44th Annual Tri-State Singing Convention, LP, 1965, w/Cooke Duet & Roscoe Reed Format: 33 Vinyl Record

Artist: Various  Title: 44th Annual Tri-State Singing Convention, LP, 1965, w/Cooke Duet & Roscoe Reed Label: Trail  Grade & Description
Sealed Record with live performances 
A Tribute to the 44th Annual Tri-State Singing Convention  Recorded live at Bullitt Park in Big Stone Gap, Va. June 13th,1965 Trail Records / Kingsport Tn / Tilford Salyer Side One Artist:   1)Powell River Boys Quartet    2)Lois Jane Neal (Pre-dates her 1st solo album. To my knowledge, this is her 1st appearance on record)   3)Good News Quartet   4)Country Gospelaires   5)The Hill Family   6)Radio Church Time Singers   7)Melodyette Trio Side Two Artist:   1)Dixon Family  2)Roscoe Reed and the Starlight Quartet - (Roscoe wrote "The Great Beyond" & "On Heaven's Bright Shore" - Not aware of any other Reed   recordings out there. Here he is singing "The Great Beyond" Ultra Rare)  3)Hardin Brothers   4)Sunshine Girls   5)Cooke Duet - (To my knowledge, this is the duo's 1st appearance together on record. Their self-titled debut LP wasn't released until 1967)   6)Mack & Jan Trio   7)Revelators Quartet 

GRADING SCALE:
(SS) STILL SEALED / MINT          (10.0 / 10.0)Pristine, Looks as if it just came off the manufacturing line, also listed as New, Mint Sealed/Unopened (NM) NEAR MINT                       (9.0-9.5 / 10.0)Looks as if it just came from a store and was opened for the first time, maybe played a few times if ever, no evidence of play or wear whatsoever (EX) EXCELLENT                       (8.0-9.0 / 10.0)also listed as  VERY GOOD PLUS PLUS (VG++), LP may have a faint surface mark or two barring it from being truly Near Mint, but sound quality will not be affected at all, cover sleeve is just short of Near Mint, often used for cover sleeves in Shrink, or with no ring wear or staining or easily visible flaws whatsoever, seams and spine fully intact (VG+) VERY GOOD PLUS         (7.0-8.0 / 10.0)Shows slight signs of wear, light scuffs or scratches may be present but they do not affect playback other than faint surface noise heard sporadically in between tracks, or the occasional soft click from a surface mark here or there, cover sleeve is considered good yet when observed closely will show to have a flaw or small flaws, very minor ringwear if any, seams and spine intact but not pristine (VG) VERY GOOD                      (5.0-6.0 / 10.0) more obvious signs of wear and handling, LP has surface noise that is noticeable in some spots but perhaps is quiet and clean in other spots, clicks and pops will be heard, but will not significantly disrupt the music, cover sleeves have more obvious ringwear or marks/staining, seams may have cracking, minor seam splitting or some missing spine text but are still fairly well intact. Writing may be present on label. (VG-) VERY GOOD                     (3.0-4.0 / 10.0)significant and obvious wear and handling including surface noise throughout, audible scratches which cause clicks and pops and crackle but no skips or repeated grooves, cover sleeve may have significant ringwear and/or staining, seam splits may be evident, label or sleeve may have writing, names, stickers etc (G) GOOD                                     (2.0-3.0 / 10.0)typically only going to be seen on a cover sleeve for a significantly rare album that is in extremely bad shape, lots of splitting etc, yet is still worth owning due to its rarity. We will likely never offer albums with a Vinyl/LP  (P) POOR                                          (<1.0 / 10.0