BILL HALEY &COMETS"ROCK THE JOINT"1957 LONDON 1ST PRESS

	£		21
	$		28

ORIGINAL MONO MIX 1957 1ST DECCA PRESSED LONDON LABEL BILL HALEY AND THE COMETS LP

"ROCK THE JOINT"

LONDON HA-F 2037 + 1B/1B MATRIXES

14 TRACKS RECORDED IN 1952/1953 JUST BEFORE HIS WORLDWIDE BREAKTHROUGH WITH"ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK",ALTHOUGH SEVERAL OF THE TRACKS SOUND AS IF THEY WERE RECORDED DURING THAT EXCITING MID-1950s ERA WITH ALMOST IDENTICAL SOLOS TO THE HITS!!!! 

PLEASE NOTE,THIS IS NOT A BRILLIANT COPY HAVING HAD MANY PLAYS WITH A NUMBER OF MARKS PRODUCING SOME SURFACE NOISE WITH CLICKS AND POPS THROUGHOUT,HOWEVER,THE SCRATCHES ARE NOT DEEP AND NOT THE LOUD THUDDING CLICKS AND GENERALLY THE SOUND IS VERY CLEAR,TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE AGE AND THE FACT THAT MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE UNPLAYABLE OR IF THEY ARE DO NOT GIVE A DECENT SOUND.

NO JUMPS,NO STICKS!STILL VERY LISTENABLE! 

SOME VERY SLIGHT DISTORTION AT SOME OF THE SOUND PEAKS(I ALWAYS LISTEN WITH THE TREBLE FULLY ON)HOWEVER WITH A SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT OF THE TREBLE CONTROL AND IT IS LESS NOTICABLE.

THOSE OF YOU LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A MONO SWITCH,WOULD PROBABLY FIND THAT"TOP END"MINOR "FIZZ"WOULD BE"LOST". 

THE THICK VINYL IS FLAT,NO WARPS OR DENTS! 

THE VERY EARLIEST PRESSING!

NO OTHER PRESSING EXISTS BEFORE THIS ONE!

ONE OF THE VERY FIRST OFF THE UK PRINT RUN AND MOST HALEY FANS WERE SAVING HARD FOR THE BRUNSWICK LPs THAT HAD THE CURRENT HITS MAKING THIS LONDON LABEL ALTERNATIVE OF TRACKS MOST FANS DIDN'T KNOW A MUCH POORER SELLER!!!! 

THE SLEEVE IS ONE OF THE BETTER EXAMPLES I HAVE EVER SEEN-MOST TURN UP WITH PIECES MISSING,BADLY TORN,OR IN MOST CASES NO COVER AT ALL!

THE CARD USED WAS WAFER THIN AND VERY DELICATE AND NATURALLY MOST BUYERS WOULD PLAY THIS EXCITING ALBUM A LOT,RESULTING IN THE CONSTANT REMOVAL AND RETURNING TO THE COVER OF THE DISC.

THIS ONE HAS A FEW TINY EDGE TEARS,SOME DAMAGE TO THE FLIPBACKS-SLIGHT TEARS AND NEEDS STICKING DOWN,SOME LAMINATION PEELING BUT IS QUITE CLEAN AND BRIGHT, WITH NO WRITING,NO REPAIRS OR MAJOR DAMAGE!!!!

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A VERY RARE ROCK AND ROLL LP -THIS COULD BE THE ONE FOR YOU!

AN EARLY 1ST EDITION WHICH WAS VERY LIMITED AND RARE TO FIND OVER 50 YEARS ON AND AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ANY ROCK AND ROLL COLLECTION!

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN DREADFUL UNPLAYABLE CONDITION.

THIS COPY HAS SEEN A NUMBER OF PLAYS WITH SOME MARKS,SOME CLICKS,AND SOME GENERAL MINOR SURFACE NOISE BUT SOUNDS GOOD APART FROM SOME SLIGHT DISTORTION AT THE SOUND "PEAKS".

DESPITE THIS, THERE ARE NO NASTY LOUD CLICKS,NO JUMPS,NO STICKS AND THE COVER IS SO OFTEN MISSING OR AT LEAST SERIOUSLY DAMAGED!

ALMOST EVERY COPY, I HAVE FOUND HAS AT LEAST ONE JUMP OR SKIP,BUT THIS ONE HASN'T ANY SUCH FAULTS!

IN 1957,SO OFTEN THE EQUIPMENT USED WOULD RUIN ANY DELICATE L.P.DISC WITHIN JUST A COUPLE OF PLAYS!!!

EVEN 78 RPM NEEDLES WERE SOMETIMES USED! 

YOU CANNOT BEAT SEEING THAT LONDON LABEL SPINNING ON YOUR RECORD DECK!

IT IS MOSTLY SURFACE MARKS AND SCUFFS,THE GROOVES DO NOT"LOOK WORN"AND WITH SOME SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT OF THE TONE CONTROLS THE MINOR DISTORTION PEAKS AND CLICKS ARE LESS NOTICABLE AND THE SOUND IS PRETTY GOOD.

ON AN OLDER DECK OR THE USE OF A MONO FILTER SWITCH WOULD PROBABLY MAKE AN EVEN BIGGER DIFFERENCE!

THIS COULD BE AN IDEAL MIX AND MATCH OPPORTUNITY IF YOU DON'T HAVE A COVER!

MINT COPIES TEND TO FETCH AROUND £100 SO A £10 START FOR A VERY STRONG GOOD CONDITION COPY IS WELL WORTH GOING FOR!

DON'T FORGET THE SOUND OF THIS RECORD IS A VERY STRONG,GOOD CONDITION TESTED WITH VERY STRICT GRADING IN MIND!!

JUST COMPARE WITH OTHER COPIES ADVERTISED WITH TOTALLY WRECKED COVERS,AND EVEN STATEMENTS ADMITTING MAJOR JUMPS AND NASTY DEEP CLICKS-SUCH COPIES ARE OF NO INTEREST TO SERIOUS COLLECTORS AND ACT AS MERE"BETTER THAN  NOTHING"GAP FILLERS!

MAKE NO MISTAKE,THIS IS NOT EVEN A "VG" CONDITION EXAMPLE BUT BEARING IN MIND IT'S SCARCITY IS FAR,FAR BETTER THAN MOST COPIES AND COVERS THAT YOU WILL SEE IN 2010! 

TIME FOR A LITTLE ABOUT ME! FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED DEALER,  MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE ESPECIALLY REGARDING THE 1950s AND 1960s!!! 

AN ORIGINAL MONO 1ST EDITION FROM 1957 OF THE WONDERFUL ALBUM ISSUED ON THE UK DECCA PRESSED LONDON SILVER PRINT LABELS .               

THICK PRESSING different to the LATER THINNER REISSUE pressings from a few years later ON OTHER LABELS .This ESSENTIAL  LP pressed within the first few WEEKS of issue from 1957 when BILL HALEY was totally global in popularity!

SONGS THAT WOULD INFLUENCE MILLIONS OF OTHER MUSICIANS.

THE TRACKS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

ROCK THE JOINT

LIVE IT UP

CRAZY, MAN CRAZY

FRACTURED

WHATCHA GONNA DO

GREEN TREE BOOGIE

ROCKIN CHAIR ON THE MOON

DANCE WITH A DOLLY

JUKE BOX CANNON BALL

ICY HEART

SUNDOWN BOOGIE

STOP BEATIN' AROUND THE MULBERRY BUSH

PAT-A-CAKE

FAREWELL,SO LONG,GOODBYE

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AN INCREDIBLE LP THAT STILL SOUNDS EXCITING 53 YEARS ON! 

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS ONE IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH MANY MARKS AND SOME CLICKS+ THE DISTORTION PEAKS HERE AND THERE BUT THAT IS BEING STRICT!

I DO NOT NORMALLY SELL LPs WITH SURFACE MARKS AND SCUFFS+SURFACE NOISE UNLESS THEY ARE VERY RARE LIKE THIS ONE AND BEING A FIRST PRESSING IS BOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE TO MANY AS A VERY DECENT GAP FILLER BUT YOU MAY HAVE TO WAIT A LONG TIME TO FIND ANOTHER ONE OR PAY A LOT MORE!!

Copies of this album were being sold in huge quantities but how many survive IN PLAYABLE CONDITION??!!!!!!

MOST THAT TURN UP ARE TOTALLY WRECKED AND HAVE NO COVERS AT ALL. 

THIS ONE COULD WELL BE IN THE VERY FIRST FEW WEEKS OF ISSUE! 

In those early days with LIMITED exposure on Radio and TV, POP LPs were carefully considered and saved for items,many fans not getting THIS LP until some of the tracks were reissued on the PYE/GOLDEN GUINEA label much later in the 1960s.  

 Vinyl is still the best way to hear authentic rock and roll and always will be!  

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.

I HAVE PLAYED IT THREE TIMES TO CHECK FOR ANY FAULTS.

There is HARDLY ANY spindle wear!!!

EVERY COPY I HAVE SEEN HAS HAD SOME BUT THESE LABELS ARE QUITE STUNNING!!!!!! 

NO WRITING/NO STICKER REMOVAL/NO WORN PRINT!!!

SEE BOTH PHOTOS.NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! 

Look elsewhere on ebay and you MIGHT see other copies-Look closer and you will find they are often reissues or lower grade copies with all manner of major faults. 

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!

AT WORSE AND IN THE STRICTNESS OF POTENTIAL BUYERS,THE DISC IS IN GOOD  CONDITION. FAR BETTER THAN MOST PEOPLES USE OF THE "GOOD"GRADING BUT IT IS DOWN TO MY STRICT GRADING POLICY.

ORIGINAL  INNER SLEEVE.  

THE LP ITSELF AS USUAL WILL BE REMOVED FROM IT'S COVER BEFORE SENDING!   

REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY BOTH OF THE PHOTOS!

IF YOU GO THROUGH MY FEEDBACK YOU WILL SEE MANY OTHER RARITIES -PAY NOTE TO THE FEEDBACK RESPONSES!! INFACT VERY HAPPY CUSTOMERS WHICH IS PROOF OF MY CAREFUL,DETAILED AND STRICT GRADING!!!! 

Realistic  £10 STARTING price with no annoying reserve. BUY IT NOW OFFERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED! 

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A PIECE OF ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY. A GREAT INVESTMENT! 

Postage is FREE AND  RECORDED DELIVERY TO THE UK.YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!

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I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH OVER 7 YEARS ON EBAY.

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

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OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY!

A VITAL PART OF ANY ROCK AND ROLL COLLECTION!

IT COULD BE THE LAST COPY I WILL FIND FOR A LONG TIME!

I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

KEEP WATCHING IN 2010!

THANKYOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!

GOOD LUCK!!

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON FOR YOUR CHANCE TO OWN A VERY,FIRST PRESSING OF THE BILL HALEY"ROCK THE JOINT"LP ON LONDON!

SOME MORE ROCK AND ROLL LPs ENDING FROM ME SHORTLY BEFORE AND AFTER THIS ONE ENDS!