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FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION.YOU ARE BIDDING FOR A SUPER RARE, HARD TO FIND ALBUM OF THE COASTERS VERY FIRST ALBUM FOR ATCO, RECORDED IN 1958 THE LABEL ATCO-33-101. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL PRESSING OF THIS ALBUM WITH THE YELLOW LABEL AND THE BLACK LYRE. THERE WAS NO STEREO. GOLDMINE LISTS THIS AT OVER $300.00. THE GROUP ON THIS RECORDING CONSISTS OF CARL GARDNER, BILLY GUY, CORNELL GUNTHER, DUB JONES AND ADOLPH JACOBS. THE TRAILOFF NUMBERS IN THE DEADWAX AREA, ARE ATCO-LP-C-90000 ON SIDE 1 AND ATCO-LP-C-90001 ON SIDE 2. THE THICK COLORFUL ROLLER COASTER ALBUM COVER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE IS NO TAPE, SEAM SPLITS, WRITING, RINGWEAR OR DISCOLORATION ANYWHERE. THE SHNUNY RECORD LOOKS GREAT AND THE LABELS ARE CLEAN. WHEN INSPECTED UNDER THE SPECIAL LIGHT, THERE WERE NO SCUFFS OR SCRATCHES, JUST SURFACE AND OR LINE MARKS. I PLAYED THE RECORD PRIOR TO LISTING AND THERE WERE NO STICKS, LOUD POPS OR HISSES, ONLY A SHORT SKIP. BASED ON THE RARITY AND CONDITION OF THE ALBUM, THE ALBUM IS CONSIDERED OF INVESTMENT GRADE QUALITY. USING GOLDMINE'S GRADING GUIDELINES, THE ALBUM IS GRADED VG+ AND THE RECORD VG+. THERE IS NO RESERVE. SIDE 1; SEARCHIN', ONE KISS LED TO ANOTHER, BRAZIL, TURTLE DOVIN', SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE, WRAP IT UP, RIOT IN CELL BLOCK NUMBER NINE. SIDE 2; YOUNGBLOOD, LOOP DE LOOP MAMBO, ONE KISS, I MUST BE DREAMIN", LOLA, FRAMED, DOWN IN MEXICO. I WILL  ACCEPT PAYPAL, CASHIERS CHECK, PERSONAL CHECK OR MONEY ORDER AND WILL SHIP ON DAY OF SETTLEMENT. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, EMAIL ME. PLEASE VIEW MY FEEDBACK, GOOD LUCK AND THANK YOU.

GRADING IS BASED ON GOLDMINE'S GRADING SYSTEM. I'M CONSERVATIVE WHEN GRADING MY ALBUMS AND RECORDS AND I TRY TO BE OBJECTIVE IN DOING SO.

MINT: (M); ABSOLUTELY PERFECT IN EVERY WAY. CERTAINLY NEVER PLAYED AND PERHAPS, STILL IN ORIGINAL WRAPPING.

NEAR MINT: (NM); A NEARLY PERFECT RECORD AND ALBUM COVER. THE RECORD SHOULD SHOW NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF WEAR. THE ALBUM COVER SHOULD HAVE NO CREASES, FOLDS, SEAM SPLITS,  WRITING OR OTHER NOTICEABLE DEFECTS. NO CUT-OUT HOLES EITHER. BASICALLY, AN ALBUM IN NEAR MINT CONDITION LOOKS AS IF YOU JUST PURCHASED IT FROM A RECORD STORE AND REMOVED THE ORIGINAL WRAPPING.

VERY GOOD PLUS: (VG+); A VERY GOOD PLUS WILL SHOW SOME SIGNS OF USE AND THAT IT WAS PLAYED BY A PREVIOUS OWNER WHO TOOK CARE OF IT. RECORD SURFACES MAY SHOW SOME SLIGHT SIGNS OF WEAR AND ALSO MAY HAVE SLIGHT SCUFFS OR SCRATCHES THAT DON'T AFFECT ONE'S LISTENING EXPERIENCES. SLIGHT WARPS THAT DO NOT AFFECT THE SOUND IS OK. THE LABEL MAY HAVE SOME RINGWEAR OR DISCOLORATION, BUT IT SHOULD BE BARELY NOTICEABLE. THE CENTER HOLE WILL NOT BE MISSHAPEN BY REPEATED PLAY. THE ALBUM COVER MAY HAVE SLIGHT SIGNS OF WEAR AND ALSO MAY BE MARRED BY A CUT-OUT HOLE, INDENTATION OR CORNER INDICATING IT WAS TAKEN OUT OF PRINT. A VERY GOOD PLUS RECORD IS HIGHLY ACCEPTABLE AND DISIRABLE.

VERY GOOD: (VG); SURFACE NOISE WILL BE EVIDENT UPON PLAYING, ESPECIALLY IN SOFT PASSAGES AND DURING A SONG'S INTRO AND FADE. LABELS MAY BE MARRED BY WRITING OR HAVE TAPE OR STICKERS ATTACHED. THE SAME WILL BE TRUE WITH ALBUM COVERS. TAPED SEAMS MAY BE COMMON.

GOOD PLUS; (G+) OR GOOD (G); I RARELY DEAL WITH THIS CATEGORY.

SUMMARY; I SINCERELY HOPE THIS INFORMATION WILL BE OF VALUE TO YOU. I AM NOT AN EXPERT BY I DO HAVE OVER 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE BUYING AND SELLING INVESTMENT GRADE RECORDS. I AM SURE YOU WILL BE HAPPY WITH MY AUCTIONS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.