A ROCK & ROLL CLASSIC BY HEN GATES AND HIS GATORS. MAROON LABEL VG+

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HAPPY NEW YEAR AND WELCOME TO MY 60+ YEAR OLD COLLECTION OF THE  RAREST ALBUMS OF THE 50s & 60s 
THE AUTOMOBILES, MOVIES AND MUSIC OF THE 50s, CHANGED THE WORLD'S CULTURE FOREVER AND I WAS PART OF IT. IT ALL BEGAN WITH THE BIRTH OF RHYTHM & BLUES AND LATER, ROCK & ROLL.
BEFORE YOU CONSIDER BIDDING, PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO VIEW THE FEEDBACK FROM MY THOUSANDS OF CLIENTS AND READ THE DETAILED INFORMATION BELOW. IT WILL BE TO YOUR ADVANTAGE AND ELIMINATE MOST COMMUNICATION CONCERNS. I HAVE HAD TO BLOCK SOME BIDDERS BECAUSE THEY DID TAKE THE TIME TO INFORM THEMSELVES PRIOR TO BIDDING.
MY COLLECTION BEGAN IN 1951, 64 YEARS AGO,  AND IT HAS NEVER REALLY STOPPED. MY BELOVED WIFE (JOANIE), OF 54 YEARS, JUST RECENTLY PASSED AWAY AND AS A RESULT, I HAVE NO ONE TO LEAVE MY COLLECTION TO.
I STARTED WITH EBAY IN AUGUST OF 1998, LOOKING FOR A FEW OF THE CLASSICS TO COMPLETE MY COLLECTION. NOW, I AM PASSING THEM ON TO THOSE WHO APPRECIATE THE MUSIC AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD. THEY ARE RARE, DIFFICULT TO FIND AND ARE VERY DESIRED INVESTMENTS.
MY CLIENTS ARE WORLDWIDE! PLEASE REVIEW MY FEEDBACK BEFORE BIDDING! THANK YOU.
SINCE 2003, OVER 40% OF MY RARE ALBUMS HAVE BEEN SHIPPED TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES; AUSTRIA, AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CHINA, CANADA,  DENMARK, ENGLAND, FINLAND, GERMANY, GUAM, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PORTUGAL, RUSSIA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, SWEDEN AND THE UNITED STATES. (I NO LONGER SHIP TO ITALY)  
MANY OF THE ALBUMS I WILL BE LISTING, I PERSONALLY SAW WHEN THE GROUPS CAME TO THE SEATTLE/TACOMA AREA TO PERFORM. MY PERSONAL FAVORITE AND IN MY OPINION, THE GREATEST OF THEM ALL, WAS HANK BALLARD AND THE MIDNIGHTERS, AN EARLY 50s RHYTHM & BLUES GROUP. I SAW THEM PERFORM AT THE BLUE NOTE BALL ROOM IN TACOMA, WASHINGTON IN 1956, AND AFTER THE CONCERT, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF PERSONALLY MEETING HANK BALLARD.
1. ALL RECORDS ARE PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED, SANITIZED AND DRIED WITH A MICROFIBRE CLOTH.
2. ALL RECORDS ARE INSPECTED UNDER A STRONG LIGHT.
3. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, MY ALBUMS WILL BE ORIGINAL PRESSINGS.
4. ALL RECORDS ARE PLAYED PRIOR TO LISTING.
5. ALL RECORDS ARE PACKED IN SECURE CONTAINERS WITH SIX RED STICKERS THAT SAY, FRAGILE PHONOGRAPH RECORD.
5. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE ALBUMS YOU ARE BIDDING FOR, WILL HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF INVESTMENT VALUE IF YOU ARE A COLLECTOR. KEEP IN MIND THAT MANY OF THE COMPANIES THAT MANUFACTURED THESE RARE AND WONDERFUL ALBUMS, WERE OUT OF BUSINESS BEFORE 1970. 
MY PROMISE TO YOU, AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE RARE, HARD TO FIND 50s & 60s RHYTHM & BLUES AND ROCK & ROLL ALBUMS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKE CARE OF. MY ALBUMS OVER THE YEARS WERE PURCHASED IN RECORD STORES, PRIVATE COLLECTIONS OR FRIENDS. I DO NOT GO TO GARAGE SALES OR THRIFT STORES.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU, I SINCERELY HOPE YOU FIND THAT RARE ALBUM FROM MY AUCTIONS. YOUR WINNING BIDS WILL CERTAINLY INCREASE IN VALUE AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU'LL ENJOY THE MUSIC THAT CHANGED THE MUSIC CULTURE FOREVER. THE FABULOUS 50s & 60s. THANK YOU!
ALL RECORDS ARE PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED AND PREPARED PRIOR TO SHIPPING, WITH NEW OUTER/INNER SLEEVES. EVERY SHIPPING BOX WILL HAVE FOUR (FRAGILE PHONOGRAPH RECORD) STICKERS VISIBLY SEEN TO PROTECT THE ALBUM. OF THE 6,000+ RECORDS I HAVE SHIPPED, ONLY ONE WAS DAMAGED AND THAT WAS MY FAULT.
GOOD LUCK BIDDING!
FROM MY PERSONAL 60 PLUS YEAR OLD COLLECTION: LABEL: PLYMOUTH (MAROON LABEL) ORIGINAL YEAR OF PRESSING: 1956 ORIGINAL: YES (FIRST) PRESSING. DEEP GROOVE) GRADING SOURCE: GOLDMINE, 8TH EDITION OF THE COLLECTORS PRICE GUIDE.
IT IS OFTEN SAID THAT GRADING ANY ALBUM IS, AT BEST, MOST SUBJECTIVE. IT CERTAINLY IS TRUE FOR THE UNINFORMED OR CASUAL COLLECTOR. 
ABBREVIATED:
MINT:(NM)  ABSOLUTELY PERFECT. I REFER TO THAT AS NEW, NEVER PLAYED. (A NEW ALBUM IS ALWAYS OPENED SO I MAY VERIFY THAT IT WAS NOT DAMAGED IN ANY WAY). 
NEAR MINT: (NM) LOOKS AS IF IT JUST CAME FROM A RETAIL STORE.
VERY GOOD PLUS OR EXCELLENT: (VG+) EXCEPT FOR A COUPLE OF MINOR CONDITION ISSUES, THESE RECORDS WOULD BE NEAR MINT. 
VERY GOOD: (VG) RECORDS HAVE MORE OBVIOUS FLAWS THAN THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN BETTER SHAPE.
VERY GOOD MINUS, VERY GOOD MINUS, (VG-), GOOD PLUS (G+) DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN BAD. A TRUE VG- OR G PLAYS THROUGH WITHOUT SKIPPING. 
I WILL NOT LIST ALBUMS THAT ARE FAIR OR POOR.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE MAJORITY OF MY ALBUMS ARE VERY DESIREABLE AND IN  DEMAND  DUE TO THE FACT THAT MOST OF THEM WERE PRODUCED IN THE 50S OR EARLY 60s AND WERE NOT MASS PRODUCED. I HAVE MANY ORIGINAL  ALBUMS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN MANUFACTURED SINCE THE 60s. THIS ARE OBVIOUSLY OF INVESTMENT GRADE VALUE AND LIKE THEY HAVE IN PAST YEARS, WILL GREATLY APPRECIATE IF IN REASONABLY GOOD CONDITION IN THE FUTURE.
THIS RECORD WAS PLAYED PRIOR TO LISTING AND I DIDN'T HEAR ANY SKIPS, STICK, LOUD POPS OR IRRITATING HISSES. IT WAS A PLEASANT LISTENING EXPERIENCE. 
I HAVE PAID SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AT RECORD CONVENTIONS FOR A VERY RARE ALBUMS. PRIME EXAMPLES ARE EARLY HANK BALLARD AND THE MIDNIGHTERS, BILLY WARD AND THE DOMINO, THE 5 ROYALS, AND A STEREO VERSION OF THE DUKE OF EARL BY GENE CHANDLER. THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE RARE ALBUMS THAT ARE MORE THAN WORTHWHILE. THEY CAN'T BE REPLACED! IT'S IMPORTANT THAT MY CURRENT AND FUTURE CLIENTELE BE INFORMED ABOUT MY COLLECTION AND ITS POTENTIAL ENJOYMENT AND VALUE TO THEM. THESE ARE MUSICAL AND HISTORIAL RARITIES, NEVER TO BE PRODUCED AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO READ THE ABOVE AND GOOD LUCK BIDDING!
YOU ARE BIDDING FOR A MEGA RARE 1956 ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING OF ROCK & ROLL BY HEN GATES AND HIS GATORS AND RECORDED ON THE PLYMOUTH LABEL P-12-144. THIS IS THE DEEP GROOVE, MAROON LABEL AND VALUED FOR $60+ PLUS IN THE GOLDMINE PRICE GUIDE. HEN GATES WAS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST BILL HALEY TYPE BANDS OUT OF THE CHICAGO AREA WHOSE MUSIC WAS MORE INCLINED TO REPRESENT RHYTHM & BLUES RATHER THAN ROCK & ROLL. WHEN I HEARD THIS ALBUM IN A RECORD STORE IN 1956, I WAS OVERWHELMED BY THE BEAT, EXCITEMENT OF THE SOUND AND THE QUALITY OF MUSIC. I BOUGHT EVERY HEN GATES ALBUM IN THE STORE THAT DAY AND HAVE NEVER REGRETTED IT. THIS IS LEGENDARY MUSIC AND IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, GOLDMINE REALLY UNDER-VALUED ALL OF HEN GATES RECORDINGS.   
THE BLACK, THICK DEEP RECORD IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. THERE ARE NO FEELABLE SCRATCHES, WIDE SCUFFS, DEEP GROOVE LINES OR EDGE CHIPS. THE MAROON LABELS ARE CLEAN, SHOWING FEW LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS FROM MINIMAL USE. THE THICK, ALBUM COVER IS UNIQUE AND IS ALSO IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE IS NO RING WEAR, TAPE, TEARS, WRITING OR WRINKLES, JUST A 1" UPPER RIGHT CORNER SEAM SPLIT I CAUSED MANY YEARS AGO. THE BACK OF THE COVER SHOWS OTHER PLYMOUTH LABEL ALBUMS AVAILABLE. THIS WILL BE AN ATTENTION GRABBER AND A FINE DISPLAY FOR ANYONE'S MUSIC ROOM.     IT'S TIME FOR ME TO SHARE PART OF A COLLECTION THAT I HAVE ENJOYED FOR MANY YEARS. NOW IT'S YOUR TURN! 
THE SONGS INCLUDE: SIDE 1, STOP, HAND CLAPPIN', LOOK OUT, HOLD IT, THE CREEP, T.N.T.
SIDE 2, JUMPIN' AND SHOUTIN', ROCKIN' AND ROLLIN' HOP, BACK BONE, LOOK AND LISTEN, BUNNY ROCK, BEAR WALK.
FOR SERIOUS COLLECTORS LOOKING FOR ONE OF THE RAREST ALBUMS EVER RECORDED DURING THE 60s, THIS IS A MUST AND WILL ALSO MAKE A FINE GIFT FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL. 
BASED ON THE GOLDMINE GUIDE, THE ALBUM COVER IS A STRONG VG+, THE QUALITY OF THE LISTENING VG++ AND THE RECORD VG++. THERE IS NO RESERVE.