VINYL RECORD COLLECTION - CLASSICAL, OPERETTA AND LIGHT CLASSICAL MUSIC CIRCA 1950S-1960S

A SUBSTANTIAL COLLECTION OF MID-CENTURY VINYL RECORDS SPANNING CLASSICAL, OPERETTA, AND LIGHT CLASSICAL GENRES, PREDOMINANTLY FEATURING EUROPEAN ORCHESTRAS AND VOCALISTS. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES NOTABLE TITLES SUCH AS HEAR THEM AGAIN! (122 GREAT SONGS, 95 GREAT SINGERS), TREASURY OF GREAT OPERETTAS, THE GOLDEN AGE OF ENTERTAINMENT, BE MY LOVE (THE GOLDEN VOICE OF MARIO LANZA), BOLERO (79 RHAPSODIC LIGHT-CLASSICAL FAVOURITES), MUSIC FOR LISTENING AND RELAXATION, INVITATION TO A STRAUSS FESTIVAL (VIENNA PHILHARMONIC/BOSKOVSKY), AND ARTHUR FIEDLER & THE BOSTON POPS.

COLLECTION OVERVIEW:
THIS COLLECTION REPRESENTS THE GOLDEN AGE OF CLASSICAL AND LIGHT CLASSICAL VINYL RECORDING, FEATURING PREDOMINANTLY ENGLISH AND EUROPEAN PRESSINGS FROM LABELS INCLUDING LONDON RECORDS, READER'S DIGEST PLEASURE PROGRAMMED, AND DECCA. THE RECORDS SHOWCASE THE POPULAR CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE OF THE MID-20TH CENTURY, WITH EMPHASIS ON ACCESSIBLE ORCHESTRAL WORKS, OPERETTA SELECTIONS, AND VOCAL PERFORMANCES.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- FORMAT: 33 RPM VINYL RECORDS IN ORIGINAL CARDBOARD SLEEVES AND JACKETS
- APPROXIMATE QUANTITY: 15-20 RECORDS VISIBLE IN COLLECTION
- CONDITION OF JACKETS: FAIR TO GOOD, WITH VISIBLE AGE-RELATED WEAR
- CONDITION OF VINYL: FAIR, PLAYABLE WITH SURFACE WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE
- NOTABLE LABELS: LONDON RECORDS (DECCA SUBSIDIARY), READER'S DIGEST, DECCA
- NOTABLE ARTISTS REPRESENTED: MARIO LANZA, VIENNA PHILHARMONIC, BOSTON POPS, VARIOUS CLASSICAL VOCALISTS

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
JACKETS DISPLAY TYPICAL MID-CENTURY WEAR INCLUDING FADING OF PRINTED COLOURS, CREASING TO CORNERS AND EDGES, MINOR WATER STAINING TO SEVERAL COVERS, AND GENERAL SURFACE WEAR FROM HANDLING AND STORAGE. VINYL RECORDS SHOW DUST ACCUMULATION AND MINOR SURFACE SCRATCHES CONSISTENT WITH REGULAR PLAY AND AGE. NO MAJOR WARPING OBSERVED, THOUGH SOME RECORDS SHOW MINOR SURFACE IRREGULARITIES. RECORDS REMAIN PLAYABLE DESPITE COSMETIC WEAR. SEVERAL JACKETS SHOW EVIDENCE OF RETAIL PRICING STICKERS AND LIBRARY-STYLE MARKINGS.

PROVENANCE:
COLLECTION APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED OVER TIME FROM VARIOUS SOURCES, WITH EVIDENCE OF BOTH RETAIL PURCHASE AND READER'S DIGEST SUBSCRIPTION ACQUISITIONS. THE MIX OF LABELS AND THE PRESENCE OF BOTH COLLECTOR'S EDITIONS AND STANDARD RELEASES SUGGESTS A MUSIC ENTHUSIAST'S PERSONAL COLLECTION RATHER THAN A DEALER'S STOCK.

THIS COLLECTION REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT SNAPSHOT OF MID-20TH CENTURY POPULAR CLASSICAL MUSIC CONSUMPTION, WITH PARTICULAR STRENGTH IN THE OPERETTA AND LIGHT CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE THAT DOMINATED HOME LISTENING DURING THE 1950S AND 1960S. SUITABLE FOR COLLECTORS OF VINTAGE VINYL, CLASSICAL MUSIC ENTHUSIASTS, AND THOSE INTERESTED IN THE HISTORY OF RECORDED MUSIC DISTRIBUTION.

Item Size: Height: 50cm, Width: 50cm, Depth: 40cm, Weight: 10Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

997498+11

Location of item: 69 Manchester Road, Carrara, QLD, Australia

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