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Posted by Munkie_NL (A) on November 05, 2009 at 07:45:10

This hobby is good for your mental AND physical health! Found a big pile of classical Lp's 15 minutes walking from my front door. Easy on the way to, a good workout on the way back...

A couple of original labels, a few Philips Hi-Fi Stereo's, hard to find even here in tulip/wooden shoe land. A couple of Mercury LP's even, Dutch Philips pressings though. Lots of digital stuff, i don't mind it when the repertoire is good. I spun a digital Decca yesterday , Schoenberg/Verklarte Nacht, good sound and quiet surfaces.

They all come from the same collection, when the first one is good they all are. Not one scratch or finger mark. Lots of Russian Romantics like Prokoviev and Rachmaninov. I buy them for almost nothing and that's probably their market value anno 2009. I don't care. To find space to put them somewhere is getting a problem though...

"The torture never stops"

Greetings Freek.

• RE: Classical haul - Munkie_NL 02:42:34 11/06/09 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: Classical haul posted by Munkie_NL on November 05, 2009 at 07:45:10

  Thanks for the nice comments. I know that the early stereo's in the pix can fetch a good price on the 'Bay. Most of the records i scored are later pressings and 80's digital recordings. The repertoire is good though, it filled up a few hiatus' in my collection like the Dvorak symphonies. Keep on keepin' on!
  
  "The torture never stops"

  Greetings Freek.
  
  

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• Nice finds - rlindsa 18:34:38 11/05/09 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: Classical haul posted by Munkie_NL on November 05, 2009 at 07:45:10

  The Byron Janis Prokovief #3/Rach #1 is stunningly good. Same for the Starker.
  
  rlindsa
  
  

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• RE: Classical haul - docw 16:55:20 11/05/09 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: Classical haul posted by Munkie_NL on November 05, 2009 at 07:45:10

  I saw 3 or 4 of those at a local used record store yesterday, and the Mercs varied from $15 to over $50 USD.
  
  Bought the Harrell for cheap the other day, but the Decca Egmont VPO Szell record is very valuable on ebay, and I own 2 or 3 copies of US London pressing. It's one of my absolute favorites for demo'ing systems.
  

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• RE: I have some room on my shelf if there's none on yours - LousyTourist 11:16:07 11/05/09 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: Classical haul posted by Munkie_NL on November 05, 2009 at 07:45:10

  They'd fit right in with my Mercury Galaxy Living Presence collection.
  
  
  The political problem of mankind is to combine three things: economic efficiency, social justice and individual liberty.
  -- John Maynard Keynes
  
  

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• You have acheived KING status on finding great LPs. - Muzikmike 10:41:33 11/05/09 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: Classical haul posted by Munkie_NL on November 05, 2009 at 07:45:10

  I have to get out of the house more often, I've become a hermit. There are no new records to be found in my basement unless I get off my butt and go look!
  
  
  There is no such thing as too many records.
  There is just too little room for them!
  
  
  
  

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• You did Gooooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuudddddd NT - Capt. Z 09:31:41 11/05/09 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: Classical haul posted by Munkie_NL on November 05, 2009 at 07:45:10

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• RE: Classical haul - garrod 09:05:59 11/05/09 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: Classical haul posted by Munkie_NL on November 05, 2009 at 07:45:10

  A nice collection.
  I am not sure about your valuation.You could have a nice meal out with the wife, and a more then decent bottle of wine thrown in on the proceeds of Katchen Brahms PC2.
  
  I like the look of Bizet by Markevitch.
  

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• RE: Classical haul - r17 08:43:24 11/05/09 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: Classical haul posted by Munkie_NL on November 05, 2009 at 07:45:10

  Is it green with envy,or overjoyed with happiness on your find,or both?
  Keep on walking.
  Once I found 2 Dyna MK III amps in the rain,and took them home.I paid a heavy price.My ex wife wondered why it was that I systematically got out of carrying supplies back from the market because of health reasons,but had no problem walking with a 45 lb. amplifier 7 minutes back home.
  Needless to say,I pleaded adrenalin in my favor,but the inexorable process set into motion by this incident led eventually to our splitting up.
  Who knows,maybe for the better.I did not even keep the amps-gave them as a present to the technician who kept my QUAD ESL57s in good shape across the years.
  

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• Very nice haul!!!!!!!!! - nt - SLee 07:59:26 11/05/09 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: Classical haul posted by Munkie_NL on November 05, 2009 at 07:45:10

  
  

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• RE: Classical haul - cactuscowboy@bresnan.net 07:56:30 11/05/09 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: Classical haul posted by Munkie_NL on November 05, 2009 at 07:45:10

  Congrats on the nice finds!
  
  
  

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