DEAN MARTIN"CAPITOL PRESENTS"1953 CAPITOL"GOLD PRINT"LABEL 10 INCH LP-HIS 1ST LP
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HERE'S A FANTASTIC AND RARE 1953 10 INCH:
"CAPITOL PRESENTS DEAN MARTIN".
8 EARLY 1950s AMERICAN RECORDED TRACKS ISSUED IN THE UK ON THE STYLISH CAPITOL"GOLD PRINT" LABEL!
LC 6590. 1B/1B MATRIXES-THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE!
VERY THICK VINYL! NICE COVER!
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS THE EARLIEST PRSESSING BY DECCA WITH THE BROWN LABELS-WHEN EMI TOOK OVER CAPITOL AT THE END OF 1955(TWO YEARS LATER)THE LABEL CHANGED TO PURPLE WITH SILVER PRINT-SO OFTEN STATED AS"ORIGINAL"!
ONE OF THE EARLIEST LPs OF THIS STYLE EVER ISSUED IN THE UK AS BEFORE 1953,MOST LPs ISSUED IN THE UK WERE OF CLASSICAL MUSIC-EMI'S EARLIEST LPs BEING AT THE END OF 1952-TWO YEARS AFTER DECCA!
VERY HARD TO FIND,59 YEARS ON!
PLEASE SEE PHOTO #2 FOR THE BACK OF THE COVER AND THE TRACK LISTING.
BACK IN 1953,MOST BUYERS HAD ONLY 78 RPM EQUIPMENT AND THIS IS THE FIRST COPY I HAVE SEEN IN YEARS,WHICH HAS ONLY A LITTLE SURFACE NOISE HERE AND THERE,SOME SLIGHT DISTORTION AT SOME OF THE SOUND"PEAKS"AND A FEW MINOR SURFACE MARKS
THE RECORD IS STRICTLY GRADED AS VERY GOOD+++ CONDITION AND PLAYS NICELY WITH NO JUMPS,STICKS OR LOUD CLICKS!
THE COVER IS IN FANTASTIC ORDER WITH ONLY SLIGHT AGE STAINING,A TINY SURFACE TEAR AT THE BACK TOP EDGE AND SOME TINY CREASES BUT NO WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS!
ONE VERY CAREFUL OWNER SINCE THE 1950s,BOUGHT NEW FROM A LONDON RECORD SHOP IN 1953-THE DISC WOULD HAVE BEEN DELETED BY THE END OF THE 1950s WHEN 12"LPs WERE THE PREFERRED SIZE!
MANY SHOPS WOULD ONLY GET EARLY LPs TO SPECIAL ORDER AND THE MAJORITY WERE PLAYED ON HEAVY EQUIPMENT!!!
THE PRINT RUN FOR THESE EARLIEST LPs WOULD BE A FEW HUNDRED AT THE VERY MOST AND OF COURSE HOW MANY SURVIVE 59 YEARS LATER??
IT WILL CAREFULLY PACKED COVER TO ENSURE PROTECTION IN THE POST!
AN ALBUM THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN RARE!
AROUND 59 YEARS LATER IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AS GOOD AS THIS ONE!
MANY COPIES WERE PLAYED AND RUINED IN ERROR ON HEAVYWEIGHT GEAR!
A DEAN MARTIN COLLECTORS DREAM-PLEASE READ ON FOR IN DEPTH DETAILS!
I HAVE NOT FOUND SUCH BREATHTAKING QUALITY FOR AN LP OF THIS VINTAGE FOR QUITE SOMETIME.THEY ARE SIMPLY NOT TURNING UP AS FREQUENTLY AS THEY DID,EVEN FIVE YEARS AGO.MOST HAVE NOW LEFT THE UK FOR THE COLLECTIONS OF JAPAN,AMERICA AND THE FAR EAST NEVER TO RETURN TO THE SELLING MARKET.
THIS MAY BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET SUCH A MUSICALLY BRILLIANT LP!
DON'T FORGET JUST HOW EXPENSIVE LPs WERE FOR THE AVERAGE FAN OF THE 1950s.AN LP WAS USUALLY A CAREFULLY CONSIDERED PURCHASE OVER WEEKS AND EVEN MONTHS,WHICH EXPLAINS WHY SO FEW TURN UP.
THIS IS ABOUT THE BEST I HAVE SEEN IN YEARS AND YEARS.
CHECK OUT YOUR COPY-CAN YOU REALLY PUT UP WITH THE ONE YOU HAVE GOT AND WILL YOU REGRET IT LATER?
IF NOTHING ELSE THIS IS A FANTASTIC INVESTMENT!
I AM SURE TO REGRET NOT KEEPING IT BUT THAT'S LIFE! THE HOUSE IS FULL AS IT IS!
THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE BENEFIT OF GETTING THE BEST AND INDEED IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS RECORD TO APPEAR ON EBAY FOR YEARS DIRECT FROM SOMEONE WHO WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME!
THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE.
WHILST I AM IN THE BUSINESS TO SELL, I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE ITEMS I AM SELLING.
IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET SUCH AS EBAY, THIS IS GETTING RARE SO YOU CAN BID WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE!
A VERY NICE THICK PRESSING!
MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS DISC IS IN VERY GOOD+++ CONDITION WITH HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE,EVEN AT HIGH VOLUME WITH THE TREBLE FULL ON TO"CATCH"ANY GROOVE WEAR AND THAT IS BEING STRICT!
NO STICKS!/NO JUMPS!/NO CLICKS!
Just how many were preserved like this one ??!!!!!!
The SOLID MONO mixes are Superb and full of bass, with a natural warmth from those EARLY LP days OF AROUND 59 YEARS AGO!
In the EARLY 1950s, many were using terrible old and heavy equipment and using worn styli or nasty autochangers that would scuff the discs forever in seconds at the time not aware that years later even the slightest damage would be evident on more sophisticated audio.
SOMETIMES THESE LPs WERE RUINED ON OLD HEAVY EQUIPMENT RUINING THE DELECATE GROOVES FOREVER.
The 1950s equipment was quite often a bit basic and it was suggested to play LPs at between 5 and 8 grammes, which of course after a few plays would produce on later plays that nasty"film of fizzy distortion"so often IGNORED by sellers and in MY LISTENING GRADING is ALWAYS LISTENED OUT FOR WITH THE TREBLE FULL ON AND PLAYED TO ENSURE THE BEST AND MOST ACURATE GRADING!!!!
To find immaculate copies all these years later is getting almost impossible!FACT!
THEY ARE SIMPLY DRYING UP!
These mixes are far punchier but are rather flat on the CDs that have come out!
Vinyl is still the best way to hear this music and always will be!
GREAT SOLID SOUND WITH GREAT BASS!
I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.
There is NO spindle wear.
Look elsewhere on ebay and you MIGHT see other copies-Look closer and you will find they are often reissues,inferior USA issues or lower grade copies with all manner of faults.
MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!
This is A POSSIBLE UPGRADER COPY-EXAMINE YOURS IF YOU HAVE ONE AT ALL AND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!
THE LP ITSELF AS USUAL WILL BE REMOVED FROM IT'S COVER BEFORE SENDING!
REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY THE PHOTO!
As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!
DON'T LEAVE IT AND REGRET IT LATER!!!!!!!!!!!THIS MAY NOT BE REPEATED FOR A LONG TIME!
THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A SUPER AND RARE LP. A GREAT INVESTMENT!
Postage is £4 INCLUDING RECORDED DELIVERY TO THE UK WITH SOLID PACKING FAR BETTER THAN THE MAJORITY OF SELLERS-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK FOR PROOF! YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!
Outside UK extra depending on destination.£6 EUROPE. REST OF THE WORLD £9. CHEQUE WILL NEED TIME TO CLEAR BEFORE DELIVERY.
SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT
Checkout my feedback of OVER 14,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BID with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week. Customers from all over the world regard my ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.
I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH OVER 10 YEARS ON EBAY.
I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.
LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE OF GLOWING STATEMENTS!
UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings by prior email arrangement.OVER 10 YEARS ON EBAY and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.
OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!
DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY,MAYBE FOR THE LAST TIME FOR THIS EARLY 10 INCH LP!
I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.
MANY MORE FANTASTIC LPs TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS FROM THIS COLLECTION FROM THE SAME ERA OF THE 1950s! KEEP WATCHING!
DON'T LEAVE YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN!
THIS COULD BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET SUCH A WONDERFUL LP LIKE THIS MONO EDITION!
GOOD LUCK AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.
SOME MORE RARELY SEEN LPs FROM ME ON EBAY AND QUITE PROBABLY THE LAST OPPORTUNITY TO OWN SUCH RECORDS!
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