Spiral classics

Knappertsbusch

1071410 BRAHMS, Academic Festival Overture, Alto Rhapsody, Tragic Overture, Haydn Variations, Lucretia West, Vienna Acad Male Voice Ch, VPO, r&i:1958, [M], LXT 5394, orig silver/orange label, quite rare. No SXL. cond: V/E + 2 small marks towards end s.2: one ticks for half a minute, the other gives 10 ticks. Bargain price, £9.00

2371405 BRUCKNER, Symphony no 4, first movement only, WAGNER, Siegfried Idyll, VPO, r&i:1955, [M], LXT 5065, gold/orange label, first LP only from very rare 2 LP set. If you have the pair & the first LP isn't perfect, this is a wonderful opportunity to upgrade!. sleeve is V/E, cond: E, £18.00

 1041604 BRUCKNER, Symphony no 8, Munich PO, r&i:1963, WST 235, original black label with blue STEREO, plain sleeve, this original is very rare & sought-after, cond: E + light non-sounding mark on side 1 (near mint), 2 LPs, £150.00

1781012 WAGNER, Flying Dutchman Overture, Ride of the Valkyries, Tannhauser Overture & Venusberg Music, VPO, r&i:53, [M], LXT 2822, gold/orange label, cond: E + couple of light non-sounding marks (near mint), £14.00

491312 Scenes from Wagnerian Music Drama, WAGNER, Siegfried: Forest Murmers, Parsifal: Flower Maidens' Scene, Lechleitner, tenor, Treptow, tenor, VPO, (with Walkure: Wotan's Farewell & Magic Fire Music, Paul Schoeffler, bass-baritone, VPO, c: Moralt), r&i:1952, [M], LXT 2644, silver/orange label, very rare. cond: E + couple of light non-sounding marks (near mint), £9.00

 221608 WAGNER, Die Meistersinger, Act II complete, Gueden, Dermota, Schoeffler, Donch, Vienna StOp, VPO, 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, £18.00

 661304 WAGNER, Der Meistersinger, Gueden, Dermota, Schoeffler, Donch, Poell, Edelmann. ViennaStOp, VPO, 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, £67.00

 581308 WAGNER, Der Meistersinger, Gueden, Dermota, Schoeffler, Donch, Poell, Edelmann. ViennaStOp, VPO, 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

 591308 WAGNER, Der Meistersinger, Gueden, Dermota, Schoeffler, Donch, Poell, Edelmann. ViennaStOp, VPO, r&i:52, [M], LXT 2659/64, 5 gold/orange labels, one silver/orange, black box is E, with orig leaflet, cond: s.1: mark in pressing gives intermittent ticks & 5 clicks at end of side, after music ends. Rest is E + light non-sounding mark (near mint), Boxed, 6 LPs, £30.00

1131203 WAGNER, Parsifal, London, Mödl, Windgassen, Van Mill, Bayreuth Festival, 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, £38.00

 791611 WAGNER, Parsifal, Thomas, London, Dalis, Talvela, Hotter, Neidlinger. Bayreuth Festival,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

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

471611 WAGNER, Die Walkure: Love Scenes, Flagstad, Svanholm, VPO, r&i:1960, Decca SEC 5074, 7” 45rpm stereo EP. cond: E, £7.00