78 rpm, Rare 1958 Doo Wop, The Olympics on Demon, Western Movies, V+

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Here's a hard to find 1958 doo wop classic. The Olympics on the Demon label  "The Highest in Fi". Songs are Western Movies and Well. Graded V+. The Olympics were an American doo-wop group, formed in 1957 by lead singer Walter Ward (August 28, 1940 — December 11, 2006). The group included Eddie Lewis (tenor, Ward's cousin), Charles Fizer (tenor), Walter Hammond (baritone) and Melvin King (bass) and except for Lewis were friends in a Los Angeles, California, high school.  They recorded "Western Movies" (Demon Records) in the summer of 1958. Co-written by Fred Smith and Cliff Goldsmith, "Western Movies" made it to #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song reflected the nation's preoccupation with western themed movies and television programs. It told the story of a man who lost his girl to TV westerns, and it included doo-wop harmonies as well as background gunshots and ricochet sound effects. Walter Ward's song "Well (Baby please don't go)" (the b-side to "Western Movies") was recorded twice by John Lennon in 1971: the February 1971 studio recording was not issued until the 1998 John Lennon Anthology, then again on Wonsaponatime. A June 1971 live recording with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention was issued on 1972's Some Time In New York City, and on Zappa's 1992's Playground Psychotics. See photos for label condition. Check out my other records! Combined shipping using media mail is only $1 for each additional record (up to 7 total).
My Grading System –Sight based only unless otherwise indicated

E. Still very shiny, near new looking, with no visible signs of wear.

E-. Still shiny but without the luster of a new record, few light scratches. 

V+. Average condition 78 in which scuffs, surface scratches, and use have dulled the finish somewhat.

V. Less than average condition, but still considered playable. Scuffs and surface scratches throughout.

V-. Playable but quite heavily grayed throughout. The type of 78 you would typically see in a stack without sleeves for 50 years or more. If you want the title, it’s still worth it.

P. Wall-hanger.Love the label and title? Would look great on the wall.

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