EMILE FORD: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE EYES AT ME FOR 1959 PYE UK 78RPM RARE
  £   20
  $   27

 


£ 20 Sold For
Apr 2, 2026 Sold Date
Mar 28, 2026 Start Date
1 Number Of Bids
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I HAVE FINALLY DECIDED TO SELL OFF MY 78RPM COLLECTION. OVER THE COMING MONTHS I WILL BE LISTING AN INTERESTING MIX OF RARE U.K. SHELLAC RECORDS. THESE WILL ALL BE AT SET SALE (BUY IT NOW) PRICES WHICH REFLECT NOT JUST THE RARITY OF THESE BUT ALSO THE OUTSTANDING CONDITION OF MOST OF THESE.
I HAVE ALWAYS STRIVED TO COLLECT THE VERY BEST CONDITION RECORDS POSSIBLE AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE FINEST FROM MY MANY DECADES OF COLLECTING.
  EMILE FORD AND THE CHECKMATES
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE EYES AT ME FOR / DON'T TELL ME YOUR TROUBLES
PYE NIXA (N 15225) 
1959
SLEEVE: COMES IN ORIGINAL PYE GROUP COMPANY SLEEVE IN VG CONDITION

RECORD CONDITION:
BOTH SIDES OF THIS RARE VINYL PRESSING ARE IN AROUND VG CONDITION WITH A COVERING OF LIGHT HAIRLINES AND VERY LIGHT NEEDLE TYPE SCRATCHES AND JUST A COUPLE OF SCRATCHES ON THE 'B' SIDE WHICH ARE MORE TANGIBLE. THE VINYL STILL SHINES WELL WITH NO MAJOR EVIDENCE OF OVER PLAYING. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE MARKS ON EITHER SIDE ARE PURELY SUPERFICIAL
BOTH LABELS ARE CLEAN WITH JUST A LITTLE WAER AROUND THE CENTRE HOLE AND A SMALL LETTER 'G' WRITTEN ON ONE SIDE. JUST A FEW FAINT SPINDLE TRACES ON EITHER SIDE
PLAYBACK IS SURPRISINGLY GOOD ON THE 'A' SIDE AND IS PRETTY CLOSE TO EXCELLENT WITH NO REPETITIVE CLICKS OR POPS AND JUST THE OCCASIONAL SOLITARY BACKGROUND TICK AND NO MAJOR SURFACE NOISE. THE 'B' SIDE IS SIMILAR BUT THE TANGIBLE SCRATCHES DO CAUSE A LIGHT BACKGROUND CLICK DURING PART OF THE TRACK, ALTHOUGH NOTHING THAT IS PARTICULARLY DETRIMENTAL TO THE MUSIC. WOULD PROBABLY GRADE AURALLY AS A VG. SOUND IS CLEAR AND DISTORTION FREE ON BOTH SIDES. 
TO AVOID ANY CONFUSION I HAVE LISTED 'EYES' AS THE 'A' SIDE ALTHOUGH ON THE LABEL IT IS ACTUALLY THE 'B' SIDE.
A DECENT SOUNDING COPY UNTIL A 'MINT' ONE COMES YOUR WAY
ALL RECORDS ARE SECURELY PACKED USING A PVC SLEEVE FOLLOWED BY LAYERS OF PACKING CARD. THIS IS THEN PLACED IN A DEEP BOX AND SURROUNDED BY PACKING PEANUTS. FINALLY THE BOX IS SECURELY TAPED UP BEFORE DISPATCH
 AS A PRIVATE SELLER, POSTAGE WILL BE DETERMINED FOR ME BY EBAY SO IS OUT OF MY CONTROL. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS PLEASE LET ME KNOW






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