THE FIVE KEYS ON STAGE Rare

$ 85

$ 85 Sold For

Oct 4, 2004 Sold Date

Sep 27, 2004 Start Date

$ 10 Start price

23 Number Of Bids

USA Country Of Seller

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YOU ARE BIDDING FOR A VERY RARE FIRST PRESSING, THE FIVE KEYS ON STAGE AND RECORDED IN 1957 ON THE CAPITAL LABEL T-828 IN HIGH FIDELITY. THE LABEL IS GREEN, THE EARLIER VERSION. THIS OF COURSE, SHOWS RUDY WEST'S THUMB SHOWING AND AS A RESULT, CAUSING SOME CONCERN. IT WAS LATER REPLACED WITH AN AIRBRUSHED VERSION WITH THE THUMB REMOVED. THE GROUP ON THIS ALBUM INCLUDES RUDY WEST, BROTHER BERNIE WEST, MARYLAND PIERCE, DICKIE SMITH AND RIPLEY INGRAM. THE ALBUM COVER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH JUST A 2" SEAM SPLIT IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER AND A 4" ON THE BOTTOM. THERE IS NO TAPE, WRITING, RINGWEAR OR DISCOLORATION. A SLIGHT NICK IN THE MIDDLE, RIGHT SIDE.THE RECORD HAS MAINTAINED ITS RICH, SHINY GLOSS AND THE LABELS ARE NICE. THERE ARE NO DEEP SCRATCHES, JUST A FEW SURFACE MARKS FROM NORMAL USE. THE RECORD WAS PLAYED JUST BEFORE LISTING AND THERE WERE NO SKIPS, STICKS OR LOUD HISSES, JUST A FEW POPS FROM NORMAL USE. A PLEASANT LISTENING EXPERIENCE AND A VERY FINE COLLECTIBLE FOR ANYONE WHO APPRECIATES THIS LEDGENDARY GROUP OF THE EARLY DAYS OF R&B. BASED ON GOLDMINE'S GRADING SYSTEM, THE ALBUM IS GRADED VG+ AND THE RECORD VG+ SIDE 1; JUST FOR A THRILL, WHO DO YOU KNOW IN HEAVEN, MAYBE YOU'LL BE THERE, TIGER LILY, C'EST LA VIE, DREAM. SIDE 2; LET THERE BE YOU, ALL I NEED IS YOU, THE GYPSY, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, TO EACH HIS OWN, BOOM-BOOM. 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 AM A PERSONAL COLLECTOR OF THE 50'S SCENE AND 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.

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