maxg Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 Well I have been bidding on some vinyl recently on ebay in the UK - just to see what I could pick up. So far I have bid on 7 auctions, won 5 with 2 outstanding (which I expect to win the wya things are going). Best buy to date has got to be: "Boxed set of twelve 12-inch LP`s exclusive to Reader`s Digest by RCA. Entitled "Festival of Light Classical Music", the set covers all favourite classical works by 42 prolific composers. The set comes complete with it`s own guide featuring the history of each composer and their music. It is in absolutely mint condition, never been played!" If it plays at all well I can be found on cloud nine - I got the above for 5 pounds sterling (about $7). Not bad for 12 mint, never been played records!!! Seems like a nice guy too - I got a personal email from him congratulating me on the bargain.... If the Greek postal service doesnt destroy it that is..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Klappenberger Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 max, I have that light classical set you mentioned. I haven't layed it in years but I recall that it's a well recorded set.. You'll like it! I bought several of those Readers Digests sets. They were all quite well done. Al K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Disc Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 I went record hunting over the weekend and picked up several of the Time Life "Great Men of Music" box sets. Vivaldi, Strauss, and Tchailkovsky. About 6 LPs per set and all were in pristine condition. $4-7 ea. Also got Beethoven Bicentennial Collection vol II for $8 and Wagners Der Ring Des Nibelungen also by Time LIfe. Little more for that one $14 - tb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxg Posted November 18, 2002 Author Share Posted November 18, 2002 Tbabb, You got the whole ring of the Neibelung for $14!!! Wow - that is a bargain. (I am trying to build up the whole collection on RCA from the 1960's. I have a couple of albums at the moment (Tristram and Isolede and another ones whose name escapes me. It is a really difficult thing to do as a few of the albums are very rare and command silly prices.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 Max, I have that particular Reader's Digest set myself. I had to lay out $2 for it at a local thrift store. Mine is a long way from mint though. I'm going to run cleaning experiments on them. One might think that these would be cheap-o performances, but that's not the case at all. This box comes from sometime in the early 1960s, when classical music still sold in significant numbers (I understand it's considerably less than 1% of the market now). RCA and Reader's Digest had a good budget, and they hired conductors and orchestras to perform these pieces expressly for this set. In other words, they didn't just grab some already-made recordings and reissue them. I think you will enjoy your set of "Magnificent New 'Cyclophonic' Miracle Sound Recordings." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxg Posted November 18, 2002 Author Share Posted November 18, 2002 Thanks Paul - I can hardly wait to get hold of it. $5 for the album, $16 to ship it to me!!!! Typical I suppose. what can yu do if you live in the boonies?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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