THE BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by HERBERT VON KARAJAN Beethoven: 9 Symphonien (1965 German Stereo EIGHT LP box set, generally considered one of the definitive collections of Beethoven symphonies & also featuring Gundula Janowitz [Soprano], Hilde Rössel-Majdan [Mezzo-Soprano], Waldemar Knentt [Tenor], Walter Berry [Baritone] & the Wiener Singverein under the direction of Reinhold Schmid, complete with full size twenty two page illustrated libretto in English, all housed in a front pasted picture box. Not surprisingly, the box shows degree of shelfwear with a little scuffing and foxing on the back and a bit of discolouration, but remains unsplit & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with just a few light surface scuffs to show for over fifty five years SKL101~8)