Bonnie Jo Mason (Cher) Phil Spector 45 rpm

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Legendary first record by Cher under the pseudonym Bonnie Jo Mason. Co-written and produced by Phil Spector, and released on the record label named after his first wife, Annette. Obviously this was an attempt to cash in on the Beatles craze, and the song has musical and lyrical references to "She Loves You" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand". The flip side is one of Phil Spector's legendary B-side instrumentals, with no involvement at all by Cher. The label credits Annette Lee Spector as having written "Beatle Blues", but it truly sounds as though someone just told a group of studio musicians to just play some riffs for two minutes, which they did. The condition of this rare 45 is probably VG, perhaps better - it plays very well, very little distortion or background noise, and certainly no "clicks" or "pops". The labels look great, no writing, stickers, etc., only a bit of darkening on the thickest part of the label where it would have rubbed against the turntable and other records. Please note especially the closeups of the bottom of the "A" side edge, I have tried to depict a small edge flaw which appears at about "6:00" on the "A" (Ringo I Love You) Side. I honestly cannot tell if this flaw is a scratch or what. It seems to appear on the "B" side as well, and on the "B" side there is a light scratch at or near the flaw. It almost looks like a crack, but I honestly don't think that it is. Whatever it is, it does not affect playing of the record at all, and the only reason that I am pointing it out is that this is quite a rare title. What I can assure you is that on my turntable, there is no audible pop or click in the lead-in grooves when playing either side of this record, either before or after the music begins. So whatever it is, it is only something that you notice if you look very, very closely at the record with a critical eye. My policy is to overdisclose rather than underdisclose; please note my feedback record. Whether you would be playing this record or framing it and putting it on the wall, it's a very nice example of this extreme rarity. No reserve; have fun bidding!