Wilhelm Kempff

Beethoven Piano Concerto No.2

Deutsch Grammophone Large Tulip

This record is still in the original polysleeve. There is a portion of the sleeve that is open, but not enough to take the record out, thus it is sealed and never played.

Play graded excellent.

Play grading means we did not rate it visually, whether that is gorgeous or ugly, but by how it sounds.

We have professionally cleaned this record with a record cleaning machine and we are listening to this album as we grade it. The sound is excellent with just some light surface noise.

Please do not purchase this record if you are going to pick apart the visual. The visual aspects have nothing to do with the rating.

If you want an album that is graded by visual rather than sound, there are plenty available on E-Bay and you take your chances with the sound.

If you purchase it,play it and do not like the sound, feel free to return it for sonic reasons, not aesthetics.

Jacket has some separation and has been taped with invisible tape

After the first record, all additional records ship at $1.00 each.

Purchases of 3 or more records will receive a 10% discount.

What Stated Condition Means

Sealed: Nothing to say, it is as it came from the manufacturer and we can make no comment since it has never been opened

Mint: As perfect as you can get after it has been opened, but not absolutely perfect because the second you open a record it is no longer perfect. Most mint records have been played sparingly, or played with great care on sophisticated systems and show no obvious signs of use, some appear never to have been played, but might nonetheless have a hint of surface noise hidden among the quieter passages

Near Mint: No distracting flaws on the jacket, no scratches, nicks on the record surface. There can be some light scuffing from the sleeve but it will have no effect on the playing or the sound quality. There might be an occasional piece of background noise, but not consistent or frequent

Excellent: Clean jacket with some wear, clean bright record surface with some light scratches or sleeve scuffs that do not make their presence known during playing, some light surface noise.

Very Good: A frequently played record. Surface will show signs of use that are much more obvious and in greater number than an excellent grade, such as very light scratches /hairlines and sleeve scuffing. The jacket will be fairly clean but will show signs of having been handled, though not roughly. There is more surface noise than on those graded excellent.

Good: We limit the listing of records in this condition to only those that are rare enough to be desirable even if slightly abused. This is the same thing that happens in the world of stamps. Something rare may often not be available in the better grades, or might be priced to high for inclusion in a collection that has financial boundaries. Records in this condition will be listenable but will have enough surface wear to have that wear make inroads into the overall sound of the record. When a record is graded as good we do not accept returns.