THE CROWS GEE COLUMBIA 1954 78 RPM 1st DOO WOP SINGLE
  £   132
  $   175

 


£ 132 Sold For
Apr 12, 2009 Sold Date
Apr 5, 2009 Start Date
£   3 Start price
31   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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CROWS

GEE b/w I LOVE YOU SO

COLUMBIA DB 3478

RARE ORIGINAL 78 RPM SINGLE on COLUMBIA RECORDS - . Disc IS VG+ / VG+ (SIDE1/SIDE2) NO POPS NO SKIPS NO REPEATS. NEEDS A CLEAN. PAPER SLEEVE. DISC HAS THE USUAL SURFACE MARKS BUT IS GRADED ON ACOUSTIC QUALITY NOT VISUAL APPEARANCE AND IS DONE USING A BRAND NEW NEEDLE FOR EACH SIDE

One of the first doo wop groups, one of the first so-called bird groups, and one of the first acts of any kind to score a bona fide rock & roll hit record, the Crows were among the more important one-shot artists in rock & roll history. Discovered at New York's Apollo Theater in 1952, the Crows were one of the many groups pioneering doo wop with their infectious, cheerful vocals and harmonies, use of nonsense syllables, and modified jump blues instrumental backing. Cut in 1953, "Gee," with its irresistible melody, naively enthusiastic street-corner singing, and Charlie Christian-like guitar solo, was far and away their best single. It was also their only successful one, although it needed almost a year to take off, reaching number 14 on the pop charts (and number two on the R&B charts) in early 1954. Recording about a half-dozen other 45s between 1952 and 1954, the group broke up with little fanfare only months after "Gee" fell off the hit parade.

A TRULY RARE ITEM AND A GREAT ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION



DON'T MISS IT !!!

WHEN WILL YOU FIND ANOTHER

THESE RECORDS ARE GRADED AURALLY NOT VISUALLY.

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I take great care in grading my records and value my reputation as an honest and friendly trader on Ebay. Should you feel that I have incorrectly described the condition, I offer a 'no quibble' refund up to the final bid price. I regret that I am unable to offer refunds for postage and packing.
NEAR MINT audio inspection has revealed no scratches or scuffs on the playing surface. The record may have been played but is undamaged. The jacket will be clean and unmarked with only the slightest wear.
EXCELLENT audio inspection has revealed no sounding scratches on the playing surface, but there may be a few light crackles. The jacket might have slight wear and/or creasing or fading.
VERY GOOD audio inspection has revealed some light scratches and/or heavier scuffs - if these sound I will mention this in the listing.
PLEASE NOTE :- ALL THE 78 RPM RECORDS I AM LISTING DO NOT HAVE ANY POPS, JUMPS, STICKS OR REPEATS THOUGH THERE MAY BE SURFACE MARKS, ALMOST INEVITABLE AS MOST OF THEM ARE NEARLY 50 YEARS OLD. THERE IS SOME BACKGROUND HISS/CRACKLE BUT I HAVE TRIED TO REFLECT THIS IN THE GRADINGS.THEY HAVE NOT BEEN CLEANED BUT WOULD UNDOUBTEDLY BENEFIT FROM ONE. ALL THE RECORDS WILL COME IN A PAPER SLEEVE. POSTAGE IS MORE EXPENSIVE AS THEY WILL BE PACKED BETWEEN TWO SOLID PIECES OF WOODEN BOARD MAKING THEM AS SECURE AS THEY CAN BE . THIS OBVIOUSLY ADDS TO COST BUT YOU ARE BUYING SECURITY OF SAFE DELIVERY,

INSURANCE FOR THIS ITEM IS COMPULSORY

IN THE UK THIS IS AN EXTRA £1.45P

REST OF THE WORLD THIS IS AN EXTRA £5.70


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