RAY CHARLES & BETTY CARTER ULTRA-RARE ORIG'61 ABC AUDIOPHILE STEREO LP SHRINK NM
  $   74

 


$ 74 Sold For
Aug 23, 2015 Sold Date
Aug 16, 2015 Start Date
$   20 Start price
14   Number Of Bids
  USA Country Of Seller
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·       RAY CHARLES AND BETTY CARTER – THE SAME-TITLED 1961 ALBUM (“RAY CHARLES AND BETTY CARTER”) -  ORIGINAL 1962 ABC-PARAMOUNT STEREO LP ABCS-385

 

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

 

·       ULTRA-RARE STEREO LP, ONE OF THE RAREST RAY CHARLES ALBUMS IN EXISTENCE

 

·       ORIGINAL BLACK ABC-PARAMOUNT LABEL WITH MULTICOLORED SOUND SPECTRUM   CURVE  LOGO (¥ )

 

·       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)

 

·       COVER IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK (CELLOPHANE) WRAP

 

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

 

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

 

·       THE RECORD HAS A 'BELL SOUND' STAMP IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) AREA, WHICH IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED A PROOF OF AUTHENTICITY OF THE FIRST PRESSING.

 

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

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get.  GUARANTEED!)

 

 

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An veritable audiophile masterpiece – one of the most wonderfully recorded, and mastered, stereophile albums in existence.. The interplay of the two stereo channels between the raw, raspy, bluesy Ray Charles vocal and the angelic, feline, almost surreally sweet vocal of Betty Carter, is to simply die for.

 

When Ray Charles switched from Atlantic records to ABC-Paramount in the summer of 1961, he was instantly accorded a star treatment at his new home. This transition was almost instantly reflected in the lavish, rich production, and quality of the recordings (technically speaking). The result: brother Ray's recordings for the ABC-Paramount sound noticeably better than his Atlantic albums and singles. For starters, each and every song Ray Charles recorded for ABC was recorded in 4-track stereo, unlike Atlantic, which released certain tracks - and albums - only in mono. In other words, at ABC, Ray Charles was treated as a POP, and not as an R&B star.

 

Notwithstanding the material he recorded for ABC-Paramount (most, but not all of which is top-notch), the sound quality of these recordings is truly exceptional. Lately, Ray Charles' early 1960's recordings for ABC-Paramount have developed somewhat of an audiophile cult followership; some of the albums, such as his duet album with Betty Carter (this album, his 1962 masterpiece), "Modern sounds in Country and Western" and two accompanying volumes "Modern Sounds…Vol.2" and "Rhythm & Blues meets Country & Western" are now generally recognized as masterpieces of early analog stereo recording and mastering with the fine, balanced stereo and pure, crystalline sound (Three of these have been issued on DCC Compact Classics as gold, audiophile compact discs within the past few years). Less known fact is that the other Ray Charles albums from this same period sound just as great. We have a pleasure of presenting here one of those fine audio wonders, Ray Charles' 1963 album in a very nice condition.

 

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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 SIDE 1 OF THE VINYL AS  NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

 

(b)          WE GRADE SIDE 2 OF THE VINYL AS EXCELLENT. This is one of those sides that are somewhat difficult to grade. It is somewhere between VG++ and NEAR MINT, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions ARE visible, but they are extremely shallow, superficial  and only moderately visually distracting (nothing significant).For the 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.

 

(c)           The record comes in the original stock inner sleeve.

 

(d)          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!

 

(e)           Stereo  pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more preferable to its mono  counterpart. The mix is more graphic, the sound resolution more precise, and the channel separation (which does not exist on mono version) adds a whole new dimension to the music. Also, the stereo mixes are (by definition) somewhat different than on the mono version. We estimate that mono copies of this album outnumber stereo copies  by a ratio of at least 8:1.

 

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

 

 

·       COVER:

 

COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT,  STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP

 

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

 

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine (nothing significant)

 

-         The cover has a few tiny scratch marks on the back side (nothing significant)

 

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on back side, apparently from aging.

 

-         Cover has a visible wrinkle (crease) in the cardboard base on the back panel (nothing significant)

 

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

 

-        No split seams

-        No ring wear

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

 

 

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