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THANK YOU FOR VIEWING MY HOLIDAY SEASON AUCTIONS. YOU WILL BE VERY PLEASED WITH THE VARIETY OF SELECTIONS THIS YEAR.

I AM LISTING MY HOLIDAY ALBUMS EARLY IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID MAILING CONCERNS THAT USUALLY TAKE PLACE IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. I WANT THEM DELIVERED TO YOU IN A SAFE AND TIMELY MANNER.

FOR THOSE WHO ARE NEW TO MY AUCTIONS, PLEASE TAKE TIME BEFORE YOU BID, TO READ THE GRADING, LISTINGS, DESCRIPTIONS AND SHIPPING SECTIONS CAREFULLY! THE INFORMATION IS IMPORTANT AND WILL BE MOST HELPFUL TO YOU. THE MAJORITY OF MY AUCTIONS ARE FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION OR ESTATE SALES AND ARE USUALLY ORIGINAL OR FIRST PRESSINGS, RARELY LATER PRESSINGS OR REISSUES, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A FEW. HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION AND A RECORD I PURCHASED NEW IN 1959, YOU ARE BIDDING FOR A MEGA RARE ORIGINAL PRESSING OF THE CLOVERS DANCE PARTY AND RECORD IN 1959 ON THE ATLANTIC LABEL 8034. THIS IS THE BLACK LABEL WITH SILVER PRINT AND LIST FOR $400.00 + NM IN GOLDMINE'S BOOK. . THE TRAILOFF NUMBERS IN THE DEADWAX AREA, ARE 11601 ON SIDE 1 AND 11602 ON SIDE 2. THE CLOVERS BEGAN THEIR IN THE LATE FORTIES AND ARE ONE OF THE FIRST RHYTHM AND BLUES GROUPS TO HIT THE NATIONAL CHARTS IN THE EARLY FIFTIES. THE COLORFUL COVER DEPICTS MEMBERS, MIDDLE LEFT: HAROLD LUCAS, TOP: MATTHEW McQUARTER, MIDDLE RIGHT: JOHN BAILEY, LOWER MIDDLE RIGHT: HAROLD WINLEY, BOTTOM: BILL HARRIS. THE VERY THICK ALBUM COVER IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO SEAM SPLITS, TAPE, WRITING, RINGWEAR OR DISCOLORATION AND THE LINER NOTES IN BACK ARE SUPERB. THE RICH, SHINY RECORD HAS MAINTAINED IT'S GLOSSY LOOK AND THE LABELS ARE CLEAN. I INSPECTED THE RECORD UNDER THE LIGHT AND THERE WERE NO SCRATCHES OR SCUFFS, JUST SOME LIGHT SURFACE OR LINE MARKS FROM MINIMAL USE. I ALSO PLAYED THE RECORD JUST PRIOR TO LISTING AND AGAIN AFTER LISTING AND MADE THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONS. THERE ARE NO STICKS OR SKIPS, JUST A FEW VERY LIGHT, SOFT POPS AND HISSES FROM MINIMAL USE. AN OUTSTANDING LISTENING EXPERIENCE FROM THE CLOVERS, A HISTORICAL GROUP AND TRULY, PIONEERS OF THE EARLY DAYS OF R&B. THIS INVESTMENT GRADE QUALITY ALBUM IS A MUST FOR THE DEDICATED COLLECTOR. BASED ON GOLDMINE'S GRADING GUIDELINES, THE ALBUM IS GRADED NM- AND THE RECORD VG+.

SIDE 1; LOVE BUG, ALL ABOUT YOU, IF I COULD BE LOVED BY YOU, SO YOUNG, DOWN IN THE ALLEY, NIP SIP. SIDE 2; I LOVE YOU, IN THE MORNING TIME, YOUR TENDER LIPS, FOOL FOOL FOOL, WISHING FOR YOUR LOVE, THERE'S NO TOMORROW.         

I WILL ACCEPT CASHIER'S CHECK, MONEY ORDER OR PERSONAL CHECK AND WILL SHIP ON DAY OF SETTLEMENT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME. PLEASE VIEW MY FEEDBACK, GOOD LUCK AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GRADING!

GRADING IS BASED ON GOLDMINE'S GRADING SYSTEM. I AM CONSERVATIVE WHEN GRADING MY ALBUMS AND I TRY TO BE OBJECTIVE IN DOING SO. MOST OF THE ALBUMS OFFERED FOR BID COME FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION WHILE OTHERS COME FROM OTHER COLLECTIONS AND ESTATES. NONE COME FROM GARAGE SALES OR SWAP MEETS.

MINT: (M);  ABSOLUTELY PERFECT IN EVERY WAY. CERTAINLY NEVER PLAYED AND PERHAPS STILL IN THE 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, TAPE OR OTHER NOTICEABLE DEFECTS, INCLUDING CUT-OUT HOLES. BASICALLY, AN ALBUM IN NEAR MINT CONDITION SHOULD LOOK AS IF IT WAS JUST PURCHASED FROM A RECORD STORE AND REMOVED FROM THE ORIGINAL WRAPPING.

VERY GOOD+: (VG+);  A VERY GOOD PLUS WILL SHOW SOME SIGNS OF USE AND THAT IT WAS PLAYED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER WHO TOOK CARE OF IT. RECORD SURFACES MAY SHOW SOME SIGNS OF WEAR AND ALSO MAY HAVE SOME SLIGHT SCUFFS OR SCRATCHES THAT DO NOT AFFECT ONE'S LISTENING EXPERIENCE. SLIGHT WARPS THAT DO NOT AFFECT THE SOUND IS OK. THE LABELS MAY HAVE SOME RINGWEAR OR DISCOLORATION, BUT THEY SHOULD BARELY BE 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 DESIRABLE.

VERY GOOD (VG):  SURFACE NOISE WILL BE EVIDENT UPON PLAYING, ESPECIALLY IN SOFT PASSAGES AND DURING A SONGS 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. THESE RECORDS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FILLERS.

LISTINGS AND DESCRIPTIONS, PLEASE READ!

PLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ THE ALBUMS DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY. I HAVE HAD A FEW PERSONS WHO DID NOT TAKE TIME TO READ THE DESCRIPTIONS, WIN THE AUCTION AND THEN ASK FOR A REFUND DUE TO THEIR NOT READING THE INFORMATION, OR BEING HASTY IN DOING SO. DESCRIPTIONS WILL INCLUDE THE ARTIST (S), LABEL, DATE OF RECORDING IF KNOWN, CONDITION OF ALBUM AND RECORD, INCLUDING LABELS AND OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION THAT WILL BE HELPFUL IN MAKING A WINNING BID. WHEN AN ALBUM IS LISTED AND IT IS KNOWN TO BE AN ORIGINAL OR FIRST PRESSING, IT WILL BE SO STATED IN THE DESCRIPTION, INCLUDING THE TRAILOFF NUMBERS IN THE DEADWAX AREA IF POSSIBLE. USING GOLDMINE'S ABBREVIATION SYSTEM, A REISSUE WILL HAVE AN (ri) IN THE DESCRIPTION.

PERSONAL ASSURANCE!

IF THE ALBUM AND RECORD IS SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT THAN THE DESCRIPTION, PLEASE CONTACT ME BY EMAIL ONLY, WITH A FULL DESCRIPTION STATING YOUR CONCERN. I WILL DO WHAT I CAN TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. I WILL ASSIST ANY REASONABLE CLIENT, INCLUDING PROVIDING A FULL OR PARTIAL CREDIT ONLY, TOWARDS A FUTURE WINNING BID UPON RETURN OF THE ALBUM IN QUESTION. U.S. RETURNS MUST BE RECEIVED WITHIN SEVEN DAYS, CANADA, EUROPE AND ASIA FOURTEEN DAYS. ANY ADVERSE FEEDBACK WILL VOID THE ASSURANCE. FEEDBACK MUST BE POSTED PRIOR TO MAKING ANY ADJUSTMENT OF RETURNED ALBUM. PLEASE, WHEN MAILING OR RETURNING, BE SURE IT IS PACKAGED CAREFULLY SO IT ISN'T DAMAGED IN SHIPPING. DAMAGED RETURNS WILL ALSO VOID THE ASSURANCE. DUE TO DIFFERENT TIME ZONES, I DO NOT ACCEPT TELEPHONE CALLS.

I TAKE PRIDE IN PROVIDING USEFUL INFORMATION AND QUALITY ALBUMS TO MY VALUED CLIENTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. MY FEEDBACK SPEAKS FOR ITSELF THANKS TO YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS.

SHIPPING TO ASIA, CANADA, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, SOUTH AMERICA!

I TAKE A GREAT DEAL OF PRIDE WHEN SHIPPING MY VALUABLE ALBUMS. THEY AR SENT BY AIR ONLY. EVERY ALBUM IS SHIPPED IN SPECIAL RECORD BOXES AND STRAPPED WITH CLEAR TAPE. CARDBOARD IS USED TO CUSHION THE ALBUMS, PREVENTING BREAKAGE. THERE ARE (8) SPECIAL STICKERS THAT SAY, FRAGILE-PHONOGRAPH RECORD. EVERY BOX IS MARKED!

SHIPPING TO THE UNITED STATES!

ALL SHIPMENTS ARE PRIORITY AND ARE SHIPPED IN SPECIAL ALBUM BOXES OR U.S.P.S PRIORITY BOXES. CARDBOARD IS USED TO CUSHION THE ALBUMS AND PREVENT DAMAGE. THERE ARE (8) STICKERS THAT SAY, FRAGILE, PHONOGRAPH RECORD. EVERY BOX IS MARKED!

SUMMARY;  I SINCERELY HOPE THIS INFORMATION IS OF VALUE TO YOU. I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING RARE, INVESTMENT GRADE ALBUMS FOR MANY YEARS. I AM SURE YOU WILL BE PLEASED WITH MY AUCTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR INTEREST.