Bertha Lou by Johnny Faire London 45
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Here is your chance to own an excellent condition copy of one of the scarcest London 45’s ever, Bertha Lou backed with Till the law says stop on London 45-HLU 8569 by Johnny Faire. For a close on sixty year old record as this is, in this kind of condition makes it about as rare as they come. The vinyl retains its sheen and has no surface marks. Both labels are spotless also with no marks. This is another record from my own personnel collection which I have had for over sixty years and it probably hasn't been played in the last forty years. Overseas postal costs are set by the global shipping centre not by me so please check the price first before you bid. Please note that as it is very rare for items to be lost or damaged in the post and as all goods are sent out by me with proof of postage, I cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage once it is with the Postal Services. I don't know how many of you know the complicated story about Bertha Lou here is an abridged history of it. The Burnette Brothers who had just left Coral were in the Master recorders studio where they met John Marascalco who had just written "Bertha Lou". Johnny wanted to record it, but he wasn't sure, if he was still under contract with Coral records. So Dorsey recorded it in December 1957 (remember it was Johnny Burnette and the Rock & Roll trio, no mention of Dorsey on Coral label). The line-up was Dorsey doing the vocals and upright bass with Johnny on rhythm guitar, H.B. Barnum on drums and Odell Huff on lead guitar. "Bertha Lou" had some air play in Baltimore, and Coral got wind of it and issued threats, etc. so "all" remaining copies were destroyed. I have never heard of anybody who has an original copy under the name Dorsey Burnette because the record was withdrawn. John Marascalco thought it was still a damn fine song (it is) and found a guy called John Faircloth. They overdubbed another vocal on top of Dorsey's original single (listen closely, and you hear Dorsey singing under his voice) and released the single under name of Johnny Faire with the same catalogue number as Dorsey's original (Surf 5019). Dorsey's original was re-released on Cee Jam #6 in the sixties and Cee Jam #16 in the seventies. For many years everybody thought it was Johnny Burnette singing as Johnny Faire but it wasn’t. Instead it was John Faircloth who also recorded under the pseudonyms of Dick Bush, Johnny Faire, Johnny Jordan and Donnie Brooks.
