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• Arnold, Eddy-Have Guitar will Travel- LP- Living Stereo-RCA LSP1928 - 1959 33 1/3 RPM LP release by Eddy Arnold. Tunes include "Indiana", "Oklahoma Hills", and "Georgia On My Mind", and reflect a "travelin'/place name theme for the LP. Recorded in Living Stereo, an exclusive RCA process which produced audiophile-quality LP sound way ahead of it's time. Front cover slick looks great, but back cover shows water damage, so overall grade is only VG plus. Disc is clean, glossy and Near Mint minus (slight spindle mark). Nice vintage Arnold LP in Living StereoClick Here To View Item - (VG+/EXC) - $9.99- Order

• Arnold, Eddy-One More Time- LP- Living Stereo-LSP 2471 - 1962 release consisting of re-recordings of his biggest hits. Produced by Chet Atkins. As is usual on these Living Stereo LPs, sound is rich & full! Tunes include "One Grain of Sand", "Just Call Me Lonesome", and "Just Out of Reach". Cover is quite clean, with one slightly bent corner. Also 2" seam split. Disc shows little use with no discernable wear & only a couple of extremely light marks. - (EXC+/NM-) - $9.99- Order

• Beethoven-Concerto #3/Rubenstein, Krips- LP- Living Stereo-RCA Victor LSC 2122 - 1958 release, shaded dog label, Indiana pressing! Mother # A1/D2, Stamper # 3S. Cover is very clean, front photo is glossy. Tiny nick on front, printing on back is faded in spots. Disc is quite clean visually. Plays with very minor surface noise. Nice copy! - (NM-/NM) - $18- Order

• Belafonte, Harry-Sings the Blues- LP- Living Stereo-RCA LSP-1972 - 1958 33 1/3 RPM LP release by Folk and Pop singer, Harry Belafonte, who tries his hand here at a program of Blues material. Sides were recorded in NY with 3 different ensembles, directed by Alan Greene, Bob Corman, and Dennis Farnon. Tracks include "Losing Hand," "The Way That I Feel," and "Fare Thee Well." Copy at hand is an original RCA Living Stereo LP, offering excellent audiophile-quality sound. Cover is Near Mint. Disc (heavy vinyl-black label with silver print-"deep groove"-"Living Stereo") bears the following dead wax numbers: "I," "A1/B2 (mother #'s), "13S/27S" (stamper #'s). Vinyl is clean, glossy, and Near Mint. Plays nicely with light surface noise and clear sound.Click Here To View Item - (NM/NM) - $14.99- Order

• Belafonte, Harry (w/Bob Dylan)-Midnight Special- LP- Living Stereo-RCA LSP-2449 - 1961 33 1/3 RPM LP release by Harry Belafonte. Copy at hand is an original RCA Living Stereo LP, offering excellent audiophile-quality sound. This LP, apart from being an excellent Belafonte album with an emphasis on American Folk music (as opposed to the Calypso he often did), has the added distinction of having Bob Dylan on harmonica. (This was Dylan's first appearance on record!) Tracks include "Memphis Tennessee," "Muleskinner," and "Midnight Special." Cover is very clean, showing only minor ring wear. Disc is Near Mint. Plays clean with only minor surface noise and rich, clear sound.Click Here To View Item - (NM-/NM) - $29.99- Order

• Benson, George-Breezin'- LP- stereo-MFSL 1011 - original master, 1979 rel., top seam frayed, 3" seam split, vinyl is nice - (EXC+/M) - $35- Order

• Carter, Ron-Plays Bach- LP- stereo-Philips/Nippon Phonogram (Japan) 28PJ-12 - 1987 33 1/3 RPM LP release by famous Jazz bassist, Ron Carter. Carter takes a left turn here and performs a program of J.S. Bach compositions on solo bass! Copy at hand is an original Philips/Japan digital LP, offering rich, audiophile-quality sound. Cover has clean front slick-back cover shows slight wear-no stains, tears, splits, or writing. Disc is clean, glossy, and Near Mint. Plays clean with only minor surface noise and rich, clear sound.Click Here To View Item - (EXC+/NM) - $9.99- Order

• Crawford, Hank-Soul of the Ballad- LP- Stereo-Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-224 - Handsome audiophile reissue of rare 1963 Atlantic jazz album. Mastered directly from the original master tapes. This album finds bluesy Texas tenor player Hank Crawford with the Marty Paich Orchestra performing a program of ballads ("Stardust", "If I Didn't Care", "Stormy Weather", etc.) against a backdrop of strings. Nice album- crystal clear sound! Nice gatefold cover, immaculate copy! - (M/M) - $25- Order

• Dylan, Bob-Blonde On Blonde- CD- stereo-Sony/Epic EK 64411 - 1994 Audiophile CD reissue of classic '66 2 LP set by Bob Dylan, w/great players like Robbie Robertson, Al Kooper, Charlie McCoy. Tracks incl. "Pledging My Time", "Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat", & hits "Rainy Day Women" & "Just Like a Woman", & "I Want You". CD is a Sony 24 karat gold-plated "Mastersound" compact disc, remastered for audiophile sound. Process uses original master tapes, & Sony's Super Bit Mastering Process. Has original outer slipcase, w/slit in front to reveal part of front cover. Inside slipcase is standard jewel case w/white tray & front & back insert. Front insert unfolds into 6 sections to reproduce art inside original album cover. (The long-deleted Dylan ex-girlfriend is NOT depicted, however.) Disc is clean, glossy & Mint. Plays beautifully w/rich full-spectrum sound superior to regular commercial releases! Great copy! Click Here To View Item - (NM/M) - $24.99- Order

• Gardony, Laszlo-The Secret- LP- stereo-Antilles New Directions - 1991 33 1/3 RPM LP release by Hungarian-born Jazz pianist, Lazlo Gardony. Gardony studied at Boston's Berklee School of Music, and is East Coast based. LP at hand finds Gardony working with Ian Froman on drums and the great Miroslav Vituous on bass. Track Listing: 1. Secret, 2. Soul, 3. Big Red, 4. Edith, 5. Emeralds, 6. Free. LP, which is an audiophile DMM (Direct Metal Mastering) pressing, is still sealed in it's original shrinkwrap. Cover and disc are Mint and unused. Album is out of print in all formats. - (Sealed) - $7.99- Order

• Lambert, Hendricks, and Bavan-Basin Street East- LP- Living Stereo-RCA LSP-2635 - 1963 33 1/3 RPM LP release. Copy at hand is an original RCA Living Stereo title, offering excellent audiophile-quality sound. This album, recorded "live" at Basin St. East in NYC, features the LP debut of Yolande Bavan, who replaced the ailing Annie Ross. The excellent backing band features Guildo Mahones on piano, and Pony Poindexter on soprano sax. Selections include "Shiny Stockings," "April in Paris," and "Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home." Cover is very clean with slight wear. Disc is Near Mint. Plays clean with only minor surface noise and rich, clear sound.Click Here To View Item - (NM-/NM) - $29.99- Order

• Lanza, Mario-For the First Time Soundtrack- LP- Living Stereo-RCA LSC2338 - Orange shaded dog label, 2" seam split, tiny staple holes, Indiana pressing, matrix #65, mother #K2 - (NM-/NM) - $15- Order

• Lewis, Ramsey-Sun Goddess- LP- stereo-Columbia HC 43194 - Classic Ramsey Lewis album, originally released in 1982, combining Lewis's funky Jazz stylings with the vocal talents of Earth, Wind and Fire! Album was a big success for Lewis, yielding a number of hits. Tunes include "Sun Goddess", "Living For the City", and "Jungle Strut". LP at hand is an audiophile recording, released on Columbia's excellent "Mastersound" series. LP was made with the original master tapes, played at half speed for superior fidelity, with several of the usual transfer steps eliminated. Result is a superior LP, with finer detail, richer sound, and low surface noise. Cover (promo stamp on back) and disc are both Mint.Click Here To View Item - (M/M) - $39.99- Order

• Light, Enoch / Enoch Light & the Light Brigade-4 Channel Stereo- LP- Stereo-Project 3 PR-MAC-900 - 1971 (early for Quad) 4 channel quadrophonic release (fully compatible with regular stereo systems) designed to show off Stereo and Ouad systems. The LP features 10 cuts drawn from the following Project 3 (noted for excellent definition and pronounced stereo/quad channel separation) releases: Enoch Light & the Light Brigade/Big Band hits of the 30s, Tony Mottola/Warm, Wild & Wonderful, Brass Menagerie, Enoch Light/Spaced Out, Enoch Light/Spanish Strings, Enoch Light/Permissive Polyphonics and Bob Haggart/ Extra*** The World's greatest Jazzband. The styles on the record range from Space Age Pop to Lounge/Loungecore, to Jazz. Both the cover and the disc are Near Mint. Click Here To View Item - (NM/NM) - $9.99- Order

• Melachrino Strings and Orchestra-More Music for Dining- Reel to Reel- stereo-RCA Victor FTP-1101 - 1962 7 1/2 IPS 4 track reel to reel tape release. Song selection is a mellow-themed collection of standards including "Easy to Love", "These Foolish Things", and "Blue Moon". Tape at hand is an original RCA Living Stereo reel, offering excellent audiophile-quality sound. Box grades Near Mint-no stains, tears, splits, or writing. Tape is Near Mint.Click Here To View Item - (NM/NM) - $4.99- Order

• Munch, Charles/Charles Munch Conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra, with Berj Zamkochian, organist-Saint-Saens: Symphony No.3 ("Organ")-- LP- stereo-RCA/Teldec ATL1-4039 - 1981 33 1/3 RPM audiophile LP reissue of classic 1959 recording by Charles Munch and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, with guest, organist Berj Zamkochian. LP was released as part of the short-lived, but excellent, RCA Red Seal .5 ("Point Five") Series, which used the original master tapes, played at half-speed (these are known as "half-speed master recordings") for extra-high fidelity. Vinyl pressed at Teldec in West Germany. Cover (enclosed in original resealable sleeve) is extremely clean. Small crease at top center on front-no stains, tears, splits, or writing. Disc is clean, glossy, and Near Mint. Plays beautifully with rich sound and quiet surface!Click Here To View Item - (NM-/NM) - $9.99- Order

• Petty, Tom & the Heartbreakers-Southern Accents- LP- stereo-MCAv 5486 - gold promo stamp on front cover, Quiex II limited edition pressing, 1985 rel., featuring "Don't Come Around Here", "Rebel", "It Ain't Nothin' to Me" - (NM/M) - $15- Order

• Price, Leontyne/Rosalind Elias/Richard Tucker/Leonard Warren/Giorgio Tozzi with Arturo Basile/Rome Opera House Orchestra and Chorus-Verdi/Highlights Il Trovatore- Reel to Reel- Living Stereo-RCA FTC 2122 - 1962 release, 4 track 7 1/2 IPS reel to reel tape featuring the allstar cast of Leontyne Price, Rosalind Elias, Richard Tucker, Leonard Warren and Giorgio Tozzi, along with the Rome Opera House Orchestra, performing highlights from Verdi's Il Trovatore. Overall, box shows light wear from handling. Top left corner has seam split. Box edges show a little wear. Front slick is clean and glossy, however. Recorded with RCA's famous "Living Stereo" process, which produced audiophile-quality sound well ahead of it's time! Tape within is well-cared for with clean leader. Classic performance of Il Trovatore. Nice vintage Classical reel!Click Here To View Item - (EXC+/NM) - $14.99- Order

• Rampal, Jean-Pierre/Claude Bolling-Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano- LP- stereo-Columbia Half Speed Master HM 43233 - Groundbreaking Classical/Jazz fusion effort by French Classical flutist, Jean-Pierre Rampal, composed by pianist Claude Bolling. The duo is rounded out by Marcel Sabiani on drums and Max Hediguer on bass. Tunes include "Baroque and Blue", "Javanaise", and "Fugace". 1975 release, 33 1/3 RPM LP. LP at hand is an audiophile recording, released on Columbia's excellent "Mastersound" series. LP was made with the original master tapes, played at half speed for superior fidelity, with several of the usual transfer steps eliminated. Result is a superior LP, with finer detail, richer sound, and low surface noise. Cover is Near Mint, disc is Mint. Click Here To View Item - (NM/M) - $14.99- Order

• Rowland, Billy-They Laughed When I Sat Down- LP- Living Stereo-RCA Victor LSP 1872 - 1959 33 1/3 RPM LP release by pianist Billy Rowland. Rowland had wide-ranging career in Jazz & Pop: w/Les Brown, Benny Goodman, Raymond Scott (may explain offbeat sound of this LP!), much session work, incl. many Honky Tonk piano albums under name Knuckles O'Toole. Album touches on Jazz, Dixieland, Honky Tonk, & cool '50's Lounge-all with adventurous, slightly zany arrangements. Tracks incl. "Am I Blue", "Your Spell Is Everywhere", & "Narcissus". Allstar sidemen incl. Al Caiola, Bob Haggart, Terry Snyder, & Yank Lawson. LP was recorded with the legendary Living Stereo process for super-audiophile sound. Cover is Near Mint. Disc grades Excellent Plus-extremely clean grooves-A side shows long spindle mark which does NOT affect play. Never reissued on CD. Plays clean with rich Living Stereo sound!Click Here To View Item - (NM/EXC+) - $11.99- Order

• Scaggs, Boz-Silk Degrees- LP- stereo-MC 43290 - Classic Boz Scaggs album, originally release in 1978. Album features Boz at his silky and soulful peak, with almost every song making the charts (Pop and R&B!!). Tunes include "What Can I Say", "Jump Street", "What Do You Want the Girl to Do", "Harbor Lights", "Lowdown", etc. LP at hand is an audiophile recording, released on Columbia's excellent "Mastersound" series. LP was made with the original master tapes, played at half speed for superior fidelity, with several of the usual transfer steps eliminated. Result is a superior LP, with finer detail, richer sound, and low surface noise. Cover is Near Mint, disc is Mint.Click Here To View Item - (NM/M) - $19.99- Order

• Seger, Bob & the Silver Bullet Band-Night Moves-MFSL Original Master Recording- LP- stereo-MFSL L034 - Audiophile vinyl (33 1/3 RPM) reissue of the classic 1976 Bob Seger LP, "Night Moves," which yielded 3 big Pop hits, "Rock & Roll Never Forgets," "Main Street" & "Night Moves." LP at hand is an "Original Master" LP, which is made by playing the original Capitol master tapes at 1/2 speed, for super high-fidelity. Result is a superior vinyl record, with sound quality as good or better (this is analog, not digital) as CD's! Cover shows some ringwear & edgewear, but has no stains, writing, tears, splits, etc. Vinyl within is clean, glossy & Near Mint. Small smudge on A side label. Plays beautifully, with virtually no noise and rich full-spectrum sound! Click Here To View Item - (EXC+/NM) - $24.99- Order

• South Pacific-Original Motion Picture Soundtrack- Reel to Reel- stereo-RCA Victor FTO-5001 - 1960 7 1/2 IPS 4 track reel to reel tape release of the famous (and great) musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein, "South Pacific." Soundtrack stars Rossano Brazzi and Mitzi Gaynor, with music conducted by Alfred Newman. This album won an Academy Award for "Achievement in Sound." Copy at hand is an original RCA Living Stereo reel, offering excellent audiophile-quality sound. Songs include "Some Enchanted Evening," "There is Nothin' Like a Dame," and "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair." Box and tape are both Near Mint.Click Here To View Item - (NM/NM) - $9.99- Order

• Stanley Black/London Festival Orchestra-Spectacular Dances for Orchestra- LP- Phase 4 Stereo-London SPC 21020 - Mid-1960's 33 1/3 RPM LP release, featuring conductor Stanley Black with the London Festival Orchestra. Program is all symphonic dance: Dvorak/Slavonic Dance #1, Strauss/Die Fledermaus, Gliere/Russian Sailor's Dance, Ponchinelli/Dance of the Hours, Saint-Saens/Danse Macabre, Brahms/Hungarian Dance #5 & de Falla/Three Cornered Hat. Laminated gatefold cover is Mint, as is the vinyl disc. London Phase 4 Stereo recordings are prized for their rich sound reproduction, and this one is no exception! Plays virtually free of noise with wide-spectrum sound! Click Here To View Item - (M/M) - $5.99- Order

• Stewart, Rod-Absolutely Live- LP- Quiex II-WB 2374316 - limited edition pressing, 1982 rel., small tears on spine - (EXC+/M/NM) - $18- Order

• Streisand, Barbra (White Label Promo w/booklet)-Color Me Barbra- LP- mono-Columbia CL2478 - 1966 33 1/3 RPM LP release by Barbra Streisand. Tracks include "Yesterdays", "Where or When", and a lengthy Broadway medley (entitled "medley"). Cover is Near Mint. Disc is a white label promo (360 degree sound label) and is MINT. Inside cover is a special 2 page booklet from Chemstrand Company (some sort of commercial tie-in, apparently-this is a very unusual feature!), featuring great color photos of Babs. Rare promo copy with insert. Top condition. Click Here To View Item - (NM/M) - $24.99- Order

• Suitner, Otmar conducting Staatskapelle Berlin-Beethoven : Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica"- LP- stereo-Denon (Japan) OX-7202-ND - 1980 33 1/3 RPM LP release. Early Japanese digitally recorded audiophile LP, offering rich wide-spectrum sound against a clean, virtually silent playing surface. Cover shows only the most minor wear-small dent to bottom left corner. 2 inserts enclosed: LP notes (in Japanese) and Denon PCM Digital series catalog depicting other rare releases in this series. Disc is clean, glossy, and MINT. Plays beautifully with almost no surface noise and rich sound.Click Here To View Item - EXC+/M - $9.99- Order

• Various-The Feeling of Jazz: The Best if Impulse! Volume II- LP- Stereo-Impulse MCA2-8028 - 1988 release, 33 1/3 RPM 2 LP se featuring the "best" of Impulse! recordings from 1960 to 1974. Artists and tracks include "Alfie's Theme" by Sonny Rollins, "Africa" John Coltrane, "Blues for Gwen" McCoy Tyner, "The Feeling of Jazz" Duke Ellington and John Coltrane, "Angkor Wat" The Gil Evans Orchestra, "I Just Dropped in to Say Hello" Johnny Hartman and more. This is a limited edition audiphile LP custom pressed on KC 569 blend premium vinyl with superior sound and a clean playing surface. Glossy gatefold cover (with gold Promo stamp an back) is Near Mint. Great sounding vinyl LP featuring classic modern Jazz on Impulse.Click Here To View Item - (NM/M/M) - $14.99- Order

• Various Artists-The Spectacular World of Dynagroove: His Master's New Voice- LP- Stereo-RCA Victor PRS-143 - Approx. 1963 release, 5 disc set in heavy cardboard slip case, issued to cash-in on the the craze for exaggerated stereo effects. Dynagroove followed "Stereo Action", which was in turn preceded by the legendary "Living Stereo" process. Dynagroove produces a rich full-frequency sound on a clean, quiet playing surface & was well-regarded in its time. The set includes the following 5 discs (all in individual jackets): Peter Nero (Hail the Conquering Nero), Uniquely Mancini (The Big Band Sound of Henry Mancini), The Rome Sound Stage Orchestra (The Themes From Cleopatra), Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops (Jalousie-Pops "Latin" record!), Marty Gold and His Orchestra (Soundpower! Music to the Limits of Audibility). Cover is intact & shows only very slight wear. All discs are Near Mint. Comes w/2 page insert with pictures of other Dynagroove releases.Click Here To View Item - (NM-/NM/NM/NM/NM/NM) - $24.99- Order

• Walker/Billy Joe Walker, Jr-Universal Language- LP- stereo-MCA 6247 - 1988 33 1/3 RPM release by guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, Billy Joe Walker, Jr. Album was issued as part of the MCA Master Series, which released audiophile records by virtuoso players pressed on KC 569 premium vinyl, offering crystal clear sound reproduction. Walker plays acoustic and electric guitars and sings. Allstar accompanists include Barry Beckett, Leland Sklar, & Russ Kunkel. Tracks include "I Can Fly", "It's Morning", and "Jazz Age". Glossy cover is extremely clean-no stains, tears, writing, splits, etc. Disc is stone Mint. Currently out of print on CD.Click Here To View Item - (NM/M) - $7.99- Order

• Welcome, Ruth/Dick Marta-The Zither/The Cimbalom- LP- mono-Cook 1032 - 10" album, approximately 1954 release, side one by R. Welcome on Zither performing pop, folk and classical tunes, side two by D. Marta on cymbalom performing Hungarian folk and classical tunes, Cook was well regarded in the 50's for it's audiophile quality recordings! front cover is clean with a little wear, slight stain on back cover, disc looks great! - (EXC+/NM) - $15- Order