MusicStack has partnered with a vinyl to CD conversion service who will convert the 2LP 180 Gram to recordable CD for you. It will sound great with no annoying clicks, pops or background noise. All recordable CDs come in a standard jewel case with artwork printed on glossy paper.
How does this service work?
The seller will ship the 2LP 180 Gram to the digital conversion center in Arizona, USA where it will be format shifted onto a recordable CD directly from the 2LP 180 Gram only for your ears. The 2LP 180 Gram and the recordable CD will then be mailed to you. The digital conversion center will not retain any copies of the item.
What does it cost?
Price of the 2LP 180 Gram + $35 USD for the conversion to recordable CD + cost of shipping of the 2LP 180 Gram to Arizona + cost of shipping of the 2LP 180 Gram from Arizona to your location paid in advance.
Already upon its release it was obvious that with Officium, Jan Garbarek, The Hilliard Ensemble and Manfred Eicher had stumbled upon something very unique – a suspicion that was confirmed by The Los Angeles Times who called the album“an extraordinary hybrid of jazz improvisation and early a cappella music”, while the English Grammophone lauded the collaboration for its “spiritual time warp, where past and present happily co-exist on the basis of shared musical goals”, concluding: “Officium successfully transcends any limitations imposed by time and style. […] Recordings, documentation and presentation are exemplary”.
Although Officium draws upon compositions from the 13th to 16th centuries, it resists definition as an Early Music album. "What is this music?", Hilliard Ensemble tenor John Potter asked. "We don't have a name for it: it is simply what happened when a saxophonist, a vocal quartet and a record producer met to make music together." The recording session, held in the monastery of St Gerold, was distinguished by its spontaneity: "with Perotin and his successors looking over our shoulders we wanted to make sure that, as far as possible, every take was printable". However, the idea of combining voices and saxophones – a combination unprecedented in the literature of Western music – had been in Manfred Eicher's mind for some years. While at work on his film Holozän (with Heinz Bütler) in Iceland in 1991, he had listened frequently to the Officium defunctorum of Morales and to Jan Garbarek's saxophone improvisations. Both expressions seemed well-keyed to the desolate lava fields of the Icelandic landscape (and, too, to the sense of personal apocalypse explored in the Max Frisch novella, man In The Holocence, which inspired the film). The producer began to perceive how the two musics might be creatively interwoven.
The notion is provocative only until one hears the results. The rightness, the naturalness of the pairing emphasizes one of the tenets of the New Series, the idea that there is a kind of "expressive truth" that informs and unites the strongest music of the ages. Just as Officium sidesteps definition-by-genre so it seems to step out of time's currents. Neither wholly composed nor completely improvised, neither ancient nor modern, it shapes its own still space beyond history.
FEATURED ARTISTSJan Garbarek Soprano Saxophone, Tenor SaxophoneThe Hilliard Ensemble David James CountertenorRogers Covey-Crump TenorJohn Potter TenorGordon Jones BaritoneTRACKLISTA1 Parce Mihi Domine, From: Officium Defunctorum, Written-By – Christóbal De Morales 6:42A2 Primo Tempore, Written-By [C14 Czech] – Anonymous 8:03A3 Sanctus, Written-By [C14 Czech] – Anonymous 4:44B1 Regnantem Sempiterna, Written-By [Gregorian] – Anonymous 5:36B2 O Salutaris Hostia, Written-By – Pierre de la Rue 4:34B3 Procedentem Sponsum, Written-By [C15 Hungarian] – Anonymous 2:50B4 Pulcherrima Rosa, Written-By [C15 Czech] – Anonymous 6:55C1 Parce Mihi Domine, Written-By – Christóbal De Morales 5:35C2 Beata Viscera, Written-By – Magister Perotinus 6:34C3 De Spineto Nata Rosa, Written-By [C14 English] – Anonymous 2:30C4 Credo, Written-By [C14 Czech] – Anonymous 2:06C5 Ave Maris Stella, Written-By – Guillaume Dufay 4:14D1 Virgo Flagellatur, Written-By [Sarum] – Anonymous 5:19D2 Oratio Ieremiae, Written-By [Gregorian] – Anonymou
Vinyl
Absolutely perfect in every way. Certainly never been played, possibly even still sealed. Should be used sparingly as a grade, if at all.
CD
Perfect. No scuffs/scratches, unplayed - possibly still sealed.
Insert/Inlay/Booklet/Sleeve/Digipak: Perfect. No wear, marks, or any other imperfections - possibly still sealed.
Cassette
J-Card is crisp, clean and perfect in every way. Likely sealed. Cassette is brand new, and professionally produced. Used sparingly as a grade, should be free of even the slightest blemishes and/or defects. This grade should be used sparingly, if at all.
Near Mint (NM or M-)
Vinyl
A nearly perfect record. A NM- record has more than likely never been played, and the vinyl will play perfectly, with no imperfections during playback. Many dealers won't give a grade higher than this implying (perhaps correctly) that no record is ever truly perfect. The record should show no obvious signs of wear. A 45 RPM or EP sleeve should have no more than the most minor defects, such as any sign of slight handling. An LP cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits, cut-out holes, or other noticeable similar defects. The same should be true of any other inserts, such as posters, lyric sleeves, etc.
CD
Near perfect. No obvious signs of use, it may have been played - but it has been handled very carefully.
Insert/Inlay/Booklet/Sleeve/Digipak: Near Perfect. No obvious wear, it may have only the slightest of marks from handling.
Cassette
Sleeve should be totally crisp and clean with only the slightest evidence of handling. Tape is likely new, free of any wear or damage.
Very Good Plus (VG+)
Vinyl
Generally worth 50% of the Near Mint value. A Very Good Plus record will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Defects should be more of a cosmetic nature, not affecting the actual playback as a whole. Record surfaces may show some signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect one's listening experiences. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are "OK". The label may have some ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable. Spindle marks may be present. Picture sleeves and inner sleeves will have some slight wear, slightly turned-up corners, or a slight seam split. An LP cover may have slight signs of wear, and may be marred by a cut-out hole, indentation, or cut corner. In general, if not for a couple of minor things wrong with it, this would be Near Mint.
CD
A few minor scuffs/scratches. This has been played, but handled with good care - and certainly not abused.
Insert/Inlay/Booklet/Sleeve/Digipak: Slight wear, marks, indentations, it may possibly have a cut-out hole (or similar).
Cassette
Sleeve has slight wear, marks, indentations, and/or may possibly have a cut-out hole (or similar). Tape has been taken very good care of and may have light marks or spindle wear. Should play cleanly with minimal noise or degradation.
Very Good (VG)
Vinyl
Generally worth 25% of Near Mint value. Many of the defects found in a VG+ record will be more pronounced in a VG disc. Surface noise will be evident upon playing, especially in soft passages and during a song's intro and fade, but will not overpower the music otherwise. Groove wear will start to be noticeable, as with light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound. Labels may be marred by writing, or have tape or stickers (or their residue) attached. The same will be true of picture sleeves or LP covers. However, it will not have all of these problems at the same time. Goldmine price guides with more than one price will list Very Good as the lowest price.
CD
Quite a few light scuffs/scratches, or several more-pronounced scratches. This has obviously been played, but not handled as carefully as a VG+.
Insert/Inlay/Booklet/Sleeve/Digipak: More wear, marks, indentations than a VG+. May have slight fading, a small tear/rip, or some writing.
Cassette
Sleeve will contain more wear, marks, and/or indentations than a VG+. May have slight fading, a small tear/rip, or some writing. Shell may have heavier marks and wear than VG including plastic discoloration. Should play with some stronger hiss or degradation, but not enough to overpower music.
Good (G), Good Plus (G+)
Vinyl
Generally worth 10-15% of the Near Mint value. A record in Good or Good Plus condition can be played through without skipping. But it will have significant surface noise, scratches, and visible groove wear. A cover or sleeve will have seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine. Tape, writing, ring wear, or other defects will be present. While the record will be playable without skipping, noticeable surface noise and "ticks" will almost certainly accompany the playback.
CD
There are a lot of scuffs/scratches. However it will still play through without problems. This has not been handled with much care at all.
Insert/Inlay/Booklet/Sleeve/Digipak: Well worn, marked, more obvious indentations, fading, writing, than a VG - possibly a more significant tear/rip.
Cassette
Sleeve will be well worn, marked, and contain obvious indentations, fading, and/or writing, more so than a VG grade - possibly a more significant tear/rip. Tape will have heavy wear on shell. Felt stopper may be missing. Tape may have minor creasing, but not broken. Must play through, may have heavier degradation that will overpower music.
Poor (P), Fair (F)
Vinyl
Generally worth 0-5% of the Near Mint price. The record is cracked, badly warped, and won't play through without skipping or repeating. The picture sleeve is water damaged, split on all three seams and heavily marred by wear and writing. The LP cover barely keeps the LP inside it. Inner sleeves are fully split, crinkled, and written upon.
CD
The CD (if it is included) may or may not play some or all of the tracks. See the seller's comments for details.
Insert/Inlay/Booklet/Sleeve/Digipak: Very worn. It may have obvious writing on it, it may be ripped/torn, or significantly faded, or water damaged.
Cassette
Sleeve will be torn, heavily stained, showing general heavy damage, or will be partially missing. Likewise, tape will be heavily damaged, showing complete fading on the face, crinkled tape, missing screws or teeth, staining, and other heavy wear. Cassette will more than likely not play through.
Standard Jewel Cases
Standard Jewel Cases are not graded as they are replaceable.
Generic
The term "generic" refers to a type of sleeve that is not specific to the release. A generic sleeve is either a plain sleeve or a company sleeve with standard company artwork. A sleeve that is graded as "generic" needs no further grading, as a generic sleeve generally adds little value to the item and can be easily replaced. Sellers can further specify a generic sleeve's condition in the listing.
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Return Policy
If your order is lost, stolen or never arrives we will replace the order or refund your money 100%. If your order is damaged in transit please claim the damage to the forwarder in the moment of delivery and we will replace the order or refund your money 100% We accept returns within the period of 14 days in the same condition we sent them to you. Buyer pays all return shipping costs. No unsealed media returns If we make a mistake we will pay all return shipping costs and correct the order or refund you. Used or refurbished products has no return policy.
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