THE FLEETWOODS Before And After SMOOTH DOO WOP SOUND-CLASSIC POP ROCK TRACKS
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May 13, 2018
Sold Date
May 12, 2018
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THE FLEETWOODS Before And After SMOOTH DOO WOP SOUND-CLASSIC POP ROCK TRACKS
A VG++ LP ON DOLTON BLP 2030FROM 1964 A MONO DEEP GROOVE PRESSING WITH AUDITION RECORD RUBBER STAMPED ON BACK COVER
THE PROMOTIONAL/RADIO STATION/AUDITION OR DEMONSTRATION COPIES AND RELEASES SUCH AS THIS WERE OFTEN DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE RADIO STATIONS BEFORE THE RECORD WAS RELEASED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, SOMETIMES AS MUCH AS FOUR MONTHS AHEAD. THESE RECORDS ARE GENERALLY CONSIDERED TO BE THE “FIRST AMONG EQUALS”. THEY ARE THE FIRST GENERATION TO COME OFF THE MOTHERS AND THE EARLIEST KNOWN PRESSING BESIDES A POSSIBLE ACETATE MASTER.
PRODUCED BY DICK GLASSER AND RECORDED BY EDDIE BRACKETT
WITH AN ORIGINAL LIBERTY RECORDS INNER SLEEVE AS SHOWN
TRACKS AS SHOWN ON THE LABEL PHOTOS
BACKGROUND INFO FROM ALLMUSIC.COM WEBSITE:
Although the Fleetwoods' sound was smooth, without many of the rougher edges of doo wop groups, they were one of the few white vocal groups of the late '50s and early '60s to enjoy success not only on the pop charts, but also the R&B charts. Their forte was ballads -- beginning with the 1959 debut single "Come Softly to Me," they racked up a number of hits over the next three years, and nearly all of them were ballads. The Fleetwoods broke up in 1963, but their songs -- particularly "Come Softly to Me" -- became pop/rock classics of the pre-British Invasion era. Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis, and Gary Troxell formed the Fleetwoods while attending high school in Olympia, WA. Originally, the group consisted only of Christopher and Ellis, but the duo soon asked Troxell to accompany them on trumpet. Shortly after his arrival in the group, Troxell abandoned the trumpet and concentrated on singing once the other two members heard a portion of a song he had written. With some notable contributions from Christopher and Ellis, the group wrote "Come Softly to Me" and began performing the song at various events around Olympia, eventually gaining the attention of Bob Reisdorff, who ran the Seattle-based label Dolphin Records. Dolphin released "Come Softly to Me" early in 1959 and the song became an instant hit, climbing to number one on the pop charts and number five on the R&B charts; it also reached the Top Ten in U.K. The Fleetwoods weren't able to immediately produce a follow-up single as successful as their debut, but their third single, "Mr. Blue," was a number one pop and Top Five R&B hit in the U.S. in late 1959. By the time of its release, Dolphin had changed its name to Dolton. For the next three years, the Fleetwoods had a string of minor pop hits. The group wasn't able to consistently place singles in the upper regions of the charts partially because Troxell was drafted into the Navy at the height of the group's popularity at the end of 1959. Troxell was replaced by Vic Dana, who would later have a string of his own hit singles in the early '60s.
COVER STOCK WITH LIGHT RUB AND RING WEAR AND AGE DISCOLORATION. CORNERS WITH SMALL ROUGH SPOTS AND OUTER LAYER LOSSES ON POINT. TOP RIGHT EDGE SPLIT ABOUT 5 INCHES. BOTTOM RIGHT EDGE SPLIT ABOUT AN INCH. FRONT SLEEVE EDGE WITH SOME SMALL LOSSES. TOP RIGHT FRONT CORNER WITH LABEL GLUE RESIDUE AND LOSS. EDGES WITH SOME FRAYING AND SMALL OUTER LAYER LOSSES. NOTWITHSTANDING, A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS, SO PLEASE DO LOOK AT THE COVER PHOTOS TO ASCERTAIN COVER CONDITION.
VIRGIN SPINDLE HOLE. THE HIGH LUSTER VINYL BLANK AT FIRST GLANCE OUT OF THE SLEEVE APPEARS UNUSUALLY PRISTINE AND TO HAVE NOT BEEN PLAYED, MUCH LESS TOUCHED, BEFORE NOW. UNDER BRIGHT ANGLED LIGHT AND ASSIDUOUS EXAMINATION A FEW LIGHT SURFACE RUB MARKS AND OR PAPER SLEEVE STORAGE IMPRESSIONS. SIDE TWO WITH A LIGHT SURFACE RUB SCUFF LINE ACROSS THE TRACKS AND ONTO THE LABEL IN THE 2-3 POSITION. WE'VE TEST PLAYED THIS LP BY SAMPLING EACH TRACK 2-3 TIMES ON A VPI TURNTABLE WITH A GRADO REFERENCE ONE WOOD CARTRIDGE WITHOUT NOTICE OF THE ABOVE ITEMS AND SOUNDING QUITE FINE HERE.
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