Every recording was selected by a distinguished panel of music authorities. The library was first announced on the 100th anniversary of Thomas Edisons invention of the phonograph. Each recorded treasure was pressed with a special vinyl formulation that enabled a clear, quiet playing surface on a more rigid LP disk. Every record was pressed in an atmosphere controlled clean room. There are 50 library cases. Each library case houses two proof-quality long playing records, with each record resting, fully protected, within its own dust free compartment. The record is firmly supported within the closed compartment in such a way that the grooved playing surface never touches any part of the case. Each library case includes a specially written and illustrated commentary, by a respected music expert. The composers and their works are discussed in detail, and background information is provided on the orchestras, conductors, ensembles, and featured soloists. This is a truly unsurpassed private library of recorded music. All 50 boxes have been. Opened but they are all in excellent condition, the only sign of age they show is on the corner of the insert booklets that have slight sun fade from being displayed on a shelf (shown in the pictures) otherwise they are all in excellent / near mint condition. The item “The 100 Greatest Recordings of all Time Franklin Mint Complete Set” is in sale since Tuesday, December 22, 2015. This item is in the category “Music\Records”. The seller is “beach-66″ and is located in Bristol, Indiana. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, to China, SE, KR, ID, to Taiwan, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, RU, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, SG, to Switzerland, NO, SA, UA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY, BB, BD, BM, BN, BO, EC, EG, GF, GG, GI, GP, IS, JE, JO, KH, KY, LI, LK, LU, MC, MO, MQ, MV, NI, OM, PE, PK, PY, RE.
- Genre: World Music
- Record Size: 12″
- Duration: Box Set
- Record Grading: Near Mint (NM or M-)
- Sleeve Grading: Near Mint (NM or M-)
- Special Attributes: 1st Edition
- Record Label: Franklin Mint Record Society
- Release Year: 1979-82
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Speed: 33 RPM
