CRICKETS BUDDY HOLLY CALIFORNIA SUN RARE ORIG STEREO LP

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·       THE CRICKETS (without BUDDY HOLLY) – CALIFORNIA SUN (THE CRICKETS’ THIRD ALBUM) - ORIGINAL 1964 LIBERTY RECORDS STEREO LP LST-7351

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL BLACK LIBERTY LABEL WITH MULTICOLORED STATUE OF LIBERTY LOGO ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE, AND WITHOUT “DIVISION OF UNITED ARTISTS” INSCRIPTION ON THE LABEL

·       DEEP GROOVE PRESSING.

·       EXTREMELY RARE STEREO PRESSING, MANY TIMES RARER THAN MONO

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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The Crickets' California Sun (also sometimes referred to as Collection: California Sun/She Loves You, or The Crickets) was their final LP as a contemporary group, released the year before they went on what became an extended hiatus, into the 1970s (at which time they re-emerged on the oldies circuit). It was also sort of payback -- of the most good-natured kind -- as Buddy Holly's various bandmates and surviving contemporaries -- Jerry Allison (drums, backing vocals), Sonny Curtis (lead guitar, vocals), Glen D. Hardin (keyboards, Fender Rhodes piano bass), and Jerry Naylor (vocals) -- did an album comprised, in large part, of covers of John Lennon/Paul McCartney songs. Considering how much the Beatles owed to the Crickets, it seems even more now than it did then, to be a logical move for the older Texas-spawned group, looking for a contemporary audience. They don't sound that different from the band as it existed in Holly's time, obviously missing Holly's unique voice, but otherwise mostly retaining the lean, clean guitar/bass/drums sound, with a texture only a half-generation removed from their rockabilly roots on songs like "A Fool Never Learns"; the rendition of "Slippin' and Slidin'," and their covers of Doc Pomus' "Lonely Avenue," and the Motown standard "Money" could have been done by the classic (i.e. original) lineup. As for the Beatles covers, they're a mixed bag -- "I Want to Hold Your Hand" is done too much like the original, with Curtis emulating George Harrison's and John Lennon's guitar parts too closely to add much; "She Loves You" is better, Curtis' playing very exposed with all of its embellishments, and Allison's extraordinary drumming nicely delineated as well; "I Saw Her Standing There" isn't quite inventive enough to be more than a fairly routine cover, only the spirited vocals standing out along with elements of Curtis' playing; "Please Please Me" and "From Me to You," by contrast, are made into de facto Crickets numbers, with the kind of timbre that recalls the original band, and singing that manages to invoke the memory of Buddy Holly -- had he lived, it would be easy to imagine him doing versions of either of these songs (perhaps in return for the Beatles' recording of "Words of Love") that would be very much like what we hear on this album. Among the originals, the Jerry Allison co-authored "You Can't Be in Between" is a first-rate piece of British Invasion-style rock & roll, with strong playing and singing, a catchy melody and chorus, and a great beat, and the album closer, "Come On," is a rousing and catchy rocker that shows this group to be as contemporary-sounding a band as there was in 1964.

(REVIEW REPRINTED COURTESY OF BRUCE EDER, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL  AS  (WEAK) NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.  [NOTE: MINOR DISCOLORATION NOTED IN THE VINYL ON SIDE 2, APPARENTLY FROM INCONSISTENT VINYL GRADE; WILL NOT AFFECT PLAYING AND IS ONLY A MINOR VISUAL NUISANCE]

(b)          The record has a "deep groove" (an indent in the label about 1/2-inch from the edge of the label, which on SOME labels is associated with very early or first pressings).

(c)             The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(d)            Stereo  pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more preferable to its mono  counterpart. The mix is more graphic, the sound resolution more precise, and the channel separation (which does not exist on mono version) adds a whole new dimension to the music. Also, the stereo mixes are (by definition) somewhat different than on the mono version. We estimate that mono copies of this album outnumber stereo copies  by a ratio of at least 5:1.

(e)           The record comes in the original stock inner sleeve.

(f)            Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has a partially split top seam (between 2 and 4 inches  / 5 to 10 centimeters)

-        Cover has some fraying/wear along the upper seam

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the bottom seam (nothing significant)

-         Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 2.

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on back side, apparently from aging.

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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