BUDDY HOLLY CHIRPING CRICKETS EP U.S. BRUNSWICK LABEL

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$ 123 Sold For

Feb 25, 2009 Sold Date

Feb 18, 2009 Start Date

$ 50 Start price

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THE "CHIRPING" CRICKETS EP ON BRUNSWICK. THIS WAS THEIR FIRST RELEASE ON THE BRUNSWICK LABEL. GREAT SOUND QUALITY - NO SEAM SPLITS, NO WRITING, VIVID FRONT COVER COLORS AND NO STAINS. THE PHOTOS SHOULD GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE COVER CONDITION WHICH I WOULD GRADE AS A STRONG VG+. THE VINYL RATES VG+ TO VG++. THERE ARE NO SKIPS OR TICKS AND BACKGROUND NOISE IS MINIMAL. THE LABELS WOULD BE NM EXCEPT FOR A RED BLEMISH AND NUMBER STICKER ON ONE SIDE - I'M NOT SURE IF THE BLEMISH IS A FACTORY DEFECT BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO ATTEMPT TO REMOVE IT. THE COVER DISPLAYS EXTREMELY WELL AND IT IS OVER 50 YEARS OLD.

The songs are Side 1: That'll Be The Day, I'm Lookin' For Someone To Love and Side 2: Oh Boy! Not Fade Away.

An interesting note, the writing credit for Not Fade Away is Norman Petty and Charles Hardin. "Charles" is the given name of Buddy Holly and this is one of the few instances where the song was credited to his given name.

The cover flaws are relatively minor and I've tried to highlight them in the photos. Photo #3 shows some scuffing on the lower right side of the cover. It also shows the clarity of the "Printed in U.S. A." I took a photo of the spine to show there is a tiny bit of scuffing but it is fully intact. The only other flaw is a tiny white spot on the front cover which may be a factroy issue since it feels like a bump.

The vinyl flaws are minor. There is a little background noise but it is mostly noticeable between songs and not distracting when the music is playing. The run-off area of Side 1 has a stamp of 1 - 2 and the designation S3870 1 stamped - these can be felt by a finger so they are raised a bit, although the stamp "1-2" is more easily felt so it is raised higher. On Side 2 the only stamp is S3871 2. There is no writing and there are no tears on the labels but as noted, there is a red spot in the run-off and a number sticker on Side 2 as seen in the photos.

All in all, this is a great example of a rare EP that is difficult to find in this condition. I will not ship this overseas so please don't ask. There is no reserve and the auction will not be ended early. Please feel free to ask any questions and thanks for looking.

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