BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL 1st PRESSING DEL VIKINGS 1957 NM-

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PLEASE TAKE TIME TO CAREFULLY READ THE DESCRIPTIONS BEFORE BIDDING, THANK YOU!

Thank you for viewing my auctions. I sincerely appreciate the interest and kind comments made about me and my collection in the feedback section. It's nice to know that many of you share my passion regarding the 50's and 60's and the music that changed the world, forever. It was a blessing being a teenager during the early 50's, listening, dancing and Bopping to the the best of the best.

I take a great deal of pride providing for you, rare, quality, clean and well kept albums that you will be proud to own. I also promptly ship in well sealed, safe containers.

35% of my rare albums have been shipped to the following countries: AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, CANADA, DENMARK, ENGLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, NETHERLANDS, RUSSIA, SPAIN and SWEDEN, with the remaining 65% staying in the UNITED STATES.

Most of the albums you will be viewing are from my 50+ year old collection and are original issues. Sometimes I include albums given to me or purchased from friends or relatives. I do not go to swap meets, garage sales, or thrift stores. I do go to record conventions as time permits. You will be bidding for very rare, original issue and quality albums. Sometime I will list rare re-issues or later pressings. They will be stated as (re) in the listing. I use Goldmine Standard Catalog as a grading guideline and tend to get conservative.

All records are played through prior to listing for accurate grading.

GRADING GUIDELINES!

(NM or NM-) NM records are shiny with no visible defects such as writing, stickers or spindle marks on the labels. The album cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits or any signs of human handling. It also will have no ring wear.

(VG+) or (Excellent) May show some slight signs of wear, including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are OK. Minor signs of handling are OK. The cover might be marred by a cutout marking, small hole punch, a cut in the spine or a promotional stamp and even a tiny bit of ring wear.

(VG) Will have more obvious flaws such as lack of gloss, groove wear, light scratches and needle marks. When played there will be surface noise that will not overpower the music overall. Noise in the passages, between songs is common. The cover may have minor seam splits, writing, tape, stickers, ring wear and scuffs.

(VG-) Just a compounding of the VG category. Many obvious flaws but if the record is rare, may very well be worthwhile. I usually do not list records lower the above grades.

Remember, when you are bidding, most of these records are usually 50+ years old and have been out of print for a very long time. When you consider that, damage, loss, and normal use or wear has reduced the market to the point that few of these wonderful treasures are even available today.

I ship worldwide and accept Paypal, Cashier's check, or personal check. My auctions usually close Saturday or Sunday and I ship the next day (Monday morning) with a delivery confirmation or Customs Declaration. If you are not getting your albums within a few days, check with your post office.

I have shipped over 5,000 albums since 1998 and have never had an album lost or delivered damaged.

Due to the value of my collection, I will help save you shipping fees. I have ordered special album boxes for shipping. All boxes will have four FRAGILE, Phonograph Record stickers. This is an attempt to let the postal people know they are handling sensitive boxes. There will also be a mailing conformation. Albums will have clear covers with inserts. Thank you for your interest. I hope the information is of value to you. Be sure to review my feedback and PLEASE TAKE TIME TO CAREFULLY READ DESCRIPTIONS BEFORE BIDDING. Thank you and Good luck bidding!

FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION: You are bidding for a beautiful 1957 first pressing of They Sing, They Swing by the Del Vikings and recorded on the Mercury Label MG-20314 in High Fidelity. This is the Black Label with Silver Print and valued for $300+ NM in the Goldmine Price Guide. The group on this record are, Kripp Johnson, Norm Wright, Gus Bakus, Clarence Quick and Dave Lerchey.  The very thick album cover now 52 years, is in excellent condition. There is no discoloration, ring wear, writing, tears. scuffs, or wrinkles. There has some minor sear repair. The liner notes in back are very clean, with just a small pricing label in the upper left corner and no discoloration. The black, shiny record is stunning and the black labels are very clean, showing only light spindle marks from minimal use. I inspected the rare record under a 100 watt light and there were no feelable scratches, scuffs or line grooves and few very light surface marks/paper cuts that did not affect a superb listening experience. I played the record just prior to listing and record sounded like new. There were no sticks, skips, pops or hisses. A superb listening experience. The songs include; Side 1, Come Along With Me, Summertime, Yours, Heart And Soul, A Sunday Kind Of Love, Somewhere Over The Rainbow. Side 2, Is It Any Wonder, My Foolish Heart, The White Cliffs Of Dover, Down In Bermuda, I'm Sittin' On Top Of The World, Now Is The Hour. The very best of a legendary 50's group, the Del Vikings. Based on the Goldmine Guide, the album is graded VG+, the quality of the listening experience MINT and the record NM-. There is no reserve.