ATTENTION CLASSICAL MUSIC AND EARLY 1950s 45s COLLECTORS!  

HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1953 SINGLE-ONE OF THE FIRST EVER ISSUED IN THE UK ON THE REGAL LOOKING GOLD PRINT ON ROYAL BLUE COLUMBIA LABEL:SCB 111.

EBE STIGNANI(SOPRANO)SINGS ARIAS FROM "CARMEN" AND "MIGNON".

THERE WAS VERY LITTLE ATTENTION OR SALES FOR THIS 45 WHICH PROBABLY ONLY HAD A PRINT RUN OF A FEW HUNDRED COPIES WITH THE MAJORITY OBTAINED TO SPECIAL ORDER. THERE WERE VERY FEW BUYERS FOR THE EARLIEST 45s AS THE EQUIPMENT WAS GENERALLY NOT STANDARD UNTIL THE LATE 1950s. THE EARLIEST EQUIPMENT FOR VINYL RECORDS WAS RATHER HEAVY AND CLUMSY WITH MANY DISCS DAMAGED AND ADD TO THAT MOST CLASSICAL MUSIC BUYERS TENDED TO OPT FOR 78s OR LPs. THIS 45 WAS PROBABLY DELETED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OR EVEN WEEKS OF ISSUE! JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER COPY ESPECIALLY AS GOOD AS THIS EXAMPLE THAT HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED IN 63 YEARS! WELL PRESERVED AND STILL HAS IT'S ORIGINAL COLUMBIA COVER WHICH IS BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN!

THE RECORD HAS A COUPLE OF ULTRA FAINT WISPY SURFACE MARKS VISIBLE UNDER STRONG LIGHT BUT HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE! NO LOUD CLICKS,JUMPS OR STICKS. CLEAN LABELS WITH NO WRITING AND THE CENTRE FULLY INTACT. 

STRICTLY GRADED AS NEAR MINT CONDITION. PLAYS SUPERB!

HOUSED IN THE COLUMBIA COMPANY COVER WHICH HAS  A FEW CREASES BUT NO WRITING,NO RIPS OR REPAIRS AND STILL VERY PRESENTABLE. THERE IS A LOW,REALISTIC £4 PRICE FOR A SINGLE WHICH RARELY TURNS UP IN 2016.

The previous owner was not a smoker and so this item doesn't stink of that dreadful stale smoke!!!!Lovely pressing!! Warm sound!!.

 I test on a lightweight pickup of approx 2 grammes and listen with the treble full on and no filtering or mono switch used.

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