DON CHARLES EP VERY RARE DECCA DFE 8350 MONO, NEAR/MINT

	£		41
	$		54

                                                                                                   



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                                                                                      HERE  LISTED FOR YOU THE RECORD THAT YOU ARE BIDDING ON

                                                                                                                            DON CHARLES

                                                  THIS IS A EXTREMELY RARE EP BY DON CHARLES FROM 1962 RELEASED ON THE DECCA LABEL
                                                  RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1962 CATLOGUE LABEL NO. DFE. 8530
                                                  IT IS NOT VERY OFTEN THAT THIS EP COMES UP FOR SALE THAT IS UNTILL NOW
                                                  WHEN THIS EP WAS FIRST RELEASED IT BARELY SOLD ANY COPIES AT ALL.
                                                  AND THERE ARE NOT THAT MANY COPIES IN EXSISTENCE WHAT I WILL SAY IS
                                                 THAT THEY ARE VERY THIN ON THE GROUND JUST HOW MANY HAVE YOU SEEN ON E-BAY
                                                 TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE BUT WHAT MAKES THIS RARE EP EVEN RARER IS THE CONDITION
                                                 AS IT AS BARELY BEEN PLAYED  A VERY MEGA RARE EP
                                                 BY DON CHARLES FOR ANY SERIOUS RECORD COLLECTOR TO OWN A GEM OF A RECORD
                                                 IN SPOTLESS IN AS UNPLAYED CONDITION AS YOU ARE EVER LIKELY TO FIND THIS RECORD AS BEEN
                                                STORED AWAY IN A RECORD CASE FROM THE DAY IT WAS BOUGHT  VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE !!!!TO FIND
                                                IN SUCH OUTSTANDING CONDITION  EXSPECIALLY WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT THIS RECORD IS NEARLY
                                                 50 YEARS OLD YES BELIEVE IT OR NOT 50 YEARS OLD!!!!
                                                                                                                  
                                               EXTREMELY  DIFFICULT TO FIND THIS RARITY I VERY MUCH DOUBT THAT YOU WILL EVER COME ACROSS
                                               ANOTHER ONE BUT TO FIND ONE IN THIS CONDITION WOULD BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE!!!!! TO FIND
                                               I CAN ASSURE YOU I HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS COLLECTOR FOR THE LAST 40 YEARS AND I HAVE ONLY
                                              EVER  COME ACROSS 2 AND BOTH OF THOSE WERE TRASHED I MUST OF GONE THROUGH TENS OF
                                              THOUSANDS OF RECORDS SINCE I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING YOU WILL ONLY SEE IT ONCE ONCE IT'S GONE IT'S GONE
                                              A REAL COLLECTORS PIECE A GEM OF A RECORD TO OWN FOR ANY SERIOUS COLLECTOR OF RARE RECORDS
                                                           MAKE NO MISTAKE A VERY RARE RECORD THAT HARDLY EVER TURNS UP FOR SALE







                                                                                     HERE IS THE CONDITION OF THE  RECORD YOU ARE BIDDING ON
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LABEL CONDITION =  NEAR MINT !!! LOOKING AT THE RECORD LABEL IT APPEARS IMMACULATE HARDLY ANY EVIDENCE OF SPINDLE WEAR CAN BE SEEN  I WAS  INFORMED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER WHEN I PURCHASED THIS RECORD THAT SHE ONLY EVER  PLAYED THIS RECORD ONCE. THE  LABEL IS IMMACULATE ALL TEXT WRITING ON THE LABEL IS VIBRANT AND CRYSTAL CLEAR  A PERFECT CLEAN SPOTLESS LABEL   ( NEAR MINT!!!! )

VINYL   CONDITION OVERALL  =  NEAR MINT !!!! THE RECORD IS ABOUT AS NEAR TO MINT THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET A VERY HIGH GLOSS SHEEN TO THE VINYL NO MARKS WHAT SO EVER. I SHOULD BE GRADIND THIS AS MINT BUT I WILL BE CONSERVATIVE AND SAFELY GRADE IT AS (  NEAR MINT!!!!

 ORIGINALCOMPANY PICTURE SLEEVE = NEAR MINT !!!!! NO RIPS, NO TEARS, FULLY LAMINATED FRONT IN PERFECT CONDITION, SPINE PERFECT NO SPINE SPLITS, ALL CORNERS OF THE COVER ARE IMMACULATE WITH HARDLY ANY EDGE WEAR TO BE SEEN, LAMINATED FRONT SHOWS SLIGHT LABEL RINGWEAR ONLY WITH ONE OR TWO VERY FAINT MILD CREASES. BACK OF COVER THERE IS NO LAMINATE LIFT, BACK OF COVER IS NEAR PURE WHITE WITH ONLY THE SLIGHTEST OF AGE DISCOLOUR WHICH IS PURELY MINIMAL ALL IN ALL A SUPERBE LOOKING COVER IN VERY NEAR MINT CONDITION!!!!!

THE SOUND QUALITY ON THIS RECORD SHOULD BE NEAR PERFECT AUDIO SOUND JUDGING  BY THE CONDITION OF THE RECORD ALL  MY RECORDS ARE VISUALLY GRADED
IN DAYLIGHT. ALSO UNDER A HALOGEN LAMP FITTED WITH A 120 WATT BULB THIS IS THE ONLY REAL WAY OF GRADING VINYL RECORDS
 
TRACK LISTING - SIDE ONE  -  WALK WITH ME MY ANGEL     -------- THE HERMIT OF MISTY MOUNTAIN

                            - SIDE TWO -  IT'S MY WAY OF LOVING YOU -------- HEART'S ICE COLD



                                                                               COMMENTS  HERE IS SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE ARTIST DON CHARLES


                                                                                                                      Don Charles  Joe Meek's 'only legit artist'


 

Walter Stanley Scuffham (Don Charles), singer: born Hull, Yorkshire 10 December 1933: four times married (five daughters); died Herstmonceux, East Sussex 4 December 2005.

The unconventional record producer Joe Meek worked with numerous acts in the 1960s but he considered Don Charles had the best voice, telling him, "You are my only legit artist. All the others are yugga-dugs." Charles recorded fine ballads with Meek, notably the chart-making "Walk With Me, My Angel", in 1962. Six foot four and weighing 17 stone, he was an imposing presence on teenage pop shows.

He was born Walter Scuffham in Hull in 1933, though known as Don from an early age. His father died when he was four and he took his stepfather's name, becoming Don Bennett. He joined the Navy at 15 and remained there until he was 25. By then he had acquired a taste for singing standards with big bands and hoped to be a professional singer.

In 1960 he came to London when he was signed to EMI's Parlophone label by George Martin. Unfortunately, Martin struggled to find the right material for his voice, releasing the unsuccessful "Paintbox Lover" in 1961. He moved to Joe Meek - who renamed him Don Charles, Don Bennett being too close to Tony Bennett - for "Walk With Me, My Angel", on Decca, which Meek had written for the 1961 album Two Sides of John Leyton. The song is in keeping with the otherworldly sounds from Meek's Holloway Road studio, including "Johnny Remember Me", "Tribute to Buddy Holly", "Son, This is She" and "Telstar". It was among Meek's best productions and deserved better than its Top Forty placing.

The same could be said of the follow-up, "The Hermit of Misty Mountain", a very commendable cover of a Ben E. King single. That year Charles also recorded a gimmicky version of a country song, "It's My Way of Loving You", and the B-side, "Guess That's the Way It Goes" with Roger LaVern of the Tornados on piano is archetypal Meek. His "Angel of Love" (1963) was banned by the BBC because of its lyric, "Everyone has an angel of love, / Way up in the heavens above". Relatively few people heard the record but possibly it would not have sold anyway as the Beatles had arrived. "Heart's Ice Cold" was rush-released when "Angel of Love" was banned and, despite an excellent production, it failed to sell.

Meek had a dispute with Decca over their not pushing the Tornados' records and he refused to hand over the tapes of his forthcoming releases. So Charles left Decca and, in 1965, himself produced the Tornados on "Space Walk" and the ironically titled "Goodbye Joe".

Between 1963 and 1965 Charles made seven singles for HMV including "Tower Tall", "Big Talk from a Little Man", and "Dream On Little Dreamer", but without commercial success. It was the same story at Parlophone but "Bring Your Love to Me" (1967) subsequently became a Northern Soul favourite.

Realising that he was never going to have a big record, he bought a nightclub in Malta with Rolf Harris and then became a car salesman. He wrote a practical guide, How to Buy a Used Car (And Save Money), in 1989. The trick was to carry a magnet: "If it sticks, it's metal. If it skates or barely sticks, it's filler."


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                            ALL  RECORDS ARE VISUALLY GRADED ONLY  UNDER  A STRONG  150 WATT LIGHT BULB IN A HALOGEN DESK LAMP

 
MINT (M): The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition.

EXCELLENT (EX): The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.  Inner sleeve polythene  paper scuff marks only with only light surface dust vinyl will obtain a higher degree of sound quality once cleaned.

VERY GOOD (VG): The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable . maybe one or two
light tics which should be non sounding

                                               I WILL NOT GRADE RECORDS THAT ARE UNDER A VG GRADE UNLESS THE RECORD IS OF EXTREME RARITY

                                                               
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