THE MIDNIGHTERS-THEIR GREATEST HITS-ORIGINAL 10 INCH LP-VINYL 2.0 COVER 2.0
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THE MIDNIGHTERS
THEIR GREATEST HITS
ORIGINAL 10 INCH LP
Vinyl 2.0
Cover 2.0
Before "Rock Around The Clock" (recorded April 12, 1954) and Elvis' "That's All Right" (recorded July 5, 1954), Hank Ballard and The Midnighters recorded "Work with Me Annie" (January 14, 1954). Despite or because of its salacious lyrics, it was immediately successful in the R&B market charting at #1 for 7 weeks. The rest of the "Annie" song series included "Sexy Ways" (# 2 R&B,1954),"Annie Had A Baby" (#1 R&B, and million-seller,1954), "Annie's Aunt Fannie" (#10 R&B,and million-seller, 1954), and "Henry's Got Flat Feet (Can't Dance No More)" (#14 R&B,1955) which was The Midnighters' answer to Etta James' "Dance With Me Henry" which became her first hit earlier that year. Several of these early Midnighters' hits were banned from airplay by the F.C.C. due to their overtly sexual lyrics. However, despite this, they received massive publicity, and crossed over to the white teenage audience, resulting in massive crossover sales .
As for the rarity of this 8 song 33 1/3 ten inch, it is guide priced at $8,000.00 in Near Mint if you could ever find one.
The sleeve of this copy is a 2.0 good and presents well despite the full splits at both the top and bottom seams and a light ring mark from a glass that can only been seen at an angle in the light. The record is visually 2.0 good with heavy surface scratching and only one scratch on side 2 last cut that is slightly detectable by touch.
The record plays with no skips. There is an off and on medium noticeable click half way through the last cut side 2 "Crazy Loving". There is substantial surface noise through out but, this is a beautiful LOUD and ROCKIN recording:simply one of the first and greatest RnR recordings!
Price is $1500.00 or Best Offer
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