EDGAR ALLAN POE Tales Of Terror (You know those things that sort of 'made it' but didn't stick around too long ? Eight Track cartridges, CDV, Betamax, and the like ? Well, this is one of those historic curiosities. A rare 1959 UK 15-track monoLP of Edgar Allan Poe stories, read for you by Nelson Olmsted. Not only is it on the rare gold print 'deep groove' red 'Top Rank / Vanguard' label, but it also contains no less than ninety five minutes of audio. How is this possible, you ask ? Well, this curiosity bills itself as the first ever 16 2/3 RPM Long Playing Recording. That's right, half normal 33RPM speed. It kind of makes any attempt to describe condition academic as you will be unlikely to be able to play it, although you could at 33RPM & halve the speed of the audio using tape or a computer, but I digress. The sleeve itself is in nice condition with minimal shelfwear & just a bit of laminate split at the opening. The vinyl shows a few surface hairlines but none that would affect play, although it's possible that an odd click might be heard in places. Still, you can't play it anyway, so why worry ? A very odd gem in very nice condition. Not mint, but not too shabby either).