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• Anderson, Marian with Franz Rupp (piano)-He's Got the Whole World in His Hands & 18 Other Spirituals- LP- stereo-RCA Victor LSC 2592 - 1963 33 1/3 RPM LP release by legendary vocalist, Marian Anderson. Anderson is accompanied by Franz Rupp on piano. Tracks include "Oh, Didn't It Rain," "Lord, I Can't Stay Away," and "Great Gittin' Up Mornin'." Copy at hand is an original 1st press RCA Living Stereo LP release, offering rich sound reproduction. LP comes to us from the estate of a former RCA representative. Gatefold cover shows moderate ringwear-no stains, writing, splits, or tears. Disc (red label with silver print-"deep groove"-"shaded dog") is clean, glossy, and Near Mint. Plays nicely with light surface noise and rich, clear sound.Click Here To View Item - (EXC/NM) - $5.99- Order

• Bergonzi, Carlo-Arias- LP- stereo-RCA LSC 3084 - 1969 33 1/3 RPM LP release by distinguished Italian tenor, Carlo Bergonzi. LP showcases an all-Verdi aria program. Copy at hand is still factory SEALED. Cover (1/4" saw mark at top left) is near-perfect in shrink with sharp corners. Disc (clearly heavy vinyl 1st press as cover and disc are hefty and solid) is of course, MINT and unplayed.Click Here To View Item - SEALED - $5.99- Order

• Bonynge, Richard/Ambrosian Opera Chorus/English Chamber Orchestra/Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Dominic Cossa, Spiro Malas, Maria Casula-Verdi: L'Elisir d- LP- stereo-London OSA 13101 - (Approx.) 1971 33 1/3 RPM 3 LP box set release. Excellent performance of Donizetti's "L'Elisir d"Amore" with top vocalists of the day under Richard Bonynge's direction. Copy at hand is still factory SEALED-100% new and unused. Shrink is 100% inctact-hardcover box is perfect within. Discs within are, of course, Mint and unplayed.Click Here To View Item - (SEALED) - $9.99- Order

• Bori, Lucrezia-The Art Of- LP- mono-RCA/Camden CAL343 - pink label, name stamp & small writing on back cover, out of print - (NM-/NM) - $10- Order

• Borkh, Inge-With the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Josef Krips- LP- mono-London LL1536 - red label, glossy cover, English pressing, heavy vinyl, name & purchase info & small writing on back cover - (NM-/NM) - $12- Order

• D'Oyly Carte Opera Company/Royston Nash conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra-Gilbert & Sullivan: The Yeoman of the Guard- 2 LP- stereo-London OSA 12117 - 1979 33 1/3 RPM 2 LP box set release. Very last studio recording for the famed D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, which had a virtual monopoly on high-quality Gilbert & Sullivan productions for many decades. Copy at hand is still factory SEALED-100% new and unused. Shrink has torn a bit at bottom right, but cover is virtually perfect within. Discs within are, of course, Mint and unplayed.Click Here To View Item - (SEALED) - $5.99- Order

• Davis/Colin Davis/London Symphony Orchestra w/Felicity Palmer (soprano), Ileana Cotrubas (soprano), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Robert Tear (tenor), Clifford Grant (baritone)-Mozart: The Impresario / Lo Sposo Deluso- LP- stereo-Philips (Holland) 9500 011 - 1975 33 1/3 RPM LP release of an excellent performance of 2 Mozart vocal pieces, "The Impresario," and "Lo Sposo Deluso." Copy at hand is an original Made in Holland Philips LP, offering excellent sound quality. Glossy cover is extremely clean-tiny tear at right edge (1/16" at most)-no stains, tears, splits, or writing. Disc grades Near Mint. All Flip Side Classical LP's are double cleaned at a minimum on our VPI machine. Plays nicely with only minor surface noise and clear sound.Click Here To View Item - (EXC+/NM) - $5.99- Order

• de los Angeles/Victoria de los Angeles (soprano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), and Gerald Moore (piano)-Homage to Gerald Moore- 2 LP- stereo-Angel SB 3697 - 1967 33 1/3 RPM 2 LP release. This album captures a unique event, recorded live 2/20/67, at the Royal Festival Hall, London, in honor of famous pianist and accompanist, Gerald Moore. Moore accompanies De Los Angeles, Fischer-Dieskau, and Schwarzkopf as a trio, in duo settings, and as soloists. Selections include Trios by Mozart: "La Partenza and Piu non si Trovano," Duets by Robert Schumann: "In der Nacht," and Trios by Haydn: "An den Vetter and Daphnens Einziger Fehler." Copy at hand is still factory SEALED-100% new and unused. Hardcover box is perfect inside the shrink-libretto is enclosed. As the set is still sealed, we cannot tell exactly which pressing this is-however, the set has a good heft (weight) to it, indicating the presence of heavy vinyl discs, so our feeling is that this is almost certainly a first press.Click Here To View Item - (SEALED) - $9.99- Order

• Di Stefano, Giuseppe with Zinka Milanov, Rosalind Elias, and Leonard Warren-Ponchielli: Scenes From La Gioconda / Verdi: Scenes From La Forza- LP- stereo-RCA LSC 2709 - 1964 33 1/3 RPM LP release. Copy at hand is an original 1st press RCA "shaded dog" stereo LP, offering excellent sound quality. LP comes to us from the estate of a former RCA representative. Cover is Near Mint-no stains, tears, splits, or writing. Disc (heavy vinyl-red label with silver print-"shaded dog"-"deep groove"-"stereo" at bottom center) is clean, glossy, and Near Mint. All Flip Side Classical LP's are double-cleaned at a minimum on our VPI machine. Vinyl plays clean with minor surface noise and clear sound.Click Here To View Item - (NM/NM) - $5.99- Order

• Edelmann. Otto with Ackerman, Otto conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra-Wagner Opera Scenes- LP- mono-Angel 35571 - (Approx) mid-1950's 33 1/3 RPM LP release. 1st press made in England Angel LP original. Textured cover (reissue had photo cover) has cloth-bound surface with gold sticker at top left-cover is clean with very slight corner wear. Disc (heavy vinyl-red label with silver print, "angel" logo at top center, "Made in England" at left corner) is clean, glossy, and Near Mint. Plays nicely with minor surface noise.Click Here To View Item - EXC+/NM - $5.99- Order

• Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich-Hugo Wolf Lieder- LP- mono-Angel 35474 - red label, tweed cover, British pressing, 1" seam split, early edition with wooden spine inner sleeve, with libretto, 1956 rel, with Gerald Moore on piano - (EXC+/NM) - $6- Order

• Guest, George/Academy of St. Martin In the Fields, with Stephen Cleobury (organ), & George Guest/Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, with vocalists April Cantelo, Helen Watts, Robert Tear, Barry McDaniel-J. Haydn/Paukenmesse & Michael Haydn/Ave Regina- LP- stereo-Argo (UK) ZRG 634 - 1970 33 1/3 LP release featuring choral works by Joseph Haydn and son Michael, performed by the ASMF and Choir of St. John's College, with George Guest directing. Copy at hand is an original first press UK manufactured Argo "ZRG" series LP, offering excellent sound quality. Glossy cover shows a little creasing/rippling-no stains, tears or writing. Disc (dark green label with silver print-oval logo characteristic of a first pressing-"Made In UK"-see our scan) is clean, glossy and Near Mint. Overall, disc plays quite nicely with only light surface noise and rich, clear sound!Click Here To View Item - (EXC+NM) - $5.99- Order

• Jochum, Eugen/Chor Und Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper Munchen-Abduction From the Seraglio- LP- mono-Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft DGG 19 429 - (Approx) mid 1960's 33 1/3 RPM LP release. Original 1st press German-made DGG LP release, offering rich sound. Glossy cover is super clean, grading Near Mint. Original libretto insert is enclosed. Disc (medium weight vinyl-yellow label with "tulip" rim) is clean, glossy, and Near Mint. Plays nicely with only very minor surface noise and rich sound.Click Here To View Item - NM/NM - $5.99- Order

• Jurgens, Jurgen/Knabensolisten der Wiener Sangerknaben, Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg, Concentus Musicus Wien-Monteverdi: Vespro Della Beata Vergine Marien-Vesper 1610- LP- stereo-Telefunken (Germany) SAWT 9501/02 - 1972 33 1/3 RPM 2 LP box set release, featuring recordings made in 1966. Award-winning record (French Grand Prix du Disque). Copy at hand is an original German-made Telefunken stereo LP (blue label/black print-"Royal Sound" label) offering excellent sound quality. Cloth-bound box cover (notes included inside) shows slight wear & fraying at bottom left corner. Name in pen on back cover. Two booklets are enclosed. Discs within are both Near Mint. (Please note: all Flip Side Records Classical LP's are double-cleaned at a minimum on our VPI record-cleaning machine to insure the best possible playback.) Both discs play nicely with only moderate surface noise and rich, clear sound! Click Here To View Item - (EXC+/NM/NM) - $11.99- 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

• Leinsdorf, Erich conducting the RCA Italiana Opera House Orchestra and Chorus with Leontyne Price, Richard Tucker, Rosalind Elias, and Philip Maero-Puccini: Madama Butterfly- LP- stereo-RCA LSC 6160 - 1960 33 1/3 RPM 3 disc box set release. Copy at hand is an original 1st press RCA "shaded dog" Dynagroove Living Stereo LP (a transitional label between the Living Stereo and Dynagroove eras), offering excellent sound quality. LP comes to us from the estate of a former RCA representative. Hard cover box shows almost no wear-back cover has small smudge-spine has 2 inch split-no writing or tears. Deluxe libretto, faux Japanese geisha print, and one page Dynagroove hype sheet are enclosed within. All three discs (red label with silver print-"shaded dog"-"deep groove"-"Dynagroove Living Stereo" at bottom center) are clean, glossy, and Near Mint. All Flip Side Classical LP's are double-cleaned at a minimum on our VPI machine. Set plays beautifully throughout with only minor surface noise and rich, clear sound.Click Here To View Item - (NM-/NM/NM/NM) - $9.99- Order

• Leinsdorf/Erich Leinsdorf & Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, with Cesare Siepi (bass), Birgit Nilsson (soprano), Leontyne Price (soprano), Cesare Valletti (tenor), Fernando Corena (bass), and Eugenia Ratti (soprano)-Mozart: Don Giovanni- LP- Living Stereo-RCA Victor LSC 6410 - 1960 33 1/3 RPM 4 disc LP release. Classic performance of Don Giovanni, featuring top vocalists of the day. Copy at hand is an original 1st press RCA Living Stereo set, offering rich audiophile-quality sound. Front slick on the box shows wear around the edges-box is 100% intact with no splits. Discs (red labels with silver print-"shaded dog"-"deep groove") all grade Near Mint with clean and glossy surfaces except for disc 1, which gets a low grade due to a couple of unslightly marks on A side which cause popping for about 2 minutes-vinyl overall plays clean with rich sound. Discs in the set bear the following desirable early dead wax markings: Disc 1: "I" (Indiana Press), "A2/D3" (mother numbers), "1S/1S" (stamper numbers) Disc 2: "I", "B1/A4", "1S/3S" Disc 3: "I", "A2/A2", "6S/1S", Disc 4: "I", "B1/B1", "5S/1S".Click Here To View Item - (EXC+/VG/NM/NM/NM) - $14.99- Order

• Mormon Tabernacle Choir-Greatest Hits, Vol 3- Reel to Reel- stereo-Columbia MQ 1243 - Approx.) late 1960's 4 track 7 1/2 IPS reel to reel tape. Track listing: 1) Anvil Chorus Music: Guiseppe Verdi From "Il Trovatore", 2) Home On The Range Music: Dan Kelly Text: Bruce Higley, 3) See, The Conqu'ring Hero Comes! Music: George Frideric Handel From "Judas Macabeus", 4) All Through The Night, 5) None But The Lonely Heart Music: Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky, 6) Shenandoah Music: American Folk Song, 7) Bridal Chorus Music: Richard Wagner From "Lohengrin", 8) Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair Music: Stephen Foster, 9) Loch Lomond, 10) One Small Step Music: R. Harris, 11) Prayer (from "Hansel and Gretel") Music: Engelbert Humperdinck, 12) Finlandia Music: Jean Sibelius. Box is intact with strong corners and is super clean. No stains, writing, etc. Tape is in MINT condition.Click Here To View Item - (NM/M) - $5.99- Order

• Munch/Charles Munch: Chor Und Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks-Peter Schreier, Tenor-Hector Berlioz: Requiem: Grande Masse Des Morts- LP- stereo-Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft 39 264/65 - 1967 33 1/3 RPM 2 LP Box Set release by Charles Munch performing the Hector Berlioz Requiem. These original German-made 1st pressings define superiour sound quality. The cloth-bound box is clean with the corners intact and only slight wear. Both discs (yellow "tulip-rimmed" labels) are clean, glossy and Near Mint. Plays cleanly with only minor surface noise and rich sound. Handsome DGG Original in Top Condition, offered at a low price.Click Here To View Item - (NM/NM/NM) - $14.99- Order

• Ozawa/Seiji Ozawa conducting the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus with Vera Zorina, Alec Clunes, the Orpington Junior Singers, Heather Harper, Gwenyth Annear, Helen Watts, Alexander Young, and Forbes Robinson-Honegger: Joan of Arc at the Stake- 2 LP- stereo-CBS 32 21 0004 - 1967 33 1/3 RPM 2 LP release. LP, an early outing by conductor Seiji Ozawa, was released on the U.S. Columbia "CBS" imprint, which was not used for very long. Set offers the 1st English language recording of Honegger's "Joan of Arc." Scenes include: Voices From Heaven, The Book, Voices of the Earth, Joan Delivered From the Beasts (Beginning), Joan Delivered From the Beasts (Conclusion), Joan at the Stake, Game of Cards, Catherine & Margaret, King Sets Out for Rheims (Beginning), King Sets Out for Rheims (Conclusion), Sword of Joan, Trimazo, Burning of Joan. Hardcover box ("hype" sheet still taped to backside) shows slight wear and tiny tear to spine. Both discs (heavy vinyl-blue label with black print) are clean, glossy, and Mint. VInyl plays Mint was well, with almost no surface noise and clear sound. This edition has never been reissued on CD.Click Here To View Item - (EXC+/M/M) - $9.99- Order

• Price, Leontyne-A Program of Song- LP- mono-RCA LPM2279 - orange shaded dog label, 2" & 1" seam splits, first LP 1959, with libretto, featuring David Garvey on piano, works by Faure, Poulenc, R Strauss & Wolf - (NM-/NM) - $6- 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

• Reiner/Fritz Reiner, conducting the Vienna Philharmonic-Verdi/Requiem- LP- Living Stereo-RCA (Germany) LSC-6091/1-2 - 1960 3 disc 33 1/3 RPM box set LP release. Classic performance of the Verdi Requiem by Fritz Reiner and the Vienna Philharmonic with legendary vocalists in tow. The copy at hand is an original RCA/Teldec/Telefunken Living Stereo pressing, offering rich audophile sound quality. The box shows slight wear overall, but all corners are intact. All 3 discs (red label, silver print, RCA logo in silver at the top) are visually near mint. The discs play nicely with light to moderate surface noise. Rare Living Stereo item-offered for a low price.Click Here To View Item - (EXC/NM/NM/NM) - $$24.99- Order

• Sayao, Bidu-The Art Of- LP- mono-RCA/Camden CAL373 - blue & purple label, notes on back cover, name stamp & small writing on back cover - (NM-/NM) - $10- Order

• Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth-Songs You Love- LP- mono-Angel 35383 - orange label, English pressing, tweed cover, vinyl gleams like new!, with Gerald Moore on piano - (NM/NM) - $10- Order

• Sills, Beverly, Carlo Bergzoni, Piero Cappuccilli, Justino Diaz/Schippers, Thomas/London Symphony Orchestra/Ambrosian Opera Chorus-Donizetti/Lucia Di Lammermoor- Reel to Reel- stereo-Audio Treasury/ABC R 2006 - Late-1960's release includes 2 complete reel to reel tapes, featuring Beverly Sills, Carlo Bergonzi, Piero Cappuccilli, Justino Diaz, and Bruno Hoffmann on Glass Harmonica, along with the London Symphony Orchestra, performing Donizetti's Lucia Di Lammermoor (see our scan below for a complete listing). Overall box shows a little wear, and has a 1 inch seam split along the spine at top left (box is a little indented at this spot-evidently having taken a knock at some point). Tape within is well-cared for with clean leader. Comes with complete booklet. Nice vintage Classical reel!Click Here To View Item - (EXC/NM) - $9.99- Order

• Sutherland, Joan-The Art of the Prima Donna Vol.1- LP- stereo-London OS 25232 - (Approx) 1960 33 1/3 RPM LP release, featuring legendary vocalist, Joan Sutherland. Arias include Arne: "Artaxerxes," Thomas: "Hamlet," and Verdi: "Rigoletto." Copy at hand is an original 1st press London "blue back" FFSS (Full Frequency Stereophonic Sound), Made in England LP, offering superior quality sound. Cover ("Blue back" design is characteristic of a 1st pressing) shows moderate ringwear-no stains, writing, tears, or splits. Disc (heavy vinyl-black label with silver print-"FFSS" wideband above spindle hole-"Made in England") is clean, glossy, and Near Mint. All Flip Side Classical LP's are double-cleaned at a minimum on our VPI machine. Plays nicely with only minor surface noise and rich, clear sound.Click Here To View Item - EXC/NM - $5.99- Order

• Various Artists-Ten Famous Tenors- reel to reel- Stereo-London L 90184 - Late-1960's 4 Track 7 1/2 IPS reel to reel , featuring ten of the world's most famous Classical tenors, including Mario Del Monaco, Guiseppe Di Stefano, Jussi Bjoerling, and Luciano Pavarotti. Program is famous arias, drawn from London's great catalog of opera and vocal recordings. (See our scan below for complete track list.) While front cover slick shows some wear, box seams are intact and back cover is clean and shows little wear. Notes are on back cover. Tape is extremely well-cared for with clean leader. Nice vintage Classical vocal reel!Click Here To View Item - (EXC+/NM) - $5.99- Order