THE AVONS Eponymous-THE ORIGINAL HULL LP FROM 60-DOOWOP GLISTENING LIKE DIAMONDS
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$ 113
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Aug 16, 2015
Sold Date
Aug 9, 2015
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THE AVONS Eponymous-THE ORIGINAL HULL LP FROM 60-DOOWOP GLISTENING LIKE DIAMONDS
A VG MINUS LP ON HULL HLP 1000
FROM 1960 A MONO DEEP GROOVE PRESSING WITH HLP 1000A/HLP 1000 B STAMPED IN THE DEAD WAX
FRONT COVER IS LACQUERED GLOSSY TYPE PASTED ON AND ALSO WITH ALBUM TITLE ON SPINE EDGE AS SHOWN
TRACKS AS SHOWN ON THE LABEL PHOTOS
BACKGROUND INFO FROM ALLMUSIC.COM WEBSITE:
Whether singing up-tempo tunes, ballads, or humorous songs, the Avons glistened like diamonds. These finely tuned tracks are spit-polished to a high sheen; no garage or storefront doo wop here. Spearheaded by a gifted lead tenor (Ervin Watson), the Avons' vocal abilities maintain their sophisticated aura even when a blistering tenor sax -- featured on their up-tempo numbers -- honks, squeals, and squawks like it's trying to exorcise demons. Their roots aren't strictly doo wop; like the Moonglows (and the Four Tops), they show a strong affection for modern harmony and groups like the Mills Brothers, which is most obvious on their ballads. The New Jersey natives were every bit as talented as their labelmates, the Heartbeats, but never had a big record. Salting the wound, Uncle Sam drafted at least four Avons during their short tenure for military duty, causing the remaining members to spend far too much time recruiting new Avons. They originally called themselves the Robins (a more appropriate name, as they sang like birds), but became the Avons after discovering that a Los Angeles group had already claimed the moniker.
COVER STOCK WITH RUB AND RING WEAR AND AGE DISCOLORATION. CORNERS WITH SMALL ROUGH SPOTS AND OUTER LAYER LOSSES ON POINT. TAPE ON BOTTOM CENTER EDGE VISIBLE ON BACK. TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES SPLIT ABOUT 9 INCHES IN LENGTH FROM RIGHT SIDE ACROSS AS SHOWN. COVER WITH TOUGH PRIOR LIFE. NOTWITHSTANDING, A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS, SO PLEASE DO LOOK AT THE COVER PHOTOS TO ASCERTAIN COVER CONDITION.
SPINDLE HOLE WITH RUB MARKS. THE HIGH LUSTER VINYL BLANK WITH ASSORTED SURFACE RUB SCUFF MARKS AND PLAY LINES BOTH SIDES UNDER BRIGHT ANGLED LIGHT AND ASSIDUOUS EXAMINATION. WE'VE TEST PLAYED THIS LP BY SAMPLING EACH TRACK 2-3 TIMES ON A VPI TURNTABLE WITH A GRADO REFERENCE ONE WOOD CARTRIDGE WITHOUT NOTICE OF THE ABOVE ITEMS AND SOUNDING QUITE FINE HERE. APPEARANCE WISE AT FIRST GLANCE YOU MAY NOT THINK SO, BUT SOUNDING WONDERFUL THROUGHOUT.
FROM A NOTED JAZZ REVIEWER'S PRIVATE COLLECTION
RARELY SEEN LP WHICH NOW FETCHES 1000.00 PLUS WHEN SEEING THE LIGHT OF DAY
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