JAMES BROWN PLEASE, PLEASE INSANELY RARE'57 KING MONO LP W/WITHDRAWN LEGS COVER

$

500

JAMES

BROWN - PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE - ORIGINAL

1958 KING RECORDS MONO LP 610 WITH MONSTROUSLY RARE ORIGINAL 'LEGS' COVER.

ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

ORIGINAL BLACK “CROWNLESS" KING MONO LABEL WITH SILVER PRINT

ONE OF THE RAREST RHYTHM

& BLUES ALBUMS IN EXISTENCE AND THE TRUE HOLY GRAIL OF

SOUL COLLECTING; NEAR MINT COPIES OF THIS MONSTER RARITY ARE ALL BUT UNKNOWN, AND THIS COPY IS PROBABLY THE WORLD'S BEST-PRESERVED SPECIMEN: THE CONDITION OF THIS

COPY IS NOTHING SHORT OF BREATHTAKING

VINYL IS EXCELLENT

JACKET IS VG+++, IF NOT EXCELLENT

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD+++.

The following flaws or

imperfections are noted on the cover:

ー

Cover has JUST A HINT of 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 1 (front side) and 2 (back side)

-

Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides,

apparently from aging. (BARELY VISIBLE)

Minor shelf wear noted on the bottom seam and spine (nothing significant)

Small bend on overlaying paper on back.

See photos

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS

ON THE COVER

Artist: James Brown

Format: Record

Genre: R&B & Soul

Record Grading: Excellent

Record Label: King

Record Size: 12"

Release Title: Please, Please, Please

Sleeve Grading: excellent

Speed: 33 RPM

Style: Soul

Country of Manufacture: United States

Type: LP

Features: First Pressing Original deep groove pressing

IMPORTANT NOTE: KING

LABEL WAS NOTORIOUS FOR ITS CHEAP AND SHODDILY CONSTRUCTED AND ASSEMBLED

COVERS, WHICH WERE EXCEPTIONALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO SEAM-SPLITTING AND WEAR-AND-

TEAR. WE CAN PROBABLY COUNT ON THE FINGERS OF ONE HAND (AND STILL HAVE A FEW FINGERS LEFT) ALL THE KING COVERS MADE BETWEEN 1955 AND 1970 WITHOUT ANY SPLIT SEAMS WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED IN THE PAST 50 YEARS OF COLLECTING (MANY APPEAR TO HAVE LEFT THE FACTORY WITH SPLIT SEAMS!!!);

TO FIND A SPECIMEN WITHOUT ANY

SPLIT SEAMS WHICH IS 60 YEARS OLD -

LIKE THE ONE YOU ARE JUST LOOKING AT - IS NOT ONLY UNBELIEVABLE, IT IS DOWNRIGHT SURREAL. THESE THINGS SIMPLY DO NOT EXIST.THIS IS A BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED ORIGINAL COVER WITHOUT ANY SPLIT

SEAMS - POSSIBLY THE ONLY SUCH COPY IN

EXISTENCE

Why Godfather of Soul (or

someone at King records) decided to change the original cover of his first

album is unclear; either it was too suggestive for the Eisenhower's era, or he

simply did not find it sufficiently supportive of his big Ego (he replaced the

original cover with the one showing him in a crooning pose on the front cover).

Whatever the reason, the change in covers created one of the biggest rarities

in the hobby. Copies of the original "Legs" cover, which we are

offering here, have been known to change hands for more than $2,000.00. This is

the item of such historical significance that missing out on it would be a

major act of foolishness. Don't fail to grab (by the leg!) this insanely rare

piece which is only offered once in a blue moon.

This is probably the very

first "Soul" album, as we have come to know this genre today, and -

as such - a rarity of major proportions

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S.

PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

ORIGINAL GLOSSY, LIGHTLY LAMINATED COVER

THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS