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Classical Vinyl Album

Artist:Sir John Barbirolli, Sinfonia Of London
Title:English String Music
Format:Vinyl Album
Label:  His Master's Voice
Country:UK
Date:1963
Catalogue:ASD 521
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Community: 2 Own
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Performers
ComposerEdward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams
Orchestra / EnsembleAllegri String Quartet, Sinfonia Of London
ConductorJohn Barbirolli


TrackArtistTitleComposerRating
SIDE 1 - Elgar: Introduction And Allegro For Strings; Op.47
01Allegri String Quartet Introduction And Allegro For Strings (Solo Quartet)ElgarRate
Serenade In E Minor; Op.20
02Sir John Barbirolli, Sinfonia Of London 1st Movement: Allegro PlacevoleElgarRate
03Sir John Barbirolli, Sinfonia Of London2nd Movement: LarghettoElgarRate
04Sir John Barbirolli, Sinfonia Of London3rd Movement: Allegretto - Come PrimaElgarRate
SIDE 2 - Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis
05Sir John Barbirolli, Sinfonia Of London Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas TallisVaughan WilliamsRate
Fantasia On "Greensleeves"
06Sir John Barbirolli, Sinfonia Of London Fantasia On "Greensleeves"Vaughan WilliamsRate


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Magic Marmalade
5th Mar 2017
 This does exist with White / Gold Labels.

...However, I will state with confidence now, having a couple of examples of albums with those labels, and a few of these early red labels, that the label design alone does not distinguish the quality of the press.

The vinyl is the same quality and grade on these as is found on those with the white / gold, and the quality of the sound they produce is too.

The only distinction that can be made is that those first white / gold labels guarantee the vinyl quality they used in those early days, but these red label designs, being used throughout the sixties (having changed to them very early on), although seemingly identical in appearance, do have differences beyond simply what you see, and in the case of these early reds, the label design is the only difference between the vinyl and issues.

Of course, you may be a picky collector type, who just fancies the white / gold label for it's own sake and collect those. But you may be looking to the labels to signal a difference or distinction in sound quality... if you are someone motivated to buy one kind of press, and not another, for Audiophile reasons.

And it's this last group of people who I think could be missing out on bargains if they would opt for the reds.

...As the difference in this with white / gold labels on the one hand, and red labels on the other can be approaching £70 - £80!

Why pay more for the same thing, just because it has a different label?

So how to distinguish an early red label of this design, from a later press with the same "apparently" identical label design?

...Especially if you are buying online, where only a superficial image is all you've got to go on?

Good question... I'm glad you asked!

Firstly, these earliest reds have a rougher textured paper than the later presses... these have a feel like cartridge paper, whereas the later ones have an almost 'magazine' paper like feel. This can be evident in the images when you look at them, but not always.

(The print quality is very slightly different too, due to the paper and the print process used... these earlier reds seem a little more "Aged", and are slightly duller looking.)

Then there is the presence of the rim text: "Sold in U.K. Subject to Resale...." etc., which narrows the date range to an earlier period.

And also, there is the embossed tax stamp around the centre hole on side 2 (usually...and which you can see in my side 2 scan here).

And to prove this out, my copy with red labels, has a "1" ending matrix on both sides.... meaning it is a first press, even thought the labels have been changed.

So, even if the matrix numbers are not given - in an ebay listing for instance (This would be helpful to others if you are listing one yourself!) - these clues can help you identify a cheaper copy of exactly the same album (and exactly the same quality! :)
 

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