Billy Ward And The Dominoes 1st Press RARE DL 8621 EX++ Doo-Wop

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175

 OFFERING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TODAY, IS A MEGA-RARE CLASSIC BILLY WARD ORIGINAL 1958 1ST PRESSING "BILLY WARD AND THE DOMINOES " LP  IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION!

THIS IS THE MEGA-RARE 1st PRESSING THAT GOLDMINE CATALOG VALUES AT $200.00 IN NRMT CONDITION! YOU WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A NICER COPY!

THIS IS THE  ORIGINAL 1958 VERY RARE 1st PRESSING. THIS IS ON THE DECCA  BLACK LABEL WITH SILVER PRINT # DL 8621  T1 ARE THE LAST 2 DIGITS OF THE MATRIX STAMPED  INTO THE DEAD WAX ON BOTH SIDES.

CHECK OUT THE SONG LIST BELOW TO SEE THE  INCREDIBLE COLLECTION OF ROCKIN'  TUNES THAT WILL REALLY GET YOUR FEET TAPPIN AND YOUR HEAD BOPPIN'!

VISUALLY, THE 57 YEAR OLD THICK VINYL DISC IS IN  OUTSTANDING CONDITION. I HAVE EXAMINED THIS UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT AND NOTICED THAT THE PLATTER HAS RETAINED MUCH OF ITS  ORIGINAL DEEP RICH GLOSS. THERE ARE A FEW EXTREMELY LIGHT HAIRLINES/SCUFFS (MOSTLY THE SWIRLY VARIETY)  NOTHING EVEN CLOSE TO BEING "FEEL-ABLE"  CERTAINLY NOTHING THAT WOULD SERIOUSLY EFFECT THE INCREDIBLE LISTENING EXPERIENCE! AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE LABEL PICS BELOW THEY APPEAR TO BE UNUSED.

BASED ON THE ABOVE IMPERFECTIONS  I FEEL  THE VINYL  GRADES AS NRMT-

  THERE WERE  NO NOTICEABLE SKIPS, JUMPS, STICKS, OR LOUD POPS, TICKS, CLICKS OR BURPS!! 

I HAVE  PLAY GRADED THIS MOMENTS AGO AND THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE WAS  INCREDIBLE! I GRADE THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE AS NEAR MINT

PLEASE NOTE THESE LABEL PICS ARE BLOWN UP TO 2X THE ACTUAL SIZE! ANY IMPERFECTIONS APPEAR TWICE AS BAD AS THEY ACTUALLY ARE!!

PLEASE NOTE THESE LABEL PICS ARE BLOWN UP TO 2X THE ACTUAL SIZE! ANY IMPERFECTIONS APPEAR TWICE AS BAD AS THEY ACTUALLY ARE!!

THE  COVER PRESENTS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL!  THERE ARE A FEW OF TINY PIECES OF CLEAR TAPE TO WARD OFF A POTENTIAL SLIT TO THE UPPER CORNERS AND MIDDLE OF THE SPINE. VERY NICELY DONE AND I ALMOST DIDN'T NOTICE THEM.THERE IS NO RING WEAR EVIDENT TO EITHER SIDE! THE LINER NOTES ON THE REVERSE SIDE WERE CLEAN & PERFECTLY READABLE.  THERE IS SOME VERY MINOR STAINING NEAR THE MOUTH ON BOTH SIDES AND SOME VERY SLIGHT CORNER DINGS/CREASING AS SHOWN.  BASED ON THE ABOVE IMPERFECTIONS I FEEL THAT THE COVER GRADES EX++

SONG LIST:

SIDE 1

1. TO EACH HIS OWN

2. ST. THERESE OF THE ROSES

3. SEPTEMBER SONG

 4. ST. LOUIS BLUES 

5.WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING 

 6. 'TIL KINGDOM COME  

 SIDE II

1. EVERMORE

 2.I DON'T STAND A GHOST OF A CHANCE WITH YOU 3. AM I BLUE

4.WILL YOU REMEMBER (WHEN YOU ARE FAR-A-WAY)

5.OH, LADY BE GOOD!

• 6. WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN   

One of the most popular vocal groups of the early 1950s, Billy Ward & His Dominoes owed their success to three men: Clyde McPhatter, Jackie Wilson and Billy Ward. It was Ward's group - he organized it, masterminded in promotion, wrote the songs and arrangements and dictated every stage move right from the beginning. Billy Ward is a gifted musician, a former child prodigy trained in the classics, voice and composition. Born in Los Angeles on September 19, 1921, to a preacher father and choir-directing mother, Ward moved with his family to Philadelphia in the mid-1920s. He played the organ in church and at the age of 14 won an award from composer Dr. Walter Damrosch for an original piano composition.

During World War II, Ward was a commissioned officer and led the Coast Artillery Choir at Ford Eustis in Virginia. After the war he resumed his studies at the Chicago Art Institute and The Juilliard School in New York City. While pursuing a career as a vocal coach and part-time arranger on Broadway, he met talent agent Rose Marks, and they decided to form a vocal group from the ranks of his students; Clyde McPharrer, first tenor; Charlie White, second tenor: William Joseph Lamont, baritone; and Bill Brown, bass. In October 1950 they took first prize on the Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts television show. The Dominoes caught the ear of Ralph Bass of Federal Records, a new subsidiary of King. After coming up with original R&B material at the request of Bass, The Dominoes signed a contract with him. They laid down four tracks, all written by Ward and Marks, at the New York studio on November 14, 1950. Their first single was on the street in December.

"Do Something For Me" broke nationally in February 1951 and marched op the R&B charts to a respectable #6 position. Carried by the emphatic bass vocal of Bill Brown, "Sixty Minute Man" entered the R&B chart at the end of May 1951, rose quickly to #1. The demand for their personal appearances kept the group on the road and out of the studio until January 1952. Both Bill Brown and Charlie White bad been replaced, later to surface in a new group, The Checkers. They were replaced by bass singer David McNeil and second tenor James Van Loan. Two moderate hits, "I Am With You" and "That's What You're Doing To Me" kept the stores busy, and King/Federal owner Syd Nathan added a second shift to his pressing plant.

Ward's group clinched their title as she top R&B vocal group with another #1 hit in 1952. "Have Mercy Baby" was a storming rocker led by Clyde McPhatter at his frenzied best. Is was released in April 1952 and held the #1 R&B spot for ten weeks. Ward was depending more and more on McPhatter's unique gospel fervor, both on ballads and jump tunes, but McPhatter himself was virtually unknown to the public. Clyde McPhatter was born in Durham, North Catolina, on November 15, 1932. Like Ward, McPhatter was the son of a preacher father and organist mother. In 1945, the McPhatter family moved to New York City and Clyde was soon singing with the Mount Lebanon Singers, along with Charlie White. Joining The Dominoes as lead tenor was his first big break.

In the first week of September 1952, The Dominoes were working at the Michigan State Fair when Ward was approached by a young singer from Detroit named Jack Leroy Wilson. Wilson, born in Detroit on June 9,1934, had boxed under the name of "Sonny" Wilson and had been Golden Gloves Champion at the age of 16. He later sang with the Ever Ready Gospel Singers and an R&B group that included Hank Ballard and other future members of the Midnighters. Ward invited Wilson to join The Dominoes on tour. Working their way back East, the group stopped in Cincinnati on September 17 and did a double session, which turned out to be the last one for Clyde McPhatter. From this session came the hits "I'd Be Satisfied," "Pedal Pushin' Papa," "The Bells," and "These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You."

McPhatter decided to leave in April 1953 and was recording for Atlantic with his own group, The Drifters. Jackie Wilson took his place in the Dominoes and his first excursion as lead singer, "You Can't Keep A Good Man Down," was a Jukebox hit. None of the remaining Dominoes releases for King/Federal were very successful and Ward took his group to Jubilee Records in mid-1954. After just two singles, Ward landed a lucrative contract with Decca in April 1956 and the Dominoes' first record for that label, "St. Therese Of The Roses," enjoyed pop-chart action, attaining #27 on the Top 100.

As R&B fans were turning to groups such as the Midnighters, Drifters, Platters and Penguins, Ward still had not found a niche in pop music. His one-year contract with Decca expired and he moved his group again, this time to Liberty Records in April 1957. Finally he got the pop hit for which he had been striving since the Dominoes were formed. With the new lead voice of Eugene Momford, formerly with the Larks, "Star Dust" made #13 on the Top 100 in the summer of 1957 and sold for 24 weeks.

Billy Ward & His Dominoes never again enjoyed that success. Jackie Wilson worked out a deal with Ward to leave the group before their Liberty recordings and embarked on a highly acclaimed solo career, initially under the management of Billy Ward. He had 16 R&B and six Top 10 pop hits before he was felled by a stroke in 1975. Wilson survived for a hellish eight years before mercifully passing away in January 1984. Clyde MePhatter's career after he left the group reached the heights of pop stardom, but his decline in popularity in the late 1960s left him a broken man, he died in June 1972.

WE USE GOLDMINE AS GUIDELINE FOR OUR GRADING SYSTEM.

ALL RECORDS ARE VISUALLY INSPECTED UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT. I TRY TO PLAY GRADE WHEN POSSIBLE OR AT LEAST IN ANY AREAS IDENTIFIED AS QUESTIONABLE FROM THE VISUAL INSPECTION.

 

MINT

Mint records are in most cases sealed in original shrink wrap. The only wear permissible is to the shrink wrap itself.

NEAR-MINT

 NM records have glossy vinyl. There are no visible defects such as writing, tape, or stickers on the labels. The labels should not contain any spindle marks (from someone blindly trying to put the record on the turntable) The vinyl may have a few extremely fine hairline scratches or light scuffs that do not affect the sound quality. The vinyl will "appear" to have been un-played (It may very well have been played and well-cared for) The album cover will have NO writing, tape, creases, folds, seam splits ,stains, ring wear or Promo holes or cuts!

VG+ (EXCELLENT)

VG+ records have glossy vinyl. Slight signs of wear, including light scuffs, very light scratches or slight warping that does not  seriously affect the listening experience is permissible. Very slight intermittent background noise mostly in the quiet passages is acceptable. 

The album cover will have no more than three of the following imperfections: light writing such as initials or name in one area, minor creasing, seam splits not larger than 1".  Neatly taped seams of 2" or less. It may also contain very slight ring wear or discoloration, a promo stamp, punch hole or cut-out as originally sold.

VG

VG Records have more obvious flaws such as more pronounced scratches & lack of gloss. Groove wear and scratches deep enough to be felt with a fingernail are common. When played there will be surface noise but it should not continuously overpower the music. There are NO skips permissible with no more than 1.5 grahams of tracking force. It is common to hear crackling and pops especially in the quiet passages. The labels may contain writing such as a persons name or initials or it may contain a piece of tape or sticker with or without writing. The cover may have some seam splits, writing, tape, stickers, ring wear and scuffs.

VG-

VG- All of the defects listed VG category would be more pronounced. The record will play through without skipping WITH NORMAL tracking force. A quick skip or two with no more that 2.5 grahams of tracking force are permissible. The record will have many obvious flaws but still enjoyable to listen to. Generally if the record is rare, it is still highly collectible.

G/G+

Good (G), Good Plus (G+) Good does not mean Bad! A record in Good or Good Plus condition can be put onto a turntable and will play through without skipping WITH NORMAL tracking force. A quick skip or two with no more that 2.5 grahams of tracking force are permissible. It will have significant surface noise and scratches and visible groove wear (on a styrene record, the groove will be starting to turn white). A cover or sleeve will have seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine. Tape, writing, ring wear or other defects will start to overwhelm the object.

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