David Allan Coe - Penitentiary Blues LP - SSS International Records - Blues LP

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DO NOT use the Ebay shipping calculator price quote (except on pre-set items such as single CDs or LPs) ! I will get you a post office quote at auction's end. The Ebay calculator is frequently wrong and usually in the favor of the seller. I WILL NOT be bound by their quote if it is too low to cover my expenses and if you underpay I will refund and begin the process over at the correct amount. If you use it and overpay, well, I have tried to help you and you ignored me so it's on you. Also, payment is expected within 4 days time. If payment is not received within that time period an unpaid item reminder will be sent. This will originate automatically from Ebay. It will not come from me and is not meant as a personal insult. If your are the type who can't handle getting such a reminder there is a very simple solution - make prompt payment. Payment via Paypal takes about 4 MINUTES so I feel that 4 DAYS is certainly sufficient time to get it done. If you fail to read or follow these instructions then it is you who have caused the problem, not me. Even Ebay acknowledges that it is the responsibility of the BUYER to read and follow the instructions of the seller in order to make a successful transaction. I am sorry to have to be so blunt but I am very tired of folks ignoring clear instructions and then blaming me for their mistakes. Respect is a two way street. I try very hard to treat my customers well (as my feedback indicates)but I need to receive a little consideration as well.                                                I truly regret having to address this issue but recent events have forced my hand. Starting today (7-8-11) I will need you to inform me when you are bidding on multiple items of your intent to do so immediately after winning the first item. I am wasting far too much time, work, and money by getting right to work packing your item, driving to the post office the next day, getting a quote, and sending an invoice (which you still aren't responding to) which prompts an unpaid item reminder all for an invoice you do not even need. PLEASE, all it takes is a little cooperation and consideration on your part. If this is not done I will be sending separate invoices, separate mailings, and separate shipping charges. That would be very expensive especially to overseas customers. I really love my overseas customers and likely would have no business without you but it has been mostly overseas customers who are doing this so ... PLEASE do not let it come to that. Thank you !                                                Overseas bidders are very welcome here but shipping to overseas customers will be determined by a Post office quote at auction's end !!! You will be covering my expenses and NOT paying ridiculous "fees" but you MUST wait for an invoice with this amount added. If you ignore theses instructions and pay the lower U.S. rate, your money will be refunded and the process will be repeated correctly. Also, I will not mark customs declaration forms as a "gift" or state any reduced value on your purchase. That is against Ebay policy and, more importantly, illegal.                                                             This is a very difficult album to grade and price but I will try to describe it as well as I can. The vinyl is in decent shape but does have about a half dozen scuffs/scratches none of which are heavy or deep. The jacket has a clipped upper right hand corner (see photo) and is generally sort of dirty in appearance from aging/handling over the years. There are corner dings and some ring wear but nothing really serious. There are no seam splits or any damage to the faux "prison bars" on the front part of this gatefold cover as are normally seen. In other words it is a typical well used and played LP from 44 years ago with honest wear but no abuse. As most of you know, this is a very hard to find release and very sought after. It is not the same music that Coe later played as a country star. This is really as much a blues album as anything though it truly defies description. It is an unusual effort to say the least but a fascinating listen and a real collectible. Released in 1969 on the tiny indy label SSS Records, recorded in Nashville just after being released from a jail term, Coe wrote or co-wrote 10 of the 11 cuts on this album. His recent incarceration must have made quite an impression on him based on the titles "Penitentiary Blues", Death Row", Oh Warden" and "Cell #33". Some of the others aren't exactly light-hearted either with titles like "Funeral Parlor Blues", Walkin' Bum" and "One Way Ticket To Nowhere". Certainly this album is not everyone's cup of tea but it has become very collectable for a reason. If you want to hear a man putting the demons of his past into song and recording some fine, raw blues in the process it may be for you. It usually sells for big bucks when in near mint condition but this one isn't so we will start it reasonably.