VERY RARE ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING The SHIRELLES 1962

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38

PLEASE TAKE TIME TO CAREFULLY READ THE DESCRIPTIONS BEFORE BIDDING, THANK YOU!

Most of the albums you will be viewing are from my 50+ year old collection and are original issues. Sometimes I include albums given to me or purchased from friends or relatives. I do not go to swap meets, garage sales, or thrift stores. I do go to record conventions as time permits. You will be bidding for original issue, quality albums. Sometime I will list rare re-issues and the will be stated as (re) in the listing. I use Goldmine Standard Catalog as a grading guideline and tend be conservative.

All records are played prior to listing for accurate grading.

GRADING GUIDELINES!

(NM or NM-) NM records are shiny with no visible defects such as writing, stickers or needle marks on the labels. The album cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits or any signs of human handling. It also will have no ring wear.

(VG+ or Excellent) May show some slight signs of wear, including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are OK. Minor signs of handling are OK. The cover might be marred by a cutout marking, small hole punch, a cut in the spine or a promotional stamp and even a tiny bit of ring wear.

(VG) Have more obvious flaws such as lack of gloss, groove wear, light scratches and needle marks. When played there will be surface noise that will not over power the music overall. Noise in the passages, between songs is common. The cover may have minor seam splits, writing, tape, stickers, ring wear and scuffs.

(VG-) Is just a compounding of the VG category. Many obvious flaws but if the record is rare, may very well be worthwhile. I do not list records lower the above grades.

Remember, when you are bidding, most of these records are usually 50+ years old and have been out of print for a very long time. When you consider that, damage, loss, and normal use or wear has reduced the market to the point that few of these wonderful treasures are even available today.

Due to the value of my collection, I will help save you shipping fees. I use special album boxes for shipping. Album boxes will have four FRAGILE Phonograph Record stickers and clear covers with inserts. Thank you for your interest. I sincerely hope this information will be of value to you and PLEASE TAKE TIME TO CAREFULLY READ THE DESCRIPTIONS BEFORE BIDDING. Thank you and good luck bidding!

FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION; You are bidding for a very rare 1962 first pressing of Baby It's You by the Shirelles and recorded on the Scepter label 504 in High Fidelity. The group consisted of Doris Kenner, Beverly Lee, Mickey Haris and Shirley Alston. The thick album cover is in excellent condition. There are no split seams, discoloration, ring wear, writing, tape, scuffs, tears or wrinkles. The liner notes in back are very nice with only a hint of discoloration evident. the thick record has maintained its glossy look and the labels are super, showing few light spindle marks. The record wass inspected under a 100 watt light and there were no feelable scratches or deep grooves, only surface scratches and scuffs from normal use and did not affect the listening experience. I played the record just prior to listing and there were no sticks or skips, just pops and hisses from normal use. It was a very good listening experience. The songs include; Side 1, Baby It's You, Irresistable You, Things I want To Hear, Big John, The Same Old Story, Voice Of Experience. Side 2, Soldier Boy, A Thing Of The Past, Twenty One, make The Night A Little Longer, Twisting In The U.S.A., Putty In Your Hands. A super album by a Hall of Fame group who ruled the 60's Rock & Roll scene. Based on the Goldmine Guide, the album is graded VG++ and the record a very strong VG. There is no reserve.