SISTER ROSETTA THARPE"GOSPEL TRAIN"1957 MERCURY NR.MINT

	£		24
	$		32

A SUPERB 1957 UK ISSUED RARE MONO LP

SISTER ROSETTA THARPE "GOSPEL TRAIN" 

 NEAR MINT CONDITION!

PYE PRESSED MEGA THICK VINYL!

MERCURY MPL 6529 A-1/B-1 MATRIXES! 

NOTE THE MAGNIFICENT FRONT COVER PHOTO!

A VERY RARE  LP FROM 53 YEARS AGO!!! 

THE FIRST DECENT COPY TO BE SEEN ON EBAY OR ANYWHERE IN MONTHS,POSSIBLY YEARS FROM A RELIABLE POWER SELLER AND LONG TERM COLLECTOR!  

SUPERB EXAMPLE HOUSED IN A CLEAN GLOSSY/LAMINATED COVER WITH ONLY TINY EDGE CREASES AND A LITTLE RING WEAR!    

53 YEARS LATER IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN ANY CONDITION,LET ALONE AS GOOD AS THIS ONE FROM THE FORMER BOSS OF ESQUIRE RECORDS,PETER NEWBROOK WHO WAS VERY FUSSY WITH HIS OWN PRIVATE COLLECTION!

  THE PRINT RUN FOR A GOSPEL LP ON ANY UK LABEL IN 1957 WOULD BE LESS JUST A FEW THOUSAND,MAYBE EVEN JUST A FEW HUNDRED SOLD WITH THOSE THAT SOLD OFTEN RUINED ON HEAVY EQUIPMENT!

IT WOULD NOT HAVE HAD MUCH PUBLICITY AS PYE'S BUDGET DID NOT MATCH EMI OR DECCA AND THEY WERE MAINLY PUSHING BRITISH ARTISTS SUCH AS LONNIE DONEGAN! 

MERCURY  WAS MAINLY A POP/BALLAD SINGERS LABEL TO START WITH!

THIS LP HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED WITH GLEAMING SURFACES-TERRIFIC MONO SOUND!

THE MAJORITY WERE PLAYED ON RADIOGRAMS,PORTABLE PLAYERS AND EVEN THE MOST CAREFUL FANS WOULD HAVE PLAYED IT DOZENS OF TIMES,THIS LP HAS HAD HARDLY ANY PLAYS AT ALL!

THE BEST COPY I HAVE EVER SEEN!

THE ONLY COPY I HAVE SEEN IN YEARS!  

BARELY PLAYED WITH OUTSTANDINGLY QUIET VINYL!

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN UPGRADER/ULTIMATE LP -THIS COULD BE THE ONE FOR YOU FROM A HIGHLY INFLUENCIAL SINGER WHO COMBINED EARLY SOUL WITH THE EXCTING,INSPIRING GOSPEL EXPERIENCE!

LITTLE RICHARD,ARETHA FRANKLIN,ELVIS PRESLEY AND SO MANY OTHERS SITE HER AS AN INFLUENCE AND THIS LP IS A FINE INTRODUCTION AS SHE MADE VERY FEW LPs(MUCH OF HER PERFORMANCES WERE AT CONCERTS)! 

REALISTIC STARTING PRICE OF JUST £15!

MUCH HIGHER IN THE RECORD COLLECTOR PRICE GUIDE BUT JUST FIND ANOTHER COPY! 

FREE RECORDED DELIVERY POSTAGE TO ANYWHERE IN THE UK!

EUROPE £5 REST OF THE WORLD £7 

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD  EXPERTS/DEALERS.

THE TRACKS  ARE AS  FOLLOWS:

JERICHO

WHEN THEY RING THE GOLDEN BELL

TWO LITTLE FISHES,FIVE LOAVES OF BREAD

BEAMS OF HEAVEN

CAIN'T NO GRAVE HOLD MY BODY DOWN

ALL ALONE

UP ABOVE MY HEAD THERE'S MUSIC IN THE AIR

I SHALL KNOW HIM

FLY AWAY

HOW ABOUT YOU

PRECIOUS MEMORIES

99 AND A HALF WON'T DO 

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FROM A RECENTLY PURCHASED COLLECTION OF TOP QUALITY  LPs OWNED FROM NEW BY THE BOSS OF ESQUIRE RECORDS,PETER NEWBROOK,WHO HARDLY USED HIS LPs AND STORED AWAY FROM LIGHT AND HEAT ON STURDY SHELVES FOR OVER 50 YEARS!

THERE ARE  NO SURFACE  MARKS!!

HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE OR SIGNS OF USE-NOT EVEN ANY CLEANING WAS NECESSARY! AMAZING!!! 

A GOSPEL COLLECTORS DREAM-PLEASE READ ON FOR IN DEPTH DETAILS!!

I HAVE NOT FOUND SUCH BREATHTAKING QUALITY FOR AN LP OF THIS VINTAGE FOR QUITE SOMETIME.THEY ARE SIMPLY NOT TURNING UP AS FREQUENTLY AS THEY DID,EVEN FIVE YEARS AGO.MOST HAVE NOW LEFT THE UK FOR THE COLLECTIONS OF JAPAN,AMERICA AND THE FAR EAST NEVER TO RETURN TO THE SELLING MARKET.

THIS MAY BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET SUCH A BRILLIANT LP LIKE THIS ONE AND IN ALMOST AS NEW CONDITION!

NO CLEANING WAS NEEDED,THE SURFACES GLEAM,NO FINGERPRINTS,PATCHES OR BAD STORAGE ISSUES,NO WARPING,NO SCUFFS,NO SCRATCHES,NO FADING etc.

PLEASE LOOK AT THE PHOTO OF THE BRIGHTNESS AND SHARPNESS OF THE LABEL AND THE FRONT COVER!

NO WRITING,NO RIPS,ETC

DON'T FORGET JUST HOW EXPENSIVE LPs WERE FOR THE AVERAGE BUYER.AN LP WAS USUALLY A CAREFULLY CONSIDERED PURCHASE OVER WEEKS AND EVEN MONTHS,WHICH EXPLAINS WHY SO FEW TURN UP.

THOSE THAT DID WERE OFTEN SCARED OF HAVING THEM STOLEN OR BORROWED WITHOUT RETURN AND WOULD WRITE NAMES ON THE COVER-JUST COMPARE WITH ANY OTHER SIMILAR LPs ON EBAY-THE MAJORITY HAVE WRITING,SELLOTAPE REPAIR OR WORSE STILL DRAWINGS AND DOODLES ADDED.

 THE BEST COPY I HAVE SEEN IN YEARS AND YEARS.

I DON'T RECALL EVER FINDING A COPY IN THE LAST 20 YEARS!

CHECK OUT YOURS, IF YOU HAVE ONE-CAN YOU REALLY PUT UP WITH THE ONE YOU HAVE GOT AND WILL UPGRADE?

IF NOTHING ELSE, A FANTASTIC INVESTMENT!

I AM SURE TO REGRET NOT KEEPING IT BUT THAT'S LIFE!

THE HOUSE IS FULL AS IT IS! 

THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED  MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE.

WHILST I AM IN THE BUSINESS TO SELL, I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE ITEMS I AM SELLING.

IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET SUCH AS EBAY, THIS IS GETTING RARE SO YOU CAN BID WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE!

A VERY NICE  PRESSING!  

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS ONE IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE WHATSOEVER ,EVEN AT HIGH VOLUME WITH THE TREBLE FULL ON TO"CATCH"ANY GROOVE WEAR AND THAT IS BEING STRICT! 

NO STICKS!/NO JUMPS!/NO CLICKS!/NO SWISHES!/NO DISTORTION!

IT HAS BEEN PLAYED ONLY A HANDFUL OF TIMES,POSSIBLY AS FEW AS 4-5 HAVING SPOKEN AT LENGTH TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER'S SON!!!!

Just how many were preserved like this one FROM A RELIABLE INDUSTRY SOURCE ??!!!!!!  

The mixes are Superb and full of bass, with a natural warmth from those LP days OF AROUND 53 YEARS AGO!

In the 1950s, many were using terrible old and heavy equipment and using worn styli or nasty autochangers that would scuff the discs forever in seconds at the time not aware that years later even the slightest damage would be evident on more sophisticated audio.

The 1950s equipment was quite often a bit basic and it was suggested to play LPs at between 5 and 8 grammes, which of course after a few plays would produce on later plays that nasty"film of fizzy distortion"so often IGNORED by sellers and in MY LISTENING GRADING is ALWAYS LISTENED OUT FOR WITH THE TREBLE FULL ON AND PLAYED TWICE TO ENSURE THE BEST AND MOST ACURATE GRADING!!!! 

 To find immaculate copies after all these years later is getting almost impossible!FACT!

THEY ARE SIMPLY DRYING UP! 

These mixes are far punchier but are rather flat on the CDs that have come out!

Vinyl is still the best way to hear GOSPEL and always will be!  

GREAT WIDE RANGE SOUND WITH GREAT BASS!

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.

There is NO spindle wear.  

Look elsewhere on ebay and you will see other copies-Look closer and you will find they are often reissues,inferior USA issues or lower grade copies with all manner of faults.

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!  

THE LP AS USUAL WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE COVER BEFORE SENDING!   

REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY THE PHOTO! 

As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!

Realistic  £15 START.HARDLY ANY  LPs OF THIS VINTAGE SELL FOR LESS AND I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW GOOD THEY ARE.DO NOT BE SURPRISED IF IT SELLS QUICKLY. DON'T LEAVE IT AND REGRET IT LATER!!!!!!!!!!!THIS MAY NOT BE REPEATED FOR A LONG TIME! 

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A SUPER AND RARE  LP. A GREAT INVESTMENT! 

 I USE SOLID PACKING FAR BETTER THAN THE MAJORITY OF SELLERS-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK FOR PROOF! YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!

Outside UK extra depending on destination. PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SEVERAL ITEMS OVERSEAS BEING"LOST", IF THE OPTION TO SEND INSURED IS REFUSED THEN I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS. I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.Paypal or cheque within 7 days please.

CHEQUE WILL NEED TIME TO CLEAR BEFORE DELIVERY. 

SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

DO NOT BID UNLESS YOU INTEND TO PAY.Feedback always left. BE AWARE!!!! NON PAYERS AND TIMEWASTERS WILL BE DEALT WITH AND REPORTED TO EBAY AS WELL AS CIRCULATED VERBALLY AND BY EMAIL TO MY MANY DEALER AND COLLECTOR FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!

Checkout my power seller status and my own feedback of OVER 10,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BUY with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week. Customers from all over the world regard my  ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.

I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH OVER 8 YEARS ON EBAY.

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE OF GLOWING STATEMENTS! 

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings  by prior email arrangement.OVER 8 YEARS ON EBAY and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.