Kempe/Berlin PO: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 - Capitol G 7219 (sealed)

Jacket NM / LP MINT (sealed) / US pressing

his beautiful LP – a still-sealed copy – from Capitol (G 7219, US pressing, label iteration unknown – presumably rainbow label, mono) features conductor Rudolf Kempe and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s magnificent account of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 in E minor Op. 64, recorded in the rich acoustics of the Grünewaldkirche, Berlin on 2 May 1959.

Incidentally, there are superlative liner notes on the reverse side of the jacket by Malcolm Rayment, printed in English only. The striking cover art is uncredited.

CONDITION:

The gradations of condition I use are as follows: MINT, Near-Mint, Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor.

The condition of the still-sealed jacket is near-MINT. There is very slight wear at corners, but that is all; otherwise, the album appears as new. Overall, this rates as a truly fine collectors copy.

The condition of the LP itself is MINT. This is an unplayed, pristine, sealed LP – the ideal collector's copy.