FREDDY KING SINGS - RARE U.S Mono 1st KING 1961 Stunning M/Minus Audio - LISTEN

	£		396
	$		525

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FREDDY KING  - FREDDY KING SINGS

MINT MINUS AUDIO

EXCELLENT + SLEEVE

1ST PRESS CROWNLESS KING LABEL WITH 3 INCH WIDE LETTERING

MONO RECORDING

A FEW YEARS AGO I PURCHASED A HUGE COLLECTION OF SOUL/ROCKABILLY/DOO WAP / NORTHERN SOUL ALBUMS. 

AMONGST THIS COLLECTION WAS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF US STAX/ENTERPRISE/VOLT (AND OTHER ASSOCIATED LABELS) ALBUMS. 

A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF THOSE LP'S WERE UNPLAYED OR AT THE MOST ONCE PLAYED, AND OVER 50% ARE PROMO COPIES.

THESE LP'S WERE ORIGINALLY OBTAINED BY AN ENTREPRENEUR WHO WAS ALSO A PART TIME DJ ON ONE OF THE PIRATE RADIO STATIONS. 

HE WROTE TO STAX AND TOLD THEM THAT HE LOVED THEIR MUSIC BUT COULDN'T OBTAIN ENOUGH OF IT HERE IN THE UK. INCREDIBLY THEY PLACED HIM ON THEIR MAILING LIST AND HE STARTED TO RECEIVE PARCELS OF LP'S AND SINGLES REGULARLY FROM THE USA.

I AM GOING TO RELEASE THESE VOLUMES SLOWLY OVER THE COMING MONTHS.

SO IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AS NEW COPIES OF ORIGINAL STAX RELATED ALBUMS, THEN THIS IS THE PLACE TO KEEP COMING BACK TO.

INCLUDED IN THE BATCH OF UNPLAYED SINGLES IS A COPY OF THE UNRELEASED ERNIE HINES SINGLE ' OUR GENERATION' THIS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE LATER IN THE YEAR

• CATALOGUE:KING 762
• MATRIX: K12-762-A1 / B-1
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THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE JET BLACK LABELS ARE ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON THEM WHATSOEVER THE DEEP RICH COLOURS ARE STILL AS NEW, AND EVEN USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS I CAN SEE NO MORE THAN 2-3 TINY SPIDER LINES NEXT TO THE SPINDLE HOLE . THE 3 INCH WIDE SILVER 'KING' TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE, AS IS THE TRACK LISTING

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL ITS ORIGINAL  LUSTRE, AND IN DAY LIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS. THERE IS NOT A MARK ON IT ANYWHERE, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE ARE ONLY SOME WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF DULLISH STREAKS

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS IN THE FIRM BELIEF THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THE CLARITY OF THE RECORDING IS SIMPLY PHENOMINAL. PRISTINE LOUD AND CLEAN BLUES GUITAR AND VOCALS

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT AND NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS ANYWHERE

ALSO NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE BEHIND THE MUSIC

A REAL TREAT TO LISTEN TO THIS OUTSTANDING BLUES RECORDING

ALL I HEARD DURING THE TEST PLAY WERE A FEW RANDOM TINY LITTLE DUST TICS, AND THE ODD SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC

PLEASE DO TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THIS RECORDING IF YOU ARE A SERIOUS COLLECTOR BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THIS CAN BE BETTERED.

ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS WAIT FOR THE RECORDING TO LOAD ONTO THE PAGE AND WHEN THE ZERO'S CHANGE TO A TIME, THE JUST HIT THE PLAY BUTTON AND YOU WILL HEAR THIS ALBUM IN ALL IT'S GLORY

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS !!!! FOR THE REPRODUCTION, AND I DON'T BELIEVE YOU WILL FIND A BETTER COPY

 PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

TYPICAL US HARD CARD PASTE OVER SLEEVE IN EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE IS STILL A VERY SHINY MARK FREE SURFACE. NO DENTS OR GOUGES  AT ALL

UNUSUALLY THERE IS NO RING WEAR. THE CORNER TIPS HAVE A LITTLE CREASING TO THEM, AND RIGHT ALONGSIDE THE OPENING EDGE  THERE IS SOME RUBBING TO THE LETTERING

THERE IS JUST ONE TINY LINE BY THE SPINE AT ALL. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE. NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE  AND FINALLY NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE HAS A SMALL SPLIT IN THE RIGHT CORNER ALONG THE SEAM FOR ABOUT ONE INCH AND A LITTLE RUBBING TO THE TOP PAPER, A SIMILAR STORY ON THE BOTTOM EDGE

THE SPINE IS FLAT WITH PERFECT COVERING, A LITTLE RUB ON THE TOP TIP END, AND THATS ALL

THE OPENING EDGE IS  AS NEW 

THE REAR SURFACE HAS A WHITE PASTE ON LABEL, THE TOP RIGHT TIP HAS A SMALL BIT LOOSE, BUT OTHER THAN A LITTLE NATURAL HANDLING AND AGEING LOOKS IN SUPER CONDITION

THE PLAIN WHITE  INNER SLEEVE  IS STILL PERFECTLY FLAT. SOMEONE TAPED THE SEAMS , DESPITE THE FACT THEY WERE NOT SPLIT

FOR ME THIS SLEEVE GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY