Brenda Lee 45 Rock The Bop NM 1957 Rare Non-Charted Rockabilly USA Decca 30535

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35

-Artist / Group:  Brenda Lee

-Mini bio: Born Brenda Mae Tarpley on Dec. 11, 1944 in Lithonia, Georgia. Rockabilly/rock & roll/pop/country singer. Professional singer since age six. Signed to Decca Records in 1956. Became known as Little Miss Dynamite. Successful rock & roll singer from 1956-1979 then switched to country music from 1971-1985 when once again she achieved much success. Brenda Lee ranks as the #1 female singer of the 1960's. Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Rock and Roll Hall of fame in 2002.

-Brenda Lee entered Billboard's Top Pop Singles Charts 64 times between 1957-2015 with singles such as: Dynamite (1957), Sweet Nothin's (1959), I'm Sorry (1960), I Want To Be Wanted (1960), Emotions (1960), Dum Dum (1961), Fool # 1 (1961), Break It To Me Gently (1962), Heart In Hand (1962), All Alone Am I (1962), Losing You (1963), As Usual (1963), Too Many Rivers (1965) and Coming On Strong (1966) among others.

-Brenda Lee also released a number of rockabilly and teen-rock singles which although didn't chart are nonetheless worth tracking down. Some of those singles are: Bigelow 6-200 b/w Jambalaya (On The Bayou) (1956), One Teenager To Another (1957), Rock The Bop b/w Rock-A-Baby Blues (1957), Ring-A-My Phone b/w Little Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar) (1958) and Let's Jump The Broomstick (1959).

-Side one: Rock The Bop

-Rock The Bop is a fast-tempo rockabilly with percolating bass, guitar, drums, sax, gritty vocals from Brenda Lee and a hot sax/guitar solo!

-One of rock & roll's forgotten songs which should have done much better on the charts, but instead disappeared without a trace shortly after its release during the late fall of 1957.

-This was Brenda's sixth single following close on the tail-coat of Dynamite from July of 1957 and one of just a few Brenda Lee singles which never even bubbled under any of the Pop Singles Charts such as Billboard, Cashbox, and Hit records.

-Side two: Rock-A-Bye Baby Blues

-Rock-A-Bye Baby Blues is a melodic fast-tempo teen-rocker with driving bass, guitar, growly sax, drums, gritty vocals from Brenda Lee and a hot sax/guitar solo!

-Two sider!

-Label: Decca 9-30535

-Year released: 1957

-Billboard number: Non charted

-Pressed in: Canada

-Visual grade: Near mint

-Labels: Near mint

-Factory sleeve: VG+

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Record grading:

(M) Mint: A mint record should appear to have just left the manufacturers without any handling; that is, it should appear perfect! No light scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains on labels or writing, tears or splits; nothing. Perfect. And age has nothing to do with it; the same standards for Mint apply to a rare rockabilly single from 1955 as they do to a Top 40 record from 1988! There are no sliding values for Mint. A Mint record cover should appear to have never had a record in it; no ring-wear, dog-eared corners, writing, seam-splits; nothing! Perfect! Even a new, unplayed old stock record can have factory flaws. Mint should be used sparingly and will usually attract a premium value to serious collectors. Mint means perfect and nothing else!

(SS) Still sealed: Still sealed in the factory shrink wrap.

(M-) Mint minus: A nearly perfect record. The record will show no obvious signs of wear, very light surface scuffs from normal handling are permitted but no light scratches. Original finish intact. Picture sleeves should have no more than the most minor defects, such as almost invisible ring wear or other signs of slight handling.

(VG+) Very good plus: The record will show some signs that it was played or otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Record surfaces may show some slight signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or light scratches. Picture sleeves may have some slight ring wear, lightly turned up corners, or a small seam split.

(VG) Very good: Many of the defects found in a VG+ record or sleeve will be more pronounced in a VG record or picture sleeve. Groove wear may be noticeable, the record may have light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound, but the foreign noises will be less prominent than the music. Picture sleeves may have quite prominent ring wear. Creases, folds, seam splits and tears will be more obvious and may appear on all three sides, and there may be writing as well.

(VG-) Very good minus: Foreign noises may be about as prominent as the music. The record still plays through without skipping. The picture sleeve will have more significant seam splits, perhaps to the point where they were taped closed, and highly obvious ring wear and heavier writing. Can serve as a filler until a better one comes along.

(G) Good: We seldom offer a good record for sale unless it is particularly rare for the following reasons: Foreign noises are louder than the recorded music and listening can be distracted by the noise. May or may not play through without skipping, but should be so noted. Picture sleeves are so badly seam split that they may not be able to contain the record within.Tears, folds, writing and ring wear may be overwhelming.