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Jean Champeil - Bach: Sonates - Suites Pour Violon Seul LP
Extremely rare original first French pressing, Vega C 30 S 208, ED1
Record: VG (the record has some light marks, scuffs and a couple of needle scratches but nothing too deep or problematic; fully play-graded; some light surface noise at the beginning of both sides, plays mostly clean though with some occasional ticking, notably towards the end of side 1 (the image captures this portion), which has about 30 light ticks caused by light scratches, and a few more at the beginning of side 2 again from the same cause, but the pressing quality is remarkably good, so it compensates to some degree; all in all, it is still a charming VG listen, if graded conservatively)
Cover: G+ (the sleeve would be a pretty decent VG but the leaves inside the gatefold have been torn out and are missing, therefore, it is G+ only)