CLIFF RICHARD & SHADOWS CLIFF'S HIT ALBUM RARE ORIG '63 UK-ONLY COLUMBIA MONO LP

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·       CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS – CLIFF’S HIT ALBUM – ORIGINAL 1963 COLUMBIA/EMI RECORDS (UK) MONO LP SX-1512;  U.K.-ONLY ALBUM, NEVER RELEASED IN THE UNITED STATES

·       ORIGINAL U.K. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL BLACK COLUMBIA (UK) LABEL WITH BLUE LETTERS (THIS IS NOT A SECOND PRESSING ON BLACK, SILVER AND WHITE LABEL – THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, FIRST UK PRESSING)

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.K. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THIN CARDBOARD COVER (EUROPEAN STYLE)

·       ORIGINAL LAMINATED COVER

·       ORIGINAL FLIP-BACK COVER (1/2-INCH MARGINS OF THE FRONT PANEL ARE FOLDED AND PASTED ONTO THE BACK PANEL)

·       SPINDLE MARKS ON THE LABELS NOTED.

·       MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-1N/ -1N'.  ON SOME LABELS,  SUFFIX '–1' DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING)

·       As far as we know, this album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other way, manner or format

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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By mid-1962, Cliff Richard had racked up more U.K. hit singles than any artist outside of Elvis Presley. From "Move It" in September, 1958, to "I'm Looking out the Window," in May, 1962, 20 singles had charted, a tally which included four number ones, 11 more Top Tens, and just one (1959's "Never Mind" which fell short of the Top 20. Oh, and soundtracks notwithstanding, only one of those hits had ever appeared on album. The CD age would have problems sorting out a genuinely pleasing greatest hits collection from that little lot -- imagine the problems when all you have to work with is two sides of long-playing vinyl. That was the challenge facing Cliff's Hit Album, and it is to the anonymous compiler's credit that neither success nor popularity was allowed to stand in the way of creating a supremely well-rounded summary of the story so far. All of the biggest hits are included, of course, but some astonishing gems, too, are resurrected. The delightfully twee "Theme for a Dream," all lilting melody, subtle backing, and overwhelmingly chirpy girlie backing vocals, is an oft-overlooked gem, while two cuts from The Young Ones movie score, the title track and "When the Girl in Your Arms," reinforce that album's reputation among the most successful British soundtracks ever made. From Expresso Bongo, "A Voice in the Wilderness" is deliciously desolate, while two other tracks were among the handful of songs premiered to a specially invited panel of fans, who were then asked to choose Richard's next single from among them: "Please Don't Tease" was voted into first place, and duly rose to number one; the artist's own favorite, "Nine Times out of Ten" came third, and, released as the follow-up, it reached number three. Proof that sometimes fans really do know what they're talking about. Perhaps surprisingly, Cliff's Hit Album peaked no higher than number two on the chart, although its five-month run on the listings ensured that it was still there or thereabouts by the time his next new album, When in Spain, arrived later in 1963. Even more importantly, however, the album remains the finest single summary of Richard's early years yet released -- later collections, of course, include later material, while the Rock'n'Roll Years box set, which covers the same span as this set, is probably too vast for any but the most devoted palate. Here, 14 songs in a little more than 30 minutes offer the ideal introduction not only to this artist, but to the era itself. So this is what British people listened to before the Beatles came along.

(REVIEW BY DAVE THOMPSON,  ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

For its extraordinary contribution to the modern music, superb production, craftsmanship, fine musicianship, revolutionary significance and influence it exerted on numerous generations of musicians, writers and general public, or for some other innate quality, this album was voted one of top-200 albums of all time in one of the largest poll of critics, music reviewers, professionals and producers ever organized: the poll, which was conducted by Paul Gambaccini, legendary BBC Radio A&R man, surveyed more than 50 top music professionals (including Roy Carr, Jonathan Cott, Robert Christgau, Cameron Crowe, Chet Flippo, Ben Fong-Torres, Charlie Gillett, Greil Marcus, Murray the K., Lenny Kaye, Bruce Morrow (a/k/a "Cousin Brucie"), Tim Rice (of "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Evita" fame), Lisa Robinson, Robert Shelton (who wrote liner notes for Bob Dylan's first album), Ed Ward, Joel Whitburn, Pete Wingfield, etc.). For more details, see: "Critics Choice: Top-200 albums" compiled by Paul Gambaccini, Omnibus Press, Library of Congress Catalog No.7855565 (or ►click here  for the complete album listing).

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·       CONDITION:

·       RECORD

 (IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG VG++. A few light abrasions  ARE VISIBLE, but they appear fairly  insignificant relative to the overall condition of the vinyl, and are only moderately visually distracting. For most part, the vinyl looks impeccable, without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The record comes in the original EMI poly-lined stock inner sleeve.

(c)           The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

(e)           Stereo copies of this album are NOT known to exist.

·       COVER (THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, LAMINATED, GLOSSY COVER):

THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD+ (VG+)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 2  (front side) and 4 (back side)

-        Back cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record),  probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.

-        Cover shows some light yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.

-        Back cover has a small UK tax sticker, which may be possible to remove with a little effort (we did not attempt to)

-        Cover has three corners slightly worn / dinged

-        Cover has a few wrinkles along the seams

-        Cover has a visible "wrinkle"(crease)  in one of the corners.

-        The laminated cover has a few air 'bubbles' and wrinkles in lamination (this is a common problem with most laminated 50’s and 60’s covers

-        Cover has some visible fraying/tattering on the top seam and the opening side  (VISIBLE ON FRONT SIDE ONLY)

-        Visible shelf wear noted on the spine

-        Back cover has a few yellowish dust speckles scattered here and there (these tiny spots are not overly obtrusive or distracting)

-        Cover has a partially split top seam (between 2 and 4 inches  / 5 to 10 centimeters)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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