DION & BELMONTS PRESENTING/1st ALBUM INSANELY RARE ORIG'59 LAURIE STEREO LP MINT

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·       DION AND THE BELMONTS - PRESENTING DION AND THE BELMONTS – ULTRA RARE “STEREO” PRESSING - 1959 LAURIE RECORDS “STEREO” LP SLP-2002

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       DION AND THE BELMONTS’ VERY FIRST ALBUM!!! – BIZARRELY RARE STEREO PRESSING OF THIS ALBUM IS BY FAR THE RAREST ALBUM EVER RELEASED ON LAURIE LABEL AND EASILY ON OF THE TOP-10 RAREST EARLY ROCK ALBUMS IN EXISTENCE!!!

·       ORIGINAL BLACK LAURIE LABEL WITH HEXAGONAL, GOLD LAURIE LOGO IN THE CENTER OF THE LABEL (NOTE: SOME PRICE GUIDES AND RECORD DIRECTORIES LIST THIS ALBUM ON GOLD LABEL AS WELL; HOWEVER, STEREO GOLD LABEL PRESSINGS DO NOT EXIST AND NEVER ACTUALLY EXISTED)

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

·       THICK CARDBOARD COVER, AMERICAN STYLE

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-1/-1'.  ON SOME LABELS,  SUFFIX '–1' DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING)

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

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Rock & roll albums were something of a novelty, if not a rarity, in 1959 — apart from Elvis's releases, few of them sold well, and most that were out there by white artists, apart from hits compilations, didn't always reflect well on the music. The debut album by the Bronx-based doo wop group holds up well, however, and is well worth hearing beyond the hits "I Wonder Why," "Where or When," "Don't Pity Me," and "A Teenager in Love." The predominant subject is girls, no surprise as the work of an R&B vocal group in 1959, but there's amazingly little feeling of repetition on these 14 cuts, partly because the producers and the group did vary the sound. There are surprisingly successful attempts at a mild country sound ("You Better Not Do That") as well as pop ("Just You") and an amazing blues ("I Got the Blues") that reveals some of the real depth behind Dion DiMucci even at this early stage of his career — he may have looked and sounded like a teen idol on some of those records, but he had a musical soul all of his own that transcended the limitations of teen pop; it also goes a long way toward explaining why he was responsible for some of the best white rock & roll to come out of New York during this period. It may not be in a league with Elvis Presley's first three albums as essential listening, but it is all well played as well as beautifully sung, showing off a prodigious array of talent from the group on down to the session players involved.

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

Finding a STEREO copy of this monster Rock/Doo-Wop rarity ?!?! Forget it – not even a HOPE!!! This may be the last one you will ever see.

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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.

(b)          The record is  apparently 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!

(c)            “Stereo” pressing of this title is much rarer than to its mono  counterpart. We estimate that mono copies of this album outnumber stereo copies  by a ratio of at least 50:1.

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

(e)             True Stereo copies of this album are NOT known to exist (this is the electronically rechannelled recording)

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

·       COVER

THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD+(+)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has some light 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 4

-        A faint water stain  (VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY)  affects about 30% of the back panel, along the top and bottom seams; there is no structural damage to the cover, and both cardboard base and paper slick are intact, however, the stain is visible

-         Back cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record),  probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.

-         Cover shows some light yellowing on back side, apparently from aging  (nothing significant).

-         Cover has some fraying/wear along the spine

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the top and bottom seams (nothing significant)

-         Cover has two corners slightly worn / dinged  (nothing significant)

-         Cover has a few tiny, pinholes (or staple holes) in one corner (VISIBLE ON FRONT SIDE ONLY)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams  (yet)

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        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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