Billie Holiday- Ultra-Rare SEALED Decca DL 8215- "The Lady Sings" From 1956

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      This is a SEALED copy of the great Billie Holiday LP "The Lady Sings," on Decca DL 8215 from 1956. The shrink wrap is sealed tightly around the LP. Just two small rips on the lower right and lower left keep it from being perfect. There is "ring wear" showing that I believe is only in the shrink wrap and not onto the actual cover. When I move the wrap with my fingers, the mark that looks like ring wear moves with the wrap and the actual cover looks unaffected.
      Last fall, another seller sold a similar, sealed copy her on Ebay. Here is what that person had to say about their copy:      

"This classic collection lovingly assembles in one place the prime of Billie Holiday - her immortal mid-period DECCA sides (1945-51), when her voice was in a full bloom, and at the peak of its power and finesse. While most people are familiar with Billie Holiday from her later, emotionally devastating performances, very few pay attention to her early sides, which is a huge, catastrophic mistake. Hear this, and see what you have been missing. As much as her later period is emotionally draining, the early sides are technically amazing and extremely impressive. This LP is next-to-impossible to find in decent condition. The set contains many memorable Billie Holiday performances, and many of the standards and tunes that she, herself, gave life and fame to. Track listing: Deep Song – You better go now – Don’t explain – Ain’t nobody’s business if I  do – God bless the child – Them there eyes – Good Morning Heartache – No More – No good man – I’ll look around – Easy Living – What is this thing called love?  Finding a still sealed MONO copy?!?! Forget it – not even a HOPE!!! This may be the last one you will ever see."

    Well, that person was wrong! Here, a few months later, I happened to find another sealed MONO copy!

     While this appears to be an original 1956 Mono pressing, there is really no way to determine that is truly is from 1956 or from another pressing a few years later. 

     However, it IS Billie and it IS an early Mono that is still Sealed!

     Shipping/Handling will be $4.00 Media Mail within the U.S.