BEN E. KING - SPANISH HARLEM - RARE ATCO MONO LP 1ST PRESS WLP HARP 1961 EX

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VERY RARE WHITE LABEL HARP LOGO BEN E. KING - SPANISH HARLEM ATCO 33-133 MONO
ATLANTIC RECORDS WERE VERY AMBITIOUS IN THE EARLY 1960'S. TAKING DRIFTERS FRONT MAN BEN E. KING AND CREATING HIS DEBUT ALBUM WITH HIS PHIL SPECTOR/JERRY LIEBER HIT "SPANISH HARLEM" AND MAKING IT A LATIN SOUL ALBUM INCLUDING STANDARDS LIKE FRENESI, BESAME MUCHO, AND PERFIDIA. INCLUDES A LATER HIT "AMOR" AND ALL BEAUTIFULLY PRODUCED BY LEIBER/STOLLER WITH A PHENOMENAL STRING SECTION AND PERCUSSION TO DIE FOR! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR ANY KING AND DRIFTERS FAN

THIS IS A RARE SUPERB RARELY PLAYED COPY, A WHITE LABEL PROMO, HARP LOGO, OBVIOUS VERY FIRST PRESSING, FIRST STAMPERS FOR THE BEST SOUND AND IN EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION! THE VINYL HAS ONLY VERY SMALL THIN NOTICEABLE HAIR LINES AND NO  SCRATCHES. SHINY VINYL SHOWS VERY LIGHT PLAYING AND LOOKS ALMOST MINT
UPON PLAYING THE DYNAMICS ARE SUPERB. PLAYING AT HIGH VOLUME TO HEAR ANY FAULTS, I DID HEAR THE OCCASIONAL NORMAL POP AND CLICK YET NOTHING TO HAMPER THE ENJOYMENT.  THE LATIN PERCUSSION REALLY COMES THROUGH, THE VOCALS ARE BRILLIANT AND I FELT THE REVERB ECHO ON THE TITLE TRACK "SPANISH HARLEM" SEEMS MORE PREVALENT THAN THE 45.

THE ORIGINAL LAMINATED SLEEVE IS IN A MINT MINUS CONDITION WITH LITTLE AGE WEAR -  NO SPLITS NO LABELS NO WRITING - SHOWS NO RING WEAR ON FRONT AND THE TINIEST TRACE ON BACK- TINY BUMPING TO CORNERS NO RIPS OR TEARS ON HEAVY US CARDBOARD - NO PUNCH HOLES OR SLITS - HAS THE COMPANY PROMOTION STAMP ON BACK  (SEE PHOTO)    THE SPINE IS SUPERB WITH NO EDGE AND CORNER BUMPING

LABELS ARE BRIGHT WITH NO DAMAGE NO WRITING OR LABELS AND NO SEEN SPINDLE WEAR

WHY IS A PROMO COLLECTIBLE? – PROMOS ARE USUALLY 1ST PRESSINGS AND PRODUCED FROM BETTER VINYL THAN THE DOMESTIC ISSUE – THIS IS BECAUSE THE RECORD COMPANY WANTED THE RECORD TO SOUND AT IT’S BEST AND ALSO BECAUSE MANY PROMOS ARE RADIO PLAY COPIES AND NATURALLY THEY HAVE TO LAST LONGER AND SOUND FULL WITH THE BEST DYNAMICS.

THE KING OF PROMOS ARE WHITE LABELS – THESE ARE ALWAYS 1ST PRESSINGS AND ALWAYS MADE FROM STRONGER VINYL – THESE WERE GIVEN TO THE PRESS AND RADIO EXECUTIVES AND HAD TO BE HEARD AT THEIR BEST – SOMETIMES THEY WERE A DIFFERENT MIX! 

FINALLY ONE LAST WORD RE HAIRLINES, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ANY NON SEALED RECORD WITHOUT THEM, MANY HAD THEM FROM NEW. MOSTLY THEY ARE A RESULT OF STORAGE AND USE AND USUALLY HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON THE SOUND QUALITY. THE SAME GOES FOR BACKGROUND NOISE, UNFORTUNATELY ALL RECORDS WILL HAVE SOME AND THIS VARIES AND REFLECTS THE PRESSING QUALITY. 

 RECOMMENDED!

FULLY GUARANTEED!

IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded. 

Records are graded under bright lights or discrete sunlight - In the case of visibly possible harmful scratches, the record will be tested and sound quality noted.Many vintage (1955-70) records will play fine with visible damage due to superior vinyl and better pressings.

 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AND FULLY GUARANTEED

THIS RECORD IS FULLY GUARANTEED, PLEASE EMAIL ME TO DISCUSS A PROBLEM BEFORE LEAVING NEGATIVE OR NEUTRAL FEEDBACK

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO READ THE GRADING CONDITIONS – ALSO, UNLESS A LP RECORD IS SEALED (US COPIES), THERE IS BOUND TO BE SOME DISCREPANCY HEARABLE. ALSO DEPENDING ON HOW GOOD YOUR STYLUS AND CARTRIDGE IS, YOU MAY DISAGREE WITH MY GRADINGS BUT, PLEASE NOTE: THIS RECORD IS GUARANTEED, IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE CONDITION PLEASE RETURN FOR A FULL REFUND – PLEASE DISCUSS WITH ANY PROBLEMS

PLEASE NOTE:

In the odd circumstance that it might occur, we can not be financially responsible for mishandling of parcels by the postal service. We take the best precaution to assure a perfect delivery, ship in professional boxes with the record removed from the cover with cardboard strengther and all in a clear plastic cover.

PRIOR TO OPENING A CASE WITH EBAY- I AM HAPPY TO ALWAYS DISCUSS ANY ERRORS – ALSO PLEASE READ THE SMALL STUFF AT THE END OF THE PAGE!!

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USA , LP's & 10"
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CANADA, LP's & 10"

-$18.00 USPS 1ST CLASS AIR (no insurance, no tracking #, buyer is responsible for any loss, $1.50 for each additional record

7” 45’S

USA: $4.00 1st class

WORLDWIDE: $12.00 1st class

CANADA: $10.00 1st class

How I Grade Condition Of Discs

Mint

This means I have owned it from new or purchased from a distributors warehouse, basically it means absolutely new shape, never been played or out of its dust cover. In the case of LP's, a North American album will have to be factory sealed (anyone can reseal an album!) Take Note: European and Japaneses albums were never shrink wrapped!

Note: Being mint does not guarantee it's free of pops and clicks, many pressings especially from the US were made with very poor vinyl and in a hurry which means often there are imperfections in the pressing. As a former importer, we were often given back brand new albums due to clicks heard in the playback.

Mint Minus - No such thing, it's either mint or not.

Excellent - A disc is super clean, with no visible marks

 Excellent Plus, means it's probably mint but can't be proven by me.

Excellent minus, is a disc that is excellent except it may have some markings that do not show up in the playing

VG - A disc that is STILL in good shape, WILL have some scuffs or scratches, not in excellent shape but well worth owning. VG + and ++,a disc that is that much better than VG.

VG minus, just a smidgen below VG