RITCHIE VALENS RARE 1959 ORIG VINYL DEBUT LP DEL-FI MONO LP IN SHRINK BEAUTIFUL
$
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"RITCHIE VALENS"
1959 Del-Fi DFLP 1201 label
The condition of the cover is M- STILL IN THE ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP! The cover also has the original 88c (Ah...those were the days!) price sticker on the front cover (see photos). There are no cut-outs, seam splits or writing on the cover. The condition of the disc is a strong EX+ to M- with only a couple of ultra light sleeve scuffs present. The vinyl still exhibits a brilliant gloss and it plays great in the original MONO mix!
Ritchie Valens was only 17 when he died in 1959 in the same plane crash that claimed the lives of Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper, and he had only been working in a recording studio for about seven months when the tragedy occurred; thus, his musical legacy rests on about an album and a half of completed studio material, a poorly recorded high-school concert, and a handful of demos and rehearsal tapes. Valens' first album for Bob Keane's Del-Fi label presents essentially the only truly finished work Valens recorded. It includes Valens' big hit, "La Bamba"; its flip side, "Donna" (which was actually the A-side, but "La Bamba" has emerged over time as Valens' signature tune); a halting, beautiful version of "Bluebirds Over the Mountain"; and the oddly haunting "In a Turkish Town." It is impossible to know the kind of artist Valens would have developed into, but this set suggests that the loss to music on that fateful day in 1959 may have been even greater than many realize.
(EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY STEVE LEGGETT, ALL MUSIC GUIDE /ALLMUSIC.COM/)
A BEAUTIFUL COPY!!
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