Spiral classics

OPERA

51510 The Bohemian Girl, Maritana, The Lily of Killarney, highlights from three 19th Century operas: 2 are by Irish Composers (Wallace & Balfe), the 3rd by Benedict is set in Ireland. Dunne, soprano, Deane, tenor, Hinds, baritone, Orchestra, c: Nelson, r&i:1968, CSD 3651, orig red/black label, cond: E, £4.00

381503 A Hundred Years of Italian Opera, MAYR, Excerpts from Adelasia ed Aleramo, Alfredo il Grande, Elena, La Finte Rivali, Pedra, Cora, Ginevra di Scozia, La Rosa Bianca & la Rosa Rossa, artists include Nan Christie, Yvonne Kenny, Della Jones, Diana Montague, Philip Doghan, Kevin John, Russell Smythe. Phil O, c: Parry, r:1979-1983, i:1984, Opera Rara ORH 102, with 36 page book including librettos, cond: E, boxed, 1 LP, £5.00

1731208 Operetta Highlights, Selections from Zeller: The Bird Seller; Leo Fall: The Merry Farmer; Millocker: The Beggar Student; Lehar: The Count of Luxembourg. Schoner, Cameron, Felsenstein, Hoppe, German Opera Berlin etc, c: Hagestadt/Muller-Lampert, r&i:1967, Telefunken SMA 95, Decca groove pr, cond: E, £6.50

 1191302 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: Anniversary Album, A specially recorded celebration with excerpts from Covent Garden productions. Artists inc. Evans, Gobbi, Lewis, Minton, Jones, Pears, Shuard, Sutherland.. c: Bonynge, Downes, Goodall, Kubelik, Solti, Walton. r&i:68, SET 392/3, a rarity! test pressings, original SET 392/3 box & 30 page well illustrated booklet, cond: E, Boxed, 2 LPs, £28.00

 1261504 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: Anniversary Album, A specially recorded celebration with excerpts from Covent Garden productions. Artists inc. Jones, Pears, Shuard, Sutherland.. Evans, Gobbi, Lewis, Minton, c: Bonynge, Downes, Goodall, Kubelik, Solti, Walton. r&i:1968, SET 392/3, wide band, original ED3, 30 page well illustrated booklet. cond: E + couple of light non-sounding marks (near mint), boxed, 2 LPs, £18.00

1851408 BEETHOVEN, Fidelio, Jurinac, Peerce, Stader, Neidlinger, Bavarian State Opera, c: Knappertsbusch, Westminster WST 318, orig blue/black label, very rare. English pr, red stereo sticker on box. Libretto. Small piece of tape on box, cond: E + pressing bubble gives low sound on 8 revs, Boxed, 3 LPs, £79.00

191211 BEETHOVEN, Fidelio, Konetzni, Ralf, Seefried, Schoeffler, c: Boehm, [M], Vox PL 7793, silver/brown label, US pr, with orig libretto, early long box, "recorded concert performance in Vienna". Very rare. cond: E, 3 LPs, £12.00

 1861304 BEETHOVEN, Fidelio, Nilsson, McCracken, Krause, Prey, VPO, c: Maazel, r&i:64, SET 272/3, 2 test pressings, plain sleeve, cond: E + light non-sounding mark & small mark gives 6 or 7 soft ticks, 2 LPs, £12.00

1071612 BEETHOVEN, Fidelio, Behrens, Hofmann, Adam, Sotin, Chicago SO, c: Solti, r&i:1980, [D], Decca D178D 3, cond: E + one small non-sounding mark (near mint), Boxed, 3 LPs, £7.50

 751504 BELLINI, Norma, Callas, Corelli, Ludwig, Zaccaria, La Scala, c: Serafin, r&i:1961, SAX 2412/4, orig silver/blue label, orig grey box, orig leaflet & orig additional libretto. A superb set, cond: E, boxed, 3 LPs, £720.00

361603 BELLINI, Norma, Callas, Corelli, Ludwig, Zaccaria, La Scala, c: Serafin, r&i:1961, SAX 2413, orig silver/blue label, second LP only from the opera set SAX 2412/4, which I have on sale for £800. This LP contains the conclusion to Act 1, Act 2 complete, and the start of Act 3. plain sleeve, cond: E + light non-sounding mark in pressing (near mint), £60.00

 461410 BERG, Lulu, Silja, Laubenthal, Hotter, Berry, VPO, c: von Dohnanyi, r&i:1978, D48D 3, narrow band, libretto, cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £11.00

 71012 BERG, Lulu, Silja, Laubenthal, Hotter, Berry, VPO, c: von Dohnanyi, r&i:78, D48D 3, narrow band, no booklet, less than half price, cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £4.50

 1641501 BIZET, Carmen, Price, Corelli, Merril, Freni, VPO, c: Karajan, r&i:1964, LDS 6164, orig red label, black spot, groove pr, on TAS Super Disc List, original Soria edition with 64 page Soria book with prints of original set designs. box is E-, cond: E + couple of light non-sounding marks (near mint), Boxed, 3 LPs, £50.00

 861312 BIZET, Carmen, Callas, Gedda, Guiot, Massard, Ch Rene Duclos, National Opera O, c: Pretre, r&i:1964, SAN 140/2, orig white angels/gold label, cond: V/E + ticks for about half a minute. 3 sides are E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £25.00

 101512 BIZET, The Pearl Fishers, Micheau, Gedda, Blanc, Mars, Theatre National de l'Opera Comique, c: Dervaux, r&i:1961, SAX 2442/3, red label, notes in stamp, cond: E, 2 LPs, £18.00

401308 BORODIN, Prince Igor, Popovich, Heybalova, Tzveych, Belgrade National Opera, c: Danon, r&i:55, [M], Decca ARL 2499/2508, silver/blue factory sample labels, 10 single-sided test pressings, orig test pressings for LXT 5049/53. With orig white vinyl case & booklet for LXT 5049/53. cond: first side is G/V/E: 2 scratches sound in first 2 minutes. All the rest are V/E, 10 LPs, £7.50

 1661611 BOITO, Mefistofele, Siepi, del Monaco, Tebaldi, St Cecilia, Rome, c: Serafin, r&i:1959, SXL 2094/6, a very rare set. wide band, groove pr, ED1, no box, but has original libretto, cond: E + couple of light non-sounding marks, 2nd LP is V/E, 3 LPs, £35.00

 91611 BRITTEN, Albert Herring, Pears, Fisher, Brannigan, Cantelo, ECO, c: Britten, r&i:1964, Decca SET 274/6, wide band, groove pr, ED1, cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, scarce, rare in this original label, £40.00

 1751409 BRITTEN, Noyes Fludde, Brannigan, Rex, Anthony, Children's Ch, East Suffolk Children's O, ECO, c: Del Mar, r&i:1961, ZNF 1, orig oval logo label, groove pr, on TAS Super Disc List, with orig booklet which is E-, cond: E, £75.00

 441605 BRITTEN, Noyes Fludde, Brannigan, Rex, Anthony, Children's Ch, East Suffolk Children's O, ECO, c: Del Mar, r&i:1961, ZNF 1, orig oval logo label, groove pr, on TAS Super Disc List, cond: E + light non-sounding mark & tiny mark gives 4 ticks (near mint), with original booklet, £68.00

 1341608 BRITTEN, Billy Budd - highlights, Glossop, Pears, Langdon, Shirley-Quirk, LSO, r:1968, i:1970, SET 452, narrow band, cond: E, £4.00

 1811507 BRITTEN, Rape of Lucretia, Harper, Baker, Pears, Drake, ECO, r&i:1971, SET 492/3, narrow band, scarce. cond: E, Boxed, 2 LPs, £18.00

 771410 BRITTEN, Peter Grimes, Pears, Watson, Pease, Brannigan, Royal Opera House, r&i:1959, SXL 2150/2, wide band, groove pr, ED1, orig booklet, orig red vinyl gatefold, cond: G: ticky surfaces, no wear, clear sound, 3 LPs, £5.00

1151205 CHARPENTIER, Gustave, Louise, Lott, Gorr, Pruett, Blanc, Belgian National Opera, c: Cambreling, r&i:1984, [D], Erato NUM 750843, a late LP issue. box is E-, cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), Boxed, 3 LPs, £4.50

 51205 CILEA, Adriana Lecouvreur, Tebaldi, del Monaco, Simionato, Fioravanti, St Cecilia, Rome, c: Capuana, r&i:62, SET 221/3, wide band, groove pr, ED1, cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £18.00

 11312 DEBUSSY, Pelleas & Melisande, Spoorenberg, Maurane, London, Hoekman, SRO, r&i:64, SET 277/9, wide band, groove pr, 1st LP is ED1, 2nd & 3rd are ED2, cond: E, lovely copy, Boxed, 3 LPs, £24.00

 661008 DEBUSSY, Pelleas & Melisande, Spoorenberg, Maurane, London, Hoekman, r&i:64, SET 277/9, one narrow band, 2 wide band ED3, cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £6.00

 251204 DEBUSSY, Pelleas et Melisande: highlights, Spoorenberg, Maurane, London, r:64, i:71, SET 475, orig narrow band, this highlights LP from SET 277/9 is rare. cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), £8.00

361412 DONIZETTI, Il Campanello, Baltsa, Dara, Casoni, Romero, Vienna SO, c: Bertini, r&i:1983, [D], D 38450, libretto front foxed, cond: E, boxed, 1 LP, £3.00

 951611 DONIZETTI, Don Pasquale, Corena, Sciutti, Krause, Oncina, Vienna Opera, c: Kertesz, r&i:1964, SET 280/1, wide band, groove pr, original ED2, scarce. cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), Boxed, 2 LPs, £25.00

 2071403 DONIZETTI, L'Elisir d'Amore, highlights, Gueden, di Stefano, Corena, Capecchi, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, c: Molinari Pradelli, r:1956, Decca ZAL 4266/7 (OS 25203), 2 single-sided English test pressings, No SXL was issued, either of the highlights or the complete recording. The recording was issued in the UK on LXT 515/7 & LXT 5498, then later on GOS 566/7. plain sleeve, cond: E, one sealed so unplayed, £7.00

 2411408 DONIZETTI, Lucia di Lammermoor, Callas, Tagliavini, Cappuccilli, Ladysz, Phil O & Ch, c: Serafin, r&i:1959, SAX 2316/7, orig silver/blue label, tremendous rarity. cond: V/E, 2 LPs, £223.00

 1181304 DONIZETTI, Lucia di Lammermoor, Sutherland, Cioni, Merrill, Siepi, St Cecilia, Rome, c: Pritchard, r&i:1961, Decca ZAL 5257/62(OS 25293/5) , 6 single-sided test pressings, orig test pressings for SET 212/4, plain sleeve, cond: E, first LP sealed so unplayed, 3 LPs, £21.00

 851507 DONIZETTI, Maria Stuarda, Sutherland, Tourangeau, Pavarotti, Teatro Comunale, Bologna, O & Ch, c: Bonynge, r:1976, i:1978, SET 624, highlights from D2D 3, narrow band, sleeve is E-, cond: E, £6.50

 871402 GIBERT & SULLIVAN, Pirates of Penzance, Pratt, Adams, Hindmarsh, Dixon, NSO of London, c: Godfrey, r&i:1959, SKL 4038/9, wide band, groove pr, ED1, blue-back sleeves are V/E, cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), 2 LPs, £15.00

 631304 GILBERT & SULLIVAN, The Sorcerer, (without dialogue), Donald Adams, David Palmer, Christene Palmer, Valerie Masterson, D'Oyly Carte Opera Co, RPO, c: Godfrey, r&i:1967, SKL 4825/6, narrow band, cond: E, 2 LPs, £6.00

1971612 GIORDANO, Andrea Chenier, Gigli, Caniglia, Bechi, Simionato, La Scala, c: de Fabritiis, [M], La Voce del Padrone EMI Italy, QALP 10069/70, early silver/red semicircle label, I don't know of a UK issue of this. 2 separately sleeves records in box, with libretto from LXT 5411/2, cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), Boxed, 2 LPs, £7.00

1491410 GLINKA, Ivan Susanin: A Life for the Tsar, Nesterenko, Rudenko, Sinyavskaya, Bolshoi Theatre, c: Ermler, r&i:1979, Euro/Melodiya 301 111-405, leaflet in German, cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £7.00

1621410 GLINKA, Russlan & Ludmilla, Nesterenko, Roudenko, Maslennikov, Sinyavskaya, Bolshoi Theatre, c: Simonov, r&i:1979, Melodiya/Chant du Monde LDX 78681/4, French pr, box is E-, text in French, cond: E, Boxed, 4 LPs, £9.50

2371611 GLUCK, Iphigenie en Tauride, Lorengar, Bonisolli, Fischer-Dieskau, Bav RSO & Ch, c: Gardelli, r&i:1983, [D], Orfeo S 052833 F, cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £15.00

 111211 HANDEL, Alcina, Sutherland, Berganza, Freni, Flagello, LSO, c: Bonynge, r&i:62, SET 232/4, wide band, groove pr, ED1, cond: E + couple of light non-sounding marks (near mint), Boxed, 3 LPs, £14.00

 2471611 HANDEL, Alcina, Sutherland, Berganza, Freni, Flagello, LSO, c: Bonynge, r:1962, i:1966, Decca GOS 509/11, orig ffrr label, groove pr, libretto. Box is V/E, cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £9.00

551508 HANDEL, Rodelinda, abridged, Sailer, Lipp, Toitze, Fehringer, South German Radio O, c: Muller-Kray, r&i:1953, [M], Nixa PLP 589, orig gold/red label, Very rare. English text on sleeve back. sleeve is E-, cond: E + 2 tiny marks give a few ticks, £5.00

2471504 HAYDN, Armida, Norman, Ahnsjö, Burrowes, Ramey, Lausanne CO, c: Dorati, r&i:1979, Philips 6769 021, white/red label, Made in Holland, cond: E, boxed, 3 LPs, £8.50

51608 JANACEK, Jenufa, Soderstrom, Ochman, Dvorsky, Popp, VPO, c: Mackerras, r&i:1983, [D], D276D 3, orig silver label, cond: E, 3 LPs, £10.00

231509 JANACEK, Katya Kabanova, Kroupa, Blachut, Komankova, Tikalova, Prague National Theatre, c: Krombholc, r:1962, SUA ST 50781/2, blue label, libretto includes English, cond: E, Boxed, 2LPs, £7.50

1701409 LALO, Le Roi d'Ys, Micheau, Gorr, Legay, Borthayre, Radiodiffusion Francaise O & Ch, c:Cluytens, r:1957, [M], EMI (France) 1110683, large dog label, re-issue of FCX 683/5. cond: E, Boxed, 2LPs, £12.50

361404 LEHAR, Land of Smiles, Schwarzkopf, Kunz, Gedda, Phil O & Ch, c: Ackermann, r&i:1953, [M], 33CX 1114/5, orig blue/gold label, cond: E + couple of light non-sounding marks on one side (near mint), 2 LPs, £13.00

521404 LEHAR, Land of Smiles, Schwarzkopf, Kunz, Gedda, Phil O & Ch, c: Ackermann, r&i:1953, [M], 33CX 1114/5, orig blue/gold label, cond: E + tiny mark on s. 3 gives 2 ticks before start & 4 ticks at start, 2 LPs, £7.00

 461601 LEHAR, The Land of Smiles (English version), Craig, Fretwell, Bronhill, Grant, Sadler's Wells O, c: Tausky, r&i:1959, CSD 1267, orig green/gold label (=white/gold ASD), cond: E, £6.50

131605 LEHAR, The Merry Widow (English Version), Bronhill, Round, Lowe, Glynne, Sadler's Wells Opera, c: Reid, r&i:1958, CSD 1259, orig green/gold label (=white/gold ASD), cond: E, £7.50

 1951501 LEHAR, Merry Widow, Schwarzkopf, Steffek, Gedda, Knapp, Waechter, Phil O & Ch, c: Matacic, r&i:1963, SAN 101/2, orig white angels/gold label, libretto, gatefold sl, cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), 2 LPs, £28.00

 1151101 LEHAR, Die Lustige Witwe, Schwarzkopf, Kunz, Loose, Gedda, Phil O & Ch, c: Ackermann, r&i:53, [M], 33CX 1051/2, orig blue/gold label, Schwarzkopf's 1st recording of Merry Widow, & still considered, by some, the greatest Merry Widow. 1st LP is orig flat pressing, factory sample sticker on 2nd LP, with bonus of test pressing of s.4., 1st sleeve is earliest design, 2nd sleeve (V/E) is picture sleeve - but they're from the same collection!, cond: 1st LP is V/E, 2nd is E, 2 LPs, £4.50

471601 LEHAR, The Merry Widow (English Version), Bronhill, Round, Lowe, Glynne, Sadler's Wells Opera, c: Reid, r&i:1958, CSD 1259, orig green/gold label (=white/gold ASD), cond: E, £7.50

 2291408 LEONCAVALLO, I Pagliacci, Callas, di Stefano, Gobbi, Monti, La Scala Milan O & Ch, c: Serafin, r&i:1955, [M], 33CX 1211/2, orig blue/gold label, sleeves are E-, cond: record 1 is E, record 2 is V/E + 5 ticks in 2 places. Lovely sound, 2 LPs, £17.50

 891312 LEONCAVALLO, Pagliacci, del Monaco, MacNeil, Tucci, St Cecilia, Rome, c: Molinari-Pradelli, Recital of Italian Songs, del Monaco, c: Nicelli, r&i:1960, SXL 2185/6, wide band, groove pr, ED1, orig vinyl pocket is mint - the best vinyl sleeve I've ever seen, cond: E + couple of small non-sounding marks, one side V/E, 2 LPs, £68.00

1081402 LEONCAVALLO, I Pagliacci, McCracken, Lorengar, Merrill, Krause, St Cecilia, Rome, c: Gardelli, with McCracken singing arias from Andrea Chenier, Cavalleria Rusticana, Tosca, Turandot. r&i:1969, SET 403/4, wide band, orig ED3, cond: E, Boxed, 2 LPs, £15.00

 2601204 LEONCAVALLO, I Pagliacci, Scotto, Carreras, Nurmela, Benelli, MASCAGNI, Cavalleria Rusticana, Caballe, Carreras, Manuguerra, Hamari, Phil O, c: Muti, r&i:80, SLS 5187, dog/stamp, front of booklet foxed, cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £3.00

 751512 LORTZING, Zar und Zimmermann, Der Waffenschmied, Gueden, Wachter, Czerwenka, Kmentt, Vienna St Opera Ch, Vienna Volksoper O, c: Ronnefeld, r&i:1963, SXL 6039, wide band, groove pr, ED1, highlights - no complete recordings. cond: E + 0.75 cm mark at start of s.2.ticks, £6.00

751608 LORTZING, Zar & Zimmermann, highlights, Prey, Gedda, Koth, Frick, Schreier, Leipzig Radio Ch, Dresden St Opera, c: Heger, r&i:1967, HQS 1059, highlights only, no complete recording issued. orig red/black label, cond: E, £6.00

491601 MASCAGNI, L'Amico Fritz, Freni, Pavarotti, Sardinero, Covent Garden Opera, c: Gavazzeni, r:1969, i:1978, SLS 5107, dog/stamp, re-issue of SAN 242/3, with libretto, gatefold sl, cond: E, 2 LPs, £5.00

771608 MASCAGNI, Cavalleria Rusticana, Callas, di Stefano, Panerai, La Scala, c: Serafin, r&i:1954, [M], ANGEL 35121, red semi-circle label, English pressing, so its a re-labelled 33CX 1182/3, early sleeves, cond: side 1 is V/E + few small marks tick. Rest is E + light non-sounding mark, 2 LPs, £10.00

1221609 MASCAGNI, Cavalleria Rusticana, highlights, Cossotto, Bergonzi, LEONCAVALLO, I Pagliacci, highlights, Carlyle, Bergonzi, Taddei, La Scala, c: Karajan, r:1966, i:1967, SLPEM 136 281, large tulips, German pr, cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), £6.00

 61404 MASCAGNI, Cavalleria Rusticana, with Operatic Recital by Bjoerling. Bjoerling, Tebaldi, Bastianini, Corsi, Dani, MaggioMusicaleFiorentino, c: Erede, r&i:1959, SB 2021/2, orig silver/red label, gatefold sl is V/E, cond: E + couple of light non-sounding marks, one side V/E, 2 LPs, £19.50

 1091402 MASCAGNI, Cavalleria Rusticana, Suliotis, del Monaco, Gobbi, O & Ch di Roma, c: Varviso, & Elena Suliotis sings arias: Verdi: Ballo in Maschera, Forza del Destino, Ponchielli: La Gioconda. r&i:67, SET 343/4, wide band, groove pr, orig ED2, front of booklet & inside of box lid are foxed, cond: E, Boxed, 2 LPs, £18.00

 941302 MASCAGNI, Cavalleria Rusticana, & Elena Suliotis sings arias: Verdi: Ballo in Maschera, Forza del Destino, Ponchielli: La Gioconda. Suliotis, del Monaco, Gobbi, O & Ch di Roma, c: Varviso, r&i:67, SET 343/4, wide band, groove pr, orig ED2, box is E-, cond: E + couple of light non-sounding marks (near mint), Boxed, 2 LPs, £15.00

901208 MASSENET, Cendrillon, Gedda, Welting, Berbie, Bastin, Phil O, c: Rudel, r&i:1979, CBS 79323, cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £4.00

2461611 MASSENET, Le Cid, Domingo, Bumbry, Plishka, Byrne Camp Chorale, New York Opera O, c: Queler, r&i:1977, CBS 79300, German pr, libretto, cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £10.00

1431504 MASSENET, Manon, de los Angeles, Legay, Dens, Theatre National de l'Opera Comique, c: Monteux, r&i:1956, [M], ALP 1394/7, orig red/gold label, scarce. no leaflet, cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), boxed, 4 LPs, £31.50

 511208 MASSENET, Manon (original version), Sills, Gedda, Bacquier, Souzay, Ambrosian Opera Ch, NPO, c: Rudel, r&i:71, SLS 800, dog/stamp, A Westminster recording. cond: E, Boxed, 4 LPs, £4.50

1201609 MASSENET, La Navarraise: 2 act opera, Popp, Vanzo, Souzay, Sardinero, LSO, c: de Almeida, r&i:1975, CBS 76403, German pr, cond: E, £4.00

1151609 MASSENET, La Navarraise: Opera in 2 acts, Horne, Domingo, Milnes, Zaccaria, LSO, c: Lewis, r&i:1975, RCA ARL1-1114, cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), £5.00

641501 MENDELSSOHN, Die beiden Padagogen (The Two Pedagogues), Fuchs, Laki, Fischer-Dieskau, Hirte, Munich Radio O, c: Wallberg, r&i:1980, Electrola 1C 065-45416, orig German pr, A comic opera with music by the twelve-year-old Felix Mendelssohn. gatefold sl, cond: E, £6.00

811608 MENDELSSOHN, Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde: one act opera, Donath, Schwarz, Schreier, Fischer-Dieskau, Bavarian Radio Ch, Munchner RO, c: Wallberg, r&i:1978, [Q], Electrola 1C 065-30741Q, orig German pressing, gatefold sl, cond: E, £6.00

 221501 MENOTTI, Amahl & the Night Visitors, Allen, Kuhlmann, McKinley, Aiken, c: Schippers, r&i:1954, [M], ALP 1196, orig red/gold label, orig flat pr, delightful one act Christmas opera, with the original cast. sleeve is E-, cond: E + mark in pressing gives 3 ticks (near mint), £4.00

781504 MENOTTI, The Unicorn, the Gorgon & the Manticore, a madrigal fable for chorus, ten dancers & nine instruments. Instrumental ens, c: Schippers, r&i:1958, [M], 33CX 1543, orig blue/gold label, Mono only, scarce. cond: E, £13.50

501601 MILLOCKER, Gasparone, highlights, Schlemm, Kusche, Gehly, Metternich, Cologne Radio Ch & O, c: Marszalek, RCA VL 30353, cond: E, £4.00

211405 MONTEVERDI, L'Orfeo, Krebs, Mack-Cosask, Gunter, Wunderlich, Sommerlichen Musiktage Hitzacker 1955 Orch, c: Wenzinger, r&i:55, [M], APM 14057/8, German pr, rare. "Inspection" labels on sleeves, with signatures for "Technical" & "Performance". So I think this was a very early pressing, cond: E, 2 LPs, (ARC 3035/6), £12.00

801608 MOZART, Bastien und Bastienne - complete, Lindner, Dallapozza, Moll, Bavarian StO, c: Schoener, r&i:1976, [Q], Electrola 1C 065-30231Q, orig German pressing, gatefold sl, cond: E, £6.00

 501612 MOZART, La Clemenza di Tito, Berganza, Krenn, Casula, Fassbaender, Popp, Vienna St Opera O, c: Kertesz, r&i:1967, SET 357/9, wide band, groove pr. original ED2, scarce, cond: E + one mall non-sounding mark (near mint), Boxed, 3 LPs, £35.00

 1031506 MOZART, La Clemenza di Tito: highlights, Berganza, Krenn, Casula, Fassbaender, Vienna State Opera O, c: Kertesz, r:1969, i:1970, SET 432, wide band, original ED3, from SET 357/9. cond: E, £6.50

211403 MOZART, Cosi Fan Tutte, Della Casa, Ludwig, Kunz, Dermota, Loose, Schoeffler. VPO, c: Bohm, r&i:1955, [M], LXT 5107/9, silver/orange label, Scarce orig mono issue - no SXL. cond: 2cm mark on s.3 gives ticks & some clicks. All the rest is E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £7.00

 511402 MOZART, Cosi fan Tutte, Schwarzkopf, Ludwig, Steffek, Krauss, Taddei, Berry, Phil O, c: Bohm, r&i:63, SAN 103/6, yellow label,absolutely superb! cond: E + one light non-sounding mark in pressing (near mint), Boxed, 4 LPs, £12.00

 1711004 MOZART, Cosi Fan Tutte, Price, Minton, Popp, Alva, Evans, Sotin, NPO, c: Klemperer, r&i:72, SLS 961, orig yellow label, one of Klemperer's last recordings, rare. box is E-, cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), Boxed, 4 LPs, £19.50

31104 MOZART, Don Giovanni, Fischer-Dieskau, Kohn, Stader, Jurinac, Seefried, Haefliger. Berlin RSO, c: Fricsay, SLPM 138 050/2, large tulips, flat, German pr, red stereo box is V/E. Very rare in this original issue with red stereo, cond: E + light non-sounding mark, s.6 is V/E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £44.00

2281204 MOZART, Don Giovanni, Curtis Verna, Taddei, Valletti, Tajo, SO & Ch of Torino RTV Italiana, c: Rudolf, [M], Cetra LPC 1253, rare, with Italian libretto, box is E-, cond: E + one light non-sounding mark (near mint), Boxed, 3 LPs, £8.00

 611508 MOZART, Don Giovanni, Wachter, Schwarzkopf, Sutherland, Taddei, Phil O & Ch, c: Giulini, r&i:1960, SAX 2369/72, 1st label is silver/blue, rest are semi-circle label, with original leaflet, cond: E + couple of light non-sounding marks (near mint), Boxed, 4 LPs, £98.00

 1891507 MOZART, Don Giovanni, Wachter, Schwarzkopf, Sutherland, Taddei, Phil O & Ch, c: Giulini, r&i:1960, SAX 2369/72, semi-circle label, with original leaflet & original libretto, cond: E, Boxed, 4 LPs, £89.00

 181507 MOZART, Don Giovanni, Wachter, Schwarzkopf, Sutherland, Taddei, Phil O & Ch, c: Giulini, r&i:1960, SAX 2369, orig silver/blue label, this is the FIRST LP ONLY of the 4 record set SAX 2369/72, in original sleeve, cond: E, £30.00

 41208 MOZART, Don Giovanni, Wachter, Schwarzkopf, Sutherland, Taddei, Phil O & Ch, c: Giulini, r&i:60, SAX 2369/72, semi-circle label, cond: E+ couple of light non-sounding marks, and small scratch on s.2 ticks for just over 1 minute, Boxed, 4 LPs, £31.00

 511109 MOZART, Don Giovanni, Wachter, Schwarzkopf, Sutherland, Taddei, Phil O & Ch, c: Giulini, r&i:60, SAX 2369/72, rectangle label, with orig leaflet, cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), Boxed, 4 LPs, £17.00

 2271102 MOZART, Don Giovanni, Gueden, Siepi, Della Casa, Danco, Corena, VPO, c: Krips, r:59, GOS 604/6, re-issue of the great & rare SXL 2117/20. cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £9.00

2051204 MOZART, Don Giovanni, Fischer-Dieskau, Flagello, Nilsson, Arroyo, Prague Nat Theatre O, c: Bohm, DG 2711 006, large tulips, German pr, cond: E + light non-sounding mark, & tiny mark in pressing gives about 10 ticks on s.7, Boxed, 4 LPs, scarce in this orig label, £4.00

 881501 MOZART, Don Giovanni, Ghiaurov, Ludwig, Watson, Gedda, Freni, Berry. NPO & Ch, c: Klemperer, r&i:1966, SAN 172/5, gold label/black angel, libretto cover slightly foxed, cond: E, Boxed, 4 LPs, £31.00

391605 MOZART, Die Entfuhrung aud dem Serail, Lipp, Loose, Ludwig, Klein, Koreh. Vienna State Opera, VPO, c: Krips, r&i:1951, [M], LXT 2536/8, gold/orange label, early book-style sleeve, Very rare. cond: V/E, 3 LPs, £45.00

161603 MOZART, Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, Kenny, Watson, Schreier, Gamlich, Reichmann, Salminen. Mozart-Orchester & Ch of Zurich Opera House, c: Harnoncourt, r&i:1985, Teldec 6.35673, A late LP issue. cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £15.00

411403 MOZART, Idomeneo, complete, plus Ballet Music to Idomeneo, Taubmann, Menzel, Hopf, Grob-Prandl, Vienna State Opera, c: von Zallinger, [M], Nixa HLP 2020, red/gold label, Haydn Society recording. Very rare. sleeves are E, cond: V/E + ticks for under 1 minute at end of Ballet Music, pressing flaw in first few revs s.4 won't track - stylus needs to be started a few revs in, 4 LPs, £8.00

1401303 MOZART, Idomeneo, Lewis, Somoneau, Jurinac, Udovick, Glyndebourne Fest, c: Pritchard, r&i:57, [M], ALP 1515/7, orig red/gold label, with orig leaflet. no ASD issue. Box is E-, cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £9.50

 341308 MOZART, Marriage of Figaro, Evans, Grist, Soderstrom, Berganza, Bacquier. Phil O, c: Klemperer, r&i:71, SAN 283/6 (SLS 955) , orig gold label/black angel, libretto, cond: E, Boxed, 4 LPs, £45.00

 911608 MOZART, Marriage of Figaro, Evans, Grist, Soderstrom, Berganza, Bacquier.Phil O, r&i:1971, SAN 283/6 (SLS 955), coloured dog/stamp on yellow label, no libretto, cond: E, Boxed, 4 LPs, £12.50

 51307 MOZART, Marriage of Figaro, Wachter, Schwarzkopf, Taddei, Moffo, Phil O & Ch, c: Guilini, r&i:61, SAX 2381/4, semi-circle label, box is E. With orig leaflet and an "official libretto" – (a text and translation that was not issued with this set), cond: s.3 has 11 or 12 ticks, slight noise on 3 revs. S.5 has a small scratch which clicks for half a minute followed by 8 or 10 softer ticks. All the rest is near mint: E + light non-sounding mark, Boxed, 4 LPs, £5.00

771612 MOZART, Le Nozze di Figaro, Jurinac, Sciutti, Cuenod, Bruscantini, Glyndebourne Festival, c: Gui, r&i:1956, [M], ALP 1312/5, original red/gold label, original mono issue of the extremely rare ASD 274/7. original 12 page booklet, original dark blue box, cond: E + one light non-sounding mark (near mint). Lovely copy, Boxed, 4 LPs, £45.00

791608 MOZART, Le Nozze di Figaro, Jurinac, Streich, Ludwig, Berry, Schoeffler, Vienna SO, c: Bohm, [M], Philips GL 5777/9, silver/red label, Mono only, cond: E, 3 LPs, £12.00

691609 MOZART, Nozze di Figaro, Gueden, della Casa, Danco, Siepi, Poell, Corena. Vienna StOpCh, VPO, c: Kleiber, r:1955, i:1969, GOS 585/7, orig ffrr label, scarce in this original label, Re-issue of the prized SXL 2087/90. cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £40.00

2381405 MOZART, Die Zauberflote, Gueden, Lipp, Loose, Simoneau, Boehme, Schoeffler, Vienna StOpera, VPO, c: Böhm, r&i:1955, [M], LXT 5085/7, silver/orange label, orig mono issue of the rare SXL 2215/7. No libretto -only the libretto front, which forms the front of the vinyl sleeve. (It has been marked by damp, but the cast list is readable), white vinyl gatefold is V/E, cond: E + one light non-sounding mark (near mint), 3 LPs, £29.00

 741608 MOZART, Die Zauberflöte, Stader, Streich, Haefliger, Fischer-Dieskau, RIAS SO, c: Fricsay, [M], LPM 18267/9, large tulips, orig cream/yellow gatefolds, 1st LP is LPM 18267, German pressing. 2nd LP is DGM 18268, English pressing. 3rd LP is LPM 18269, German pressing, but sleeve is DGM. cond: E + half cm mark ticks side 5, 3 LPs, Half price., £18.00

 1381604 MOZART, Die Zauberflote, Gueden, Lipp, Loose, Simoneau, Bohme, Berry, VPO, c: Bohm, r:1960, i:1967, GOS 501/3, orig ffrr label, groove pr = SXL 2215/7, the first stereo recording made of Zauberflote. libretto, cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £25.00

201403 MOZART, Die Zauberflote, Lear, Otto, Peters, Crass, Fischer-Dieskau, Hotter, Wunderlich, BPO, c: Bohm, stereo 104 381/3, large tulips, German pr, orig grey cloth box, cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £12.00

 1081609 MOZART, Die Zauberflote, Gedda, Janowitz, Berry, Popp, Schwarzkopf. Phil O & Ch, c: Klemperer, r&i:1964, SAN 137/9, orig white angels/gold label, cond: E + couple of light non-sounding marks (near mint), Boxed, 3 LPs, £70.00

 621306 MOZART, Die Zauberflote, Gedda, Janowitz, Berry, Popp, Schwarzkopf. Phil O & Ch, c: Klemperer, r&i:64, SAN 137/9, orig white angels/gold label, box is E-, cond: sides 1 & 2 are G/V: ticks, & 5 clicks. The rest is V/E + ticks for half a minute, Boxed, 3 LPs, £9.00

 1071609 MUSSORGSKY, Boris Godounov, Christoff, Lear, Ouzounov, Mars, Paris Conservatoire O, c: Cluytens, r&i:1963, SAN 110/3, orig white angels/gold label, libretto, cond: E, Boxed, 4 LPs, £50.00

 751403 MUSSORGSKY, Boris Godunov, Ghiaurov, Vishnevskaya, Spiess, Maslennikov, VPO, c: Karajan, r&i:71, SET 514/7, orig narrow band, on TAS Super Disc List, cond: E, Boxed, 4 LPs, £31.00

 1371208 MUSSORGSKY, Boris Godunov, Ghiaurov, Talvela, Vishnevskaya, Maslennikov, VPO, c: Karajan, r:1971, i:1973, SET 557, narrow band, highlights from SET 514/7. sleeve is E-, cond: E, £3.00

151304 NICOLAI, Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor, Frick, Gutstein, Wunderlich, Putz, Bavarian State Opera, c: Heger, [M], Electrola E 91 265/7 (WALP 599/601), white/red label, German libretto, cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £5.00

651501 OFFENBACH, Ba-Ta-Clan: Chinoiserie Musicale in 1 Act, Les Bavards: Opera Bouffe in 2 Acts, Boulangeot, Amade, Corazza, Dachary, c: Couraud, r:1967-68, Erato DUE 20240, gatefold sl, cond: E, 2 LPs, £4.00

661501 OFFENBACH, Croquefer, ou Le dernier des Paladins: Opera bouffe in 1 Act, Reyjal, Kriff, de Beer, Wilem, c: Bruere, Bourg BG 2004, French pr, French libretto, notes incl English, gatefold sl, cond: E, £4.00

1090802 ORFF, Die Bernauerin, excerpts, Gold, Liewehr, Holm, Folser, Bav RSO, c: Leitner, [M], LPM 18408, large tulips, German pr, recorded under the direction of Carl Orff. cond: E, £6.00

781608 PERGOLESI, La Serva Padrona, Bustamante, Capecci, ECO, c: Ros-Marba, r&i:1974, ensayo NEL 2014, red vinyl, includes libretto, gatefold sl is V/E, cond: E, £5.00

 351501 PONCHIELLI, La Gioconda, Milanov, di Stefano, Warren, St Cecilia, Rome, c: Previtali, r:1959, VICS 6101 A-C, plum label, Decca groove pr, rare UK re-issue of very rare SB 2027/30. cond: few soft ticks towards end of s.5. All the rest is E, 3 LPs, £17.00

 1331410 PONCHIELLI, La Gioconda, Horne, Bergonzi, Merrill, Santa Cecilia, Rome, c: Gardelli, r&i:1967, SET 364/6, wide band, groove pr, orig ED2, libretto is V/E, box is E-, cond: E + couple of light non-sounding marks (near mint), Boxed, 3 LPs, £15.00

1551612 PROKOFIEV, War and Peace, Vishnevskaya, Arkhipova, Petrov, Pankov, Bolshoi Theatre, c: Melik-Pachaev, r:1961, [M], Period TE 1123, US pr, orig leaflet, cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), Boxed, 3 LPs, £9.00

1001410 PUCCINI, La Boheme, de los Angeles, Bjoerling, Merrill, Amara, RCA Victor O & Ch, c: Beecham, r&i:1956, [M], ALP 1409/10, the famous recording in its original issue, one orig red/gold label, one semi-circle, Mono only, 2nd sleeve is V/E, cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), 2 LPs, £5.00

 1781408 PUCCINI, La Boheme, Tebaldi, Bergonzi, d'Angelo, Bastianini, St Cecilia, Rome, c: Serafin, r&i:1959, SXL 2170/1, wide band, groove pr, ED1, orig grey box, libretto, cond: E + 2 small non-sounding marks (near mint), rare to find this in such good condition, Boxed, 2 LPs, £59.00

 351311 PUCCINI, La Boheme, Tebaldi, Bergonzi, d'Angelo, Bastianini, St Cecilia, Rome, c: Serafin, r&i:59, SXL 2170/1, wide band, groove pr, ED1, orig grey box is V/E, with orig libretto, cond: E + 2 marks in pressing give 4 ticks on s.1 & half minute ticks on s.4, Boxed, 2 LPs, £28.00

 51402 PUCCINI, La Boheme, Freni, Gedda, Adani, Sereni, Rome Opera, c: Schippers, r&i:64, SAN 131/2, orig white angels/gold label, orig gatefold sleeve is V/E, cond: E + couple of light non-sounding marks, and tiny mark gives 5 ticks, 2 LPs, £15.00

 2071408 PUCCINI, Madama Butterfly, Tebaldi, Bergonzi, St Cecilia, Rome, c: Serafin, r&i:1958, SXL 2054/6, wide band, groove pr, ED1, orig grey box, booklet, cond: E + couple of light non-sounding marks (near mint), Boxed, 3 LPs, £98.00

1411608 PUCCINI, Madama Butterfly, highlights, Price, Tucker, Elias, Maero, RCA Italiana OpO & Ch, c: Leinsdorf, r&i:1966, SB 6680, orig red label, black spot, groove pr, cond: E, £6.00

741303 PUCCINI, Manon Lescaut, Callas, di Stefano, Fioravanti, Calabrese, La Scala, c: Serafin, r:1958, [M], RLS 737, dog/stamp, scarce true mono re-issue of rare 33CX 1583/5. cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £11.00

1331506 PUCCINI, Manon Lescaut, del Monaco, Tebaldi, Boriello, Corena, St Cecilia, Rome, c: Molinari Pradelli, r&i:1954, [M], LXT 2995/7, 2 silver/orange labels, one gold/orange, despite the later labels on records 1 & 2, these feel like early pressings, cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), 3 LPs, £12.50

 1421303 PUCCINI, Tosca, Milanov, Bjoerling, Warren, Rome Opera, c: Leinsdorf, i:58, [M], RB 16051/2, orig silver/red label, no SB issue. Slightly shabby box, front of booklet foxed, cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), Boxed, 2 LPs, £8.00

 481412 PUCCINI, Tosca, Tebaldi, del Monaco, London, St Cecilia, Rome, c: Molinari-Pradelli, r&i:60, SXL 2180/1, wide band, groove pr, ED1, with original libretto, orig green vinyl pocket, cond: V/E + 1.5cm scratch ticks on s.3, 3 ticks on s.2, 2 LPs, £24.00

 71612 PUCCINI, Tosca, Callas, Bergonzi, Gobbi, French National Opera, Paris Conservatoire O, c: Pretre, r&i:1965, SAN 149/50, original white angels/gold label, cond: E + small scratch at start of s.4 sounds for just over 1 minute. Under half price, Boxed, 2 LPs, £25.00

 991608 PUCCINI, Tosca, Price, di Stefano, Taddei, VPO, c: Karajan, r&i:1963, SER 5507/8, orig red label, black spot, groove pr, on TAS Super Disc List, cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), Boxed, 2 LPs, £25.00

 461210 PUCCINI, Il Trittico, Il Tabarro, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi, Tebaldi, del Monaco, Merrill, Simionato, Corena, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, c: Gardelli, r&i:62, SET 236/8, wide band, groove pr, ED1, a rarity. box is V/E, cond: E + light non-sounding mark, one side V/E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £28.00

1141303 PUCCINI, Turandot, Tebaldi, del Monaco, Borkh, Corena, St Cecilia, Rome, c: Erede, r&i:55, [M], LXT 5128/30, orig silver/orange label, sleeve for LXT 5130 only. The first 2 LPs have plain sleeves, cond: E, 3 LPs, £3.00

 141205 PUCCINI, Turandot, Borkh, Tebaldi, del Monaco, St Cecilia, Rome, c: Erede, r:1959, i:1972, GOS 622/4, orig small label, this re-issue is almost as rare as the original issue, SXL 2078/80. cond: E, Boxed, 2 LPs, £9.00

 1321608 PURCELL, Dido & Aeneas, Baker, Pears, Burrows, Aldeburgh Festival Strings, c: Bedford, r&i:1978, SET 615, orig narrow band, cond: E, £10.00

 1741409 RACHMANINOV, The Covetous Knight: one act Opera, Kuznetsov, Budrin, Usmanov, Dobrin, Moscow Radio SO, c: Rozhdestvensky, r:1971, i:1973, HMV/Melodiya ASD 2890, orig label, cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), £6.00

2351501 RAMEAU, Les Indes Galantes, Huttenlocher, Jennifer Smith, Hartman, Devos, Jean-Francois Paillard O, c: Paillard, Erato STU 78050/53, box is E-. libretto includes English translation, cond: E, Boxed, 4 LPs, £14.00

1090901 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Sadko, Nelepp, Shumskaya, Lisitsian, Reizen, Bolshoi Theatre, c: Golovanov, [M], MK D 10480/8, the legendary recording, and very rare indeed. Booklet includes synopsis in English, cond: E + couple of light non-sounding marks (near mint), Boxed, 4 LPs, £15.00

 1091601 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, The Snow Maiden, Jankovich, Miladinovich, Heybalova, Tzveych, National Opera, Belgrade, c: Baranovich, r:1957, i:1974, Decca GOS 642/5, orig label, rare. First UK stereo release. cond: E, Boxed, 4 LPs, £21.00

 701501 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, The Tsar's Bride, Vishnevskaya, Arkhipova, Atlantov, Nesterenko, Bolshoi Theatre, c: Mansurov, i:1973`, HMV/Melodiya SLS 885, orig label, rare, cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £22.50

401405 ROSSINI, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, de los Angeles, Bechi, Monti, Rossi-Lemeni, Milan SO & Ch, c: Serafin, r&i:1952, [M], ALP 1022/4, orig red/gold label, orig red/cream gatefolds, cond: G/V/E: few small marks will tick. Clear sound, looks as though it's been very little played, 3 LPs, £9.00

 1491501 ROSSINI, Barber of Seville, Callas, Gobbi, Alva, Zaccaria, Phil O, c: Galliera, r&i:1958, SAX 2266/8, orig silver/blue label, box is E. No leaflet, cond: Record 1 is G/V/E: few ticks or clicks occasionally. Records 2 & 3 are V/E + few very soft ticks at start s.3, and a small scratch on s.5 that sounds on 20 revs. Splendid sound, Boxed, 3 LPs, £59.00

 1041609 ROSSINI, Barber of Seville, Callas, Gobbi, Alva, Ollendorf, Phil O & Ch, c: Galliera, r:1957, i:1962, SAX 2438, orig silver/blue label, highlights from SAX 2266/8. sleeve is E-, cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), £45.00

 2051012 ROSSINI, Barber of Seville, de los Angeles, Alva, Bruscantini, Cava, Glyndebourne Fest Ch, RPO, c: Gui, r&i:63, SAN 114/6, orig white angels/gold label, cond: E + 2 light non-sounding marks. Side 5 is V/E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £25.00

2091501 ROSSINI, Le Comte Ory, Roux, J Sinclair, Oncina, M Sinclair, Glyndebourne Festival, c: Gui, r&i:1957, [M], ALP 1473/4, orig red/gold label, Mono only, one sleeve E-, cond: E + light non-sounding mark, and small mark gives 5 or 6 ticks, 2 LPs, £5.50

401402 ROSSINI, Demetrio e Polobio, Bisi, Valdenassi, Bramante, Pecchioli, Orch Giovanile Internationale di Opera Barga, c: Rigacci, r&i:1979, live recording, Bongiovanni GB 2001/2, cond: E, Boxed, 2 LPs, £8.00

691104 ROSSINI, L'Italiana in Algeri, Simionato, Valletti, Sciutti, Petri, La Scala, c: Giulini, r&i:54, [M], QCX 10111/2, original Italian issue. silver/dark purple label, 2 separately sleeved records in box, cond: E, Boxed, 2 LPs, £6.00

 461506 ROSSINI, L'Italiana in Algeri, Berganza, Alva, Corena, Panerai, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, c: Varviso, r&i:1965, SXL 6210, wide band, groove pr, ED2, highlights from SET 262/4, scarce. cond: E, £10.00

 431504 ROSSINI, Semiramide, Sutherland, Horne, Rouleau, Serge, LSO, c: Bonynge, r&i:1966, SET 317/9, wide band, groove pr, original ED2, cond: E + one small non-sounding mark (near mint), boxed, 3 LPs, £23 .00

 1251106 ROSSINI, Semiramide, Sutherland, Horne, Rouleau, Serge, LSO, c: Bonynge, r&i:66, SET 317/9, wide band, groove pr, orig ED2, box is V/E, cond: E + small non-sounding mark (near mint), Boxed, 3 LPs, £18.00

361612 SCHUBERT, Die Freunde von Salamanka: Singspiel in 2 acts; Der Speigelritter: musical fragment of Singspiel, Mathis, Moser, Prey, Holl, Chor & SO des Ostereichischen Rundfunks, c: Guschlbauer, r:1978, i:1981, live recording, DG 2707 126, German pr, gatefold sl, cond: E, 2 LPs, £10.00

371612 SCHUBERT, Die Verschworen: complete one-act opera, Moser, Fuchs, Schary, Moll, Munchner Rundfunksorchester, c: Wallberg, r&i:1977, [Q], Electrola 1C 065-30743, gatefold sl, cond: E, £6.00

381612 SCHUBERT, Der vierjahrige Posten: complete opera in 1 act, Donath, Fischer-Dieskau, Schreier, Brokmeier, Munchner Rundfunksorchester, c: Wallberg, [Q], Electrola 1C 065-30742, gatefold sl, cond: E, £6.00

591311 SIBELIUS, The Maiden in the Tower (Jungfrun i Tornet), one act opera, Haggander, Hagegard, Hynninen, Kruse, Gothenburg SO, c: Jarvi, r&i:84, [D], BIS LP 250, gatefold sl, cond: E, £3.50

 391612 SMETANA, The Bartered Bride: highlights, sung in English, June, Smith, Holmes, Miller, Sadler's Wells O & Ch, c: Lockhart, r&i:1963, CSD 1473, orig green/gold label (=white/gold ASD), sleeve is V/E, cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), £5.00

471302 SMETANA, The Bartered Bride, Bednar, Dobra, Tikalova, Horacek, Prague National Theatre O, c: Chalabala, SUA ST 50017/9, orig red label, cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £16.00

1481304 SMETANA, The Brandenburgers in Bohemia, National Theatre Prague, c: Tichy, [M], SUA 10541/3, rare. Czech/English/German/French libretto, cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £8.00

2591403 SMETANA, The Secret, Kalas, Koci, Petrova, Zidek, Prage National Theatre, c: Krombholc, r&i:1954, [M], Supraphon LPV 157/9, orig blue/gold label, deluxe presentation in spiral bound book-style case, with Czech/English libretto. Spiral-bound spine is V/E, cond: E, 3 LPs, £16.00

271612 STOLZ, Trauminsel, Klug, Konetzni, Hoppe, Nicolai, Chor de bregenzer Festspiele, VPO, c: Stolz, r&i:1962, amadeo AVRS 9037, recorded at the premiere, Bregenzer Festspiele 1962. sleeve signed by Robert Stolz, cond: E, £8.00

2181408 STRAUSS, Johann, The Gipsy Baron, Schwarzkopf, Koth, Gedda, Kunz, Phil O & Ch, c: Ackermann, r&i:1956, [M], 33CX 1329/30, orig blue/gold label, rare. cond: E, 2 LPs, £24.00

 291612 STRAUSS, R, Arabella, highlights, Schwarzkopf, Metternich, Gedda, Felbermayer, Phil O, c: von Matacic, r:1954, [M], Electrola 1C 037-03297, German pr, I don't know of a UK issue of this recording. cond: E, £6.00

 3211403 STRAUSS, R, Ariadne auf Naxos, Schwarzkopf, Schock, Seefried, Streich, Phil O, c: Karajan, r&i:1955, [M], 33CX 1292/4, orig blue/gold label, with orig 8 page leaflet, bottom edge of box lid is missing, cond: E + light non-sounding mark on s.6 (near mint), Boxed, 3 LPs, £22.00

 541512 STRAUSS, R., Ariadne Auf Naxos, Rysanek, Jurinac, Peters, Peerce, Berry, VPO, c: Leinsdorf, r&i:1960, SER 4523/5, orig silver/red label, groove pr, rare. Early grey box is damaged: could be repaired - nothing missing, cond: V/E + ticks for less than 1 minute, Boxed, 3 LPs, £12.00

 470810 STRAUSS, R, Ariadne auf Naxos, Reining, Noni, Seefried, Kunz, Vienna StOpera, c: Bohm, [M], LPM 18850/2, large tulips, German pr, 1944 Gala performance celebrating Strauss's 80th Birthday - "uncomparably brilliant performance". Orig cloth covered box, cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £15.00

141306 STRAUSS, R, Elektra, Borkh, Schech, Mardeira, Fischer-Dieskau, Staatskapelle Dresden, c: Bohm, r&i:1961, SLPM 138 690/1, large tulips, German pr, scarce. orig grey coth-covered box has lost its "Stereo" sticker, cond: E, Boxed, 2 LPs, £18.00

61603 STRAUSS, R, Die Frau Ohne Schatten, Borkh, Bjoner, Modl, Thomas, Fischer-Dieskau. National Theatre Munich, c: Keilberth, r&i:1964, SLPM 138 911/4, large tulips, rare, original cloth covered box, original booklet, plus additional Boosey & Hawkes libretto which has a foxed cover, cond: E, Boxed, 4 LPs, £30.00

2091403 STRAUSS, R, Die Liebe der Danae, Schoeffler, Traxel, Szemere, Kupper, VPO, c: Krauss, r:1952,i: 1977, [M], RR 464, historic recording of the 1952 Salzburg pemiere. no libretto (as issued?), cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £6.00

 821410 STRAUSS, Der Rosenkavalier, Schwarzkopf, Edelmann, Ludwig, Stich-Randall, Phil O, c: Karajan, r&i:1959, SAX 2269/72, orig silver/blue label, rare. Orig leaflet and orig additional libretto, cond: mark gives 12 ticks near the end of side 2, with another 10 ticks at the end of the side. All the rest is E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), Boxed, 4 LPs, £198.00

 1061609 STRAUSS, R., Der Rosenkavalier: scenes, Schwarzkopf, Edelmann, Ludwig, Stich Randall, Phil O, c: Karajan, r:1959, i:1962, SAX 2423, semi-circle label, from SAX 2269/72. cond: E + light non-sounding mark & tiny mark gives 3 ticks, £8.00

31602 STRAUSS, R, Salome, Goltz, Patzak, Braun, VPO, c: Krauss, r&i:1953, [M], LXT 2863/4, gold/orange label, rare, very rare in such good condition, sleeve is E-, cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), 2 LPs, £37.00

1361604 STRAUSS, R, Salome, Goltz, Patzak, Braun, VPO, c: Krauss, r&i:1953, [M], LXT 2863/4, gold/orange label, rare, sleeves are E, cond: first LP is E, 2nd LP is V/E due to marks in pressing & a small mark gives soft ticks for about half a minute, 2 LPs, £22.00

 341510 STRAUSS, Richard, Salome, Nilsson, Stolze, Wachter, VPO, c: Solti, r&i:1962, SET 228/9, wide band, groove pr, ED1, box is E-, cond: E + couple of light non-sounding marks. Side 3 is V/E + 7 or 8 ticks, Boxed, 2LPs, £15.00

2101611 STRAVINSKY, Oedipus Rex: Opera-Oratorio, Shirley, Verrett, Gramm, Westbrook, narrator. Opera Soc Washington, c: Stravinsky, r&i:1963, SBRG 72131, cond: E, £5.00

 681501 TCHAIKOVSKY, Iolanta, Sorokina, Nesterenko, Atlantov, Mazurok, Bolshoi Theatre, c: Ermler, r&i:1978, HMV/Melodiya SLS 5123, orig label, very rare. box is E-, cond: E, Boxed, 2 LPs, £10.50

 1361303 TCHAIKOVSKY, The Maid of Orleans, Arkhipova, Radchenko, Valaitis, Moscow RadO, c: Rozhdestvensky, r&i:71, HMV/Melodiya SLS 852, orig label, scarce. cond: E, Boxed, 4 LPs, £8.00

541612 TCHAIKOVSKY, Pique Dame, highlights, sung in Russian, Gougaloff, Vishnevskaya, Resnik, Weikl, Orch Natonal de France, c: Rostropovich, r&i:1977, DG 2537 042, Orphee d'Or 1977. English pr, cond: E, £4.00

531612 THOMAS, Mignon: highlights, Rhodes, Esposito, Vanzo, Roux, Orch du Theatre National de l'Opera-Comique, c: Hartemann, EMI (France) 2C 061-11687, col dog/stamp, cond: E, £4.00

 891311 VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, Sir John in Love, Herincx, Noble, Tear, Watts, John Alldis Ch, NPO, c: Meredith Davies, r&i:1975, SLS 980, orig yellow label, rare, box & booklet are E-, cond: E + small non-sounding mark in pressing (near mint), Boxed, 3 LPs, £12.50

701404 VERDI, Alzira, Cotrubas, Araiza, Bruson, Munich Radio O, c: Gardelli, r&i:1983, [D], Orfeo S 057832 H, cond: E, Boxed, 2 LPs, £14.00

1071506 VERDI, Attila, Deutekom, Raimondi, Milnes, Bergonzi, Ambrosian Singers, RPO, c: Gardelli, r&i:1972, Philips 6700 056, orig silver/red label, cond: E, Boxed, 2 LPs, £9.00

401512 VERDI, Don Carlo, Caniglia, Stignani, Sciutti, Rossi-Lemeni, Neri, Silveri. Radio Italiana Orch & Ch, c: Previtali, r:1951, [M], Turnabout THS 65054/6, Italian libretto, cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £6.00

141304 VERDI, Don Carlo, Christoff, Stella, Labo, Bastianini, La Scala, c: Santini, r&i:1962, SLPM 138 760/3, large tulips, orig red/gold cloth-covered box, rare. cond: E + couple of light non-sounding marks on one LP (near mint), Boxed, 4 LPs, £21.00

 11512 VERDI, Don Carlo, Ghiaurov, Bergonzi, Bumbry, Tebaldi, Fischer-Dieskau. Royal Opera, c: Solti, r&i:1965, SET 305/8, wide band, groove pr, ED2, box is E-, librretto is V/E with perished tape on libretto spine, cond: E, Boxed, 4 LPs, £20.00

981506 VERDI, Don Carlo, highlights, Bergonzi, Tebaldi, Ghiaurov, Fischer-Dieskau, Royal Opera, c: Solti, r:1965, i:1967, SET 353, wide band, groove pr, orig ED2, from SET 305/8. cond: E, £5.00

 421512 VERDI, Forza del Destino, Tebaldi, del Monaco, Bastianini, Siepi, Corena, Simionato. St Cecilia, Rome, c: Molinari Pradelli, r:1958, i:1970, GOS 597/9, re-issue of SXL 2069/72, libretto, cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £5.00

 281410 VERDI, Giovanna d'Arco, Caballe, Domingo, Milnes, LSO, c: Levine, r&i:1973, SLS 967, orig yellow label, box is E-, cond: E + 2 light non-sounding marks (near mint), Boxed, 3 LPs, £9.00

451206 VERDI, Macbeth, Callas, Mascherini, Tajo, Penno, La Scala, (OI), c: de Sabata, [M], Private Record BJR 117, December 7th 1952. box is E-. With orig leaflet, cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), Boxed, 3 LPs, £16.00

 1281410 VERDI, Otello, Vickers, Freni, Glossop, German Opera, Berlin, BPO, c: Karajan, r&i:1976, SLS 975, orig yellow label, black angel, 86 page libretto, writing inside box lid, cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £10.50

 601506 VERDI, Otello, del Monaco, Tebaldi, Protti, VPO, c: Karajan, r&i:1961, SET 209/11, wide band, groove pr, ED1, orig grey box is E-, libretto, cond: E, Boxed, 3LPs, £67.00

 61410 VERDI, Otello, Tebaldi, del Monaco, Protti, VPO, c: Karajan, r:1961, i:1962, SXL 2314, wide band, groove pr, ED2, highlights from SET 209/11. sleeve is E-, cond: E, £5.00

2281408 VERDI, Rigoletto, Callas, di Stefano, Gobbi, Zaccaria, La Scala, c: Serafin, r&i:1956, [M], 33CX 1324/6, orig blue/gold label, cond: E + half cm mark in pressing gives a few intermittent ticks. Otherwise a lovely copy, 3 LPs, £24.00

81311 VERDI, Rigoletto, Callas, di Stefano, Gobbi, Zaccaria, La Scala, c: Serafin, r&i:1956, [M], 33CX 1324/6, orig blue/gold label, no leaflet, cond: V/E + pressing bubble gives 7 ticks, Boxed, 3 LPs, £16.00

1601304 VERDI, Rigoletto, Taddei, Pagliughi, Tagliavini, SO of RTV Italiana, Turin, c: Questa, [M], Cetra LPC 1247, orig Italian issue, rare. cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), Boxed, 3 LPs, £13.50

1111311 VERDI, Rigoletto, Scotto, Cossotto, Bergonzi, Fischer-Dieskau, La Scala, c: Kubelik, r&i:64, SLPM 138 931/3, large tulips, German pr, libretto, luxury red cloth box with gold print. cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £21.00

 1530904 VERDI, Rigoletto, Moffo, Merrill, Krauss, Elias, RCA Italiana Opera O &Ch, c: Solti, r&i:64, SER 5516/7, orig red label, groove pr, cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), Boxed, 2 LPs, £7.50

 2561403 VERDI, Simon Boccanegra, Gobbi, Christoff, de los Angeles, Campora, Rome Opera, c: Santini, r&i:1958, [M], ALP 1634/6, one orig red/gold label, 2 semi-circle, Mono only, orig leaflet & orig additional libretto. Box & libretto are V/E, cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £10.00

 1021312 VERDI, La Traviata, de los Angeles, del Monte, Sereni, Rome Opera, c: Serafin, r&i:1960, ASD 359/61, white/gold label, orig plum box, orig leaflet, cond: G/V/E: s.1 has some soft ticks, followed by 25 louder ticks. S.2 has ticks on about 1.5 cm, s.5 has a 1cm mark that ticks. Rest is V/E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £16.00

281611 VERDI, La Traviata, de los Angeles, del Monte, Sereni, Rome Opera House O & Ch, c: Serafin, r&i:1960, [M], ALP 1780/2, orig red/gold label, orig mono issue of rare ASD 359/61. sleeves like new, cond: E, 3 LPs, £20.00

 1161410 VERDI, La Traviata, Moffo, Tucker, Merrill, Rome Opera, c: Previtali, r&i:1961, SER 4532/4, orig silver/red Living Stereo label, rare. Libretto. Orig grey box is V/E, cond: First LP is V/E: 5 ticks s.1, ticks for less than 1 minute s.6. All the rest is E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £17.00

 541105 VERDI, La Traviata, Sutherland, Bergonzi, Merrill, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, c: Pritchard, r&i:63, SET 249/51, wide band, groove pr, ED2, rubs on 2 labels, cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £2.50

821402 VERDI, Il Trovatore, Bjoerling, Milanov, Barbieri, Warren, Robert Shaw Ch, RCA Victor O, c: Cellini, r&i:1954, [M], ALP 1112/3, orig blue/gold label, sleeves are E-, cond: E, 2 LPs, £5.00

 1101311 WAGNER, Der Fliegende Hollander, Fischer-Dieskau, Frick, Schech, Schock, Wagner, Wunderlich. German StOpera, c: Konwitschny, r:60, World Record Club SOC 156/8, re-issue of ASD 385/7, orig booklet, cond: E, Boxed, 3 LPs, £12.50

 491409 WAGNER, Flying Dutchman: highlights, Bailey, Martin, Krenn, Talvela, Chicago SO, c: Solti, r:1977, i:1979, SET 626, narrow band, cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), £4.50

 2451408 WAGNER, Flying Dutchman, Fischer-Dieskau, Frick, Schech, German StOp, c: Konwitschny, r:1960, i:1963, ASD 556, white/gold label, highlights from ASD 285/7. sleeve is E, cond: V/E, £18.00

21205 WAGNER, Lohengrin, Steber, Varnay, Windgassen, Bayreuth Festival, c: Keilberth, r&i:54, [M], LXT 2880/4, orig gold/brown Bayreuth label, box is E-. With original leaflet, and an additional "Grand Opera Libretto", with the texts in German & English, and the "music of the principal airs!, cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), Boxed, 5 LPs, a lovely-sounding copy, £50.00

2201410 WAGNER, Die Meistersinger, Wiener, Hotter, Watson, Thomas, Bavarian State Opera, c: Keilberth, World Record Club SOC 220/4, exceptionally rare. The World Record Club issue is the only English pressing of this recording. orig leaflet, cond: E, Boxed, 5 LPs, £40.00

 461302 WAGNER, Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, Adam, Donath, Evans, Hesse, Dresden StO, c: Karajan, r&i:71, SAN 292/6 (SLS 957), orig yellow label, cond: E, Boxed, 5 LPs, £13.00

 1211311 WAGNER, Die Meistersinger von Nurnburg, Bailey, Kollo, Bode, Hamari, VPO, c: Solti, r&i:1976, Decca ZAL 14426/35 (OS 26456/60), test pressings, plain sleeve, cond: E, 5 LPs, £6.00

 221608 WAGNER, Die Meistersinger, Act II complete, Gueden, Dermota, Schoeffler, Donch, Vienna StOp, VPO, c: Knappertsbusch, r&i:1950, [M], LXT 2560/1, gold/orange label, a remarkably good copy of this very rare original set, cond: V/E + 7 or 8 ticks. Lovely clear sound and quiet surface, 2 LPs, £58.00

251304 WAGNER, Die Meistersinger, Gueden, Dermota, Schoeffler, Donch, VPO, c: Knappertsbusch, r&i:1952, [M], ARL 1033/44, 10 single-sided test pressings, sides 3 &4 missing. Test pressings for for LXT 2659/64, plain sleeve, cond: V/E + couple of pressing bubbles will ticks, few other small marks will tick. Some sides are E. Small flaw near start causes stylus to "stick in the groove" & needs moving on past the flaw, 5 LPs, £12.00

 661304 WAGNER, Die Meistersinger, Gueden, Dermota, Schoeffler, Donch, Poell, Edelmann. ViennaStOp, VPO, c: Knappertsbusch, r&i:52, [M], LXT 2659/64, gold/orange label, LXT 2659 sleeve is V/E, picture sleeve, the rest are E-, earliest unlaminated red/yellow sleeves. With original additional libretto, cond: Most sides E + light non-sounding mark (near mint). Side 6 has a small mark giving 7 ticks, side 12 has a tiny mark that gives about 6 intermittent ticks, 6 LPs, £82.00

 581308 WAGNER, Die Meistersinger, Gueden, Dermota, Schoeffler, Donch, Poell, Edelmann. ViennaStOp, VPO, c: Knappertsbusch, r&i:52, [M], LXT 2659/64, gold/orange label, 6 separately sleeves LPs in orig grey box which is E-. Individual picture sleeves are E or E-, third sleeve is V/E, cond: Most sides are E + light non-sounding mark (near mint). Sides 6 & 7 are V/E, couple of ticks occasionally from marks in pressing, side 12 is V/E + ticks for about half a minute, followed by 5 ticks a little later, Boxed, 6 LPs, £59.00

1581608 WAGNER, Scenes from Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, Bailey, Kollo, Weikl, Bode, VPO, c: Solti, r:1976, i:1978, Decca SET 625, narrow band, cond: E, £5.00

1131203 WAGNER, Parsifal, London, Mödl, Windgassen, Van Mill, Bayreuth Festival, c: Knappertsbusch, r&i:52, [M], LXT 2651/6, orig gold/brown Bayreuth Festival labels, with orig additional libretto, cond: E + couple of small non-sounding marks, & mark in pressing gives soft ticks for about a minute & a half, and 5 ticks a bit later, Boxed, 6 LPs, £31.00

 791611 WAGNER, Parsifal, Thomas, London, Dalis, Talvela, Hotter, Neidlinger. Bayreuth Festival, c: Knappertsbusch, r:1962, live recording, Philips 6747 250, orig silver/red label, rare, Made in Holland, cond: E + one small non-sounding mark (near mint), Boxed, 5 LPs, £40.00

Solti’s Ring Cycle, The Separate Volumes:

 351403 WAGNER, An Introduction to Der Ring des Nibelungen, narrated by Deryck Cooke, with extracts from the complete recordings c: Solti. r&i:1968, SET 406/8, wide band, orig ED3, the companion volume to the 4 great Solti recordings. cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), Boxed, 3 LPs, £19.50

 131609 WAGNER, Das Rheingold, London, Flagstad, Svanholm, Neidlinger, VPO, c: Solti, r&i:1959, SXL 2101/3, wide band, groove pr, ED2, box is E-, cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), Boxed, 3 LPs, £40.00

 91504 WAGNER, Das Rheingold, London, Flagstad, Svanholm, Neidlinger, VPO, c: Solti, r&i:1959, SXL 2101/3, wide band, groove pr, ED2, orig booklet cover slightly foxed, box has 2 rubs on front & foxing on spine, cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), boxed, 3 LPs, £35.00

 881312 WAGNER, Gotterdammerung, Nilsson, Windgassen, Frick, Fischer-Dieskau, Ludwig.VPO, c: Solti, r&i:65, SET 292/7, wide band, groove pr, original ED2, libretto, cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), Boxed, 6 LPs, £42.00

 81609 WAGNER, Gotterdammerung, Nilsson, Windgassen, Frick, Fischer-Dieskau, Ludwig. VPO, c: Solti, r&i:1965, SET 292/7, wide band, groove pr, original ED2, on TAS Super Disc List, box is V/E, libretto is E-, cond: E + light non-sounding mark + tiny mark gives 3 or 4 ticks, Boxed, 6 LPs, £32.00

 161609 WAGNER, Siegfried, Windgassen, Nilsson, Hotter, Stolze, Niedlinger, VPO, c: Solti, r&i:1963, SET 242/6, wide band, groove pr, ED2, box & libretto are E-, cond: E, Boxed, 5 LPs, £38.00

 1181611 WAGNER, Siegfried, Windgassen, Nilsson, Hotter, Stolze, Niedlinger, VPO, c: Solti, r&i:1963, SET 242/6, wide band, groove pr, ED2, cond: E + small non-sounding mark (near mint). Sides 9 & 10 are V/E, Boxed, 5 LPs, £35.00

1941410 WAGNER, Siegfried, Thomas, Stolze, Ridderbusch, Dernesch, BPO, c: Karajan, DG 643 536/40, Austrian pr, cloth-covered box, 54 page libretto, cond: E + small mark at start s.2 gives 7 or 8 ticks, Boxed, 5 LPs, £9.00

 571502 WAGNER, Die Walkure, Nilsson, Hotter, Crespin, King, Ludwig, VPO, c: Solti, r&i:1966, SET 312/6, one label ED3, 4 narrow band labels, cond: E, boxed, 5 LPs, £16.00

 521403 WAGNER, Die Walkure, Nilsson, Hotter, Crespin, King, Ludwig, VPO, c: Solti, r&i:1966, SET 312/6, wide band, ED3, book is E-, cond: 1st LP is V/E + soft ticks for about 1 minute. All the rest is E + couple of light non-sounding marks (near mint), Boxed, 5 LPs, £12.50

 591508 WAGNER, Tristan & Isolde, Flagstad, Suthaus, Phil O, c: Furtwangler, r&i:1953, [M], ALP 1030/5, orig red/gold label, orig red box, orig leaflet. Side 5 of the set that came in the box is poor - 2 small scratches click & jump. So I have included a spare copy of sides 5 & 6, on which side 5 is V/E + a few ticks, but side 6 is poor!, cond: E, side 5 is V/E + a few ticks. Please see detailed information above, Boxed, 6 LPs, £138.00

 731605 WAGNER, Tristan & Isolde, Flagstad, Suthaus, Phil O, c: Furtwangler, r&i:1953, [M], ALP 1030/5, orig red/gold label, orig flat pr, orig red/cream gatefold sleeves are E, cond: G/V/E - 4 sides are V/E, side 4 is G: 1.5cm scratch ticks. side 9 has an alarming-looking mark that only gives occasional ticks. All the rest is G/V/E - occasionally some ticks. No wear, good sound, 6 LPs, £75.00

 1571410 WAGNER, Tristan & Isolde, Flagstad, Suthaus, Phil O, c: Furtwangler, r&i:1953, [M], ALP 1030/5, orig red/gold label, box is V/E. No leaflet, cond: varies between F to G/V/E: some scratches that I can feel with my finger. Not worn, Boxed, 6 LPs, £18.00

1291410 WAGNER, Tristan & Isolde, Nilsson, Uhl, Resnik, Van Mill, VPO, c: Solti, r:1961, i:1977, Decca D41D 5, narrow band, English pr, box is E-, cond: E + small non-sounding mark (near mint), Boxed, 5 LPs, £9.00

121404 WAGNER, Die Walkure, Modl, Suthaus, Rysanek, Frantz, VPO, c: Furtwangler, r&i:1955, [M], ALP 1257/61, orig red/gold label, box is E-, with orig 12 page booklet, cond: most sides are E + light non-sounding mark (near mint). Small mark s.2 gives about 12 soft ticks, small mark s.5 gives 25 ticks. Side 6 has 2 pressing bubbles: one gives a low sound for half a minute, the other for just over half a minute, Boxed, 5 LPs, £63.00

891504 WAGNER, Die Walkure, Act 1 complete. Dawn, Siegfried's Rhine Journey & Funeral Music, Flagstad, Svanholm, Van Mill, VPO, c: Knappertsbusch, r&i:1958, [M], LXT 5429/30, orig silver/orange label, orig grey box, orig booklet, Original mono issue of the very rare SXL 2074/5. cond: E, beautiful set, boxed, 2 LPs, £45.00

2251504 WAGNER, Die Walkure, Act 1 complete. Dawn, Siegfried's Rhine Journey & Funeral Music, Flagstad, Svanholm, Van Mill, VPO, c: Knappertsbusch, r&i:1958, [M], LXT 5429/30, orig silver/orange label, Original mono issue of the very rare SXL 2074/5. orig grey box is box is E-. orig booklet, cond: E, boxed, 2 LPs, £41.00

 1981501 WALTON, Troilus & Cressida, Baker, Cassilly, English, Luxon, Royal Opera, c: Foster, r&i:1977, [Q], SLS 997, orig yellow label, box is E-, cond: E + tiny mark on s.2 gives 5 ticks, Boxed, 3 LPs, £8.50

2391507 WEBER, Der Freischutz, Nilsson, Koth, Gedda, Berry, Bavarian State Opera, c: Heger, Electrola 1C 06528351/3, gold label, coloured dog/stamp, cond: E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), Boxed, 3LPs, £10.00

 1860908 WEBER, Der Freischutz, Frick, Grummer, Schock, Kohn, BPO, c: Keilberth, r:59, i:66, HQS 1031/2 (SLS 772), orig red/black label, rare re-issue of extremely rare ASD 319/21. cond: E + couple of light non-sounding marks (near mint), Boxed, 3 LPs, £9.00

 1731006 WOLF-FERRARI, Il Segreto di Susanna: complete, Chiara, Weikl, Royal Opera, c: Gardelli, r&i:76, SET 617, narrow band, orig LP issue plus test pressing, in orig sleeve with libretto, cond: E, £6.00

671501 WOLF-FERRARI, Il Segreto di Susanna: intermezzo in 1 Act, Orel, Boriello, Turin SO, c: Simonetti, [M], DGM 18136, large tulips, gatefold sl, cond: V/E: few light marks, splendid sound, £3.50