Classic Records
Superb classical vinyl records from the 1950s-70s
Classic Records provides probably the finest source of classical
vinyl LPs in the world. If your passion is
violin,
piano,
cello,
string
quartet,
opera,
orchestral,
Decca SXL,
Decca LXT,
Columbia
SAX,
Columbia 33CX,
EMI ASD,
Deutsche Grammophon,
Mercury,
Audiophile (TAS list), etc, you'll find it here. There are also many
superb records in other genres including
rock,
pop,
jazz,
easy
listening,
soundtracks, blues, country, folk, etc. For a complete list
of over 6000 records see our
July 2010 Catalogue.
For the latest many superb new additions,
click
here. To visit our sister site with full shopping cart and
secure credit card payment facility go to
www.classicalvinylrecords.com At any particular time you
will find records on the Classic Records site that are not listed on the
Classical Vinyl Records site and similarly you can find records listed
there that are not listed here, so it's always worth checking both!
You can also use our fully searchable Online Database and shopping cart system. This will enable you to find the records you want more easily, and order them more efficiently. Note, no money is taken from you when you place your order.
Have a look at our new Classical Record Price Guide.
Peter Poltun, Director of Archives, Vienna State Opera
Our Music
Most of our records are analogue, were made between the 1950s and 1970s, on heavy durable vinyl.
You'll also find some older and more recent than this, and a number
of CDs.
Classical Composers include Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, and 100s of others
Perfomers include De Vito, Fournier, Szeryng, Heifetz, Oistrakh, Martzy, Haendel, , Mainardi, Neveu, Francois, Du Pre, Gieseking, Lipatti, Furtwangler, Klemperer, Schuricht, Kempe, Karajan, Bernstein, not to mention The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Tubby Hayes, and 100s of others.
John Daniels, Australia
Our Commitment
We provide a fast, efficient and
secure service at fair prices. Indeed, we attempt to keep
our prices as competitive as possible, and every month many
prices are reduced - and 100s of new records are added to
our lists.
We have multiple copies of many classical records - and where we have several copies we reduce prices.
We take great care cleaning and packing your records (see customer comments).
Our classical records are mostly in mint/ near mint condition (except where stated). See our Grading System. If you are unhappy at the condition of any record we guarantee to provide a full refund.
Masato Watanabe, Japan
Classical Record Price Guide
"Fantastic resource, every classical LP collector/seller should have one, 5 stars"
"amazing work. very helpful seller, a MUST for Classical collectors"
"Well worth the money!"
"An interesting reference for all serious record collectors. Recommended"
"Very useful indeed- many thanks. Excellent seller, friendly communications"
These are all genuine testimonials from recent purchasers of our fantastic collectors'/buyers'/sellers' Price Guide listing 13,846 classical records in Excel format. This has details of record label, record serial number, composers, artists, label, sub-genre (eg orchestral, violin) and notes on other information (for example, precise condition for 8130 items, useful for pricing decisions), along with links to 5812 photos of record sleeves.
This incredibly useful guide will help you make decisions about buying and selling classical records. It gives indications of price for variants such as label and condition, cross references many items with other records so you can determine alternative releases with the same material. If the release is especially rare, it gives this information. It also details records which are TAS listed (The Absolute Sound listings of audiophile and other superb records). It covers the sought after Decca (including most Decca SXLs ever released), Columbia, HMV, EMI, Mercury, RCA Deutsche Grammophon, Philips labels along with many, many other smaller labels. For further details click here.
"The Cartridge Man" range of phono cartridges and accessories
We are proud to announce that we can now make available to our customers the superb and great value "The Cartridge Man" range of stereo phono cartridges, tonearm and other accessories. The Cartridge Man
Do you want to sell your records, CDs and audio equipment?
Send us
your lists. But note, we are only interested in records/CDs (and their
covers/jewel case boxes) in mint or near mint condition. The only time we may make
an exception to this is in the case of very rare collectible items.
Click on our collector's guide for tips on the kind of records we are
looking for. If you have the right records we will offer the best
possible price for them. You may be interested in our
Classical Record Price Guide. Good quality audio equipment also
considered - again this must be in excellent condition and full working
order.
"Thank you again for your very prompt and professional service - your LPs are always clean, securely packaged and done with care - this is really exceptional...”
Mark Mason, U.K.
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