... all singles except the 3 forming the bottom right corner (2x Bach and Albeniz)

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Yep, I agree about box sets being a pain - not efficient at storage, usually.
Ah well - if you don't want 'em ....

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and some more .... all singles except the 3 forming the bottom right corner (2x Bach and Albeniz)

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How much are those (each), then? :)

Marco.

Same rules as usual for my charity sales - £2 an LP. Some are box sets, so just ask. Or make an offer.

I'm hoping for Big Dosh for the Wagner Ring Cycle. ;)

I'll have the Haebler JC Bach and the Hurford Bach v1.

Any more lieder, Jerry? Can only spot the one (DFD/Moore Schubert vol3 the songcycles) and I've got a copy (bought it in the late 70s!)

Jerry
I'll take the Weber Clarinet Concerto if it's still available please.
Dave.

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Originally Posted by montesquieu

I'll have the Haebler JC Bach and the Hurford Bach v1.

Any more lieder, Jerry? Can only spot the one (DFD/Moore Schubert vol3 the songcycles) and I've got a copy (bought it in the late 70s!)

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Hi Tom - no more Lieder. :(

The JCB is 5 LPs, the JSB is 3 LPs - so 8x£2 plus postage - is that OK?

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Jerry
I'll take the Weber Clarinet Concerto if it's still available please.
Dave.

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OKey Dokey. :)

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As per usual, I'll post 2nd class,then let y'all know the total.

And some more charity sales of classical LPs - this time on behalf of the Blue Cross animal/pet welfare charity.

Sorry Marco, no Shosty. :(

All LPs look pretty much Nr Mint and have been sampled not listened thru completely. All sound good, grading probably VG+ to Nr Mint.

All at £3 each, plus postage. Or make an offer maybe if you want multiples.

Tell me which ones you want, I will post them as cheaply as possible and let you know the actual cost. You will then pay me. :)

Some here for Tom, maybe? --

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Some Beethoven symphones --

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Some Brahms --

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Some concertos --

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