Bruce Johnston Columbia CL 2057 Surfin' 'Round the World WL Promo Beach Boys

$

85

OK, full disclosure here, Bruce Johnston can be blamed (some say credited) with writing the song "I Write the Songs" which was a mammoth hit for Barry Manilow in the mid-70's.  Everyone is entitled to a stumble, even one that won them a Grammy.  I really hate that song.  Well, way before that, Johnston was a major influence in the development of the early 60's surf sound, producing and performing on records released by The Rip-Chords.  Since the Rip-Chords unabashedly rode in the Beach Boys jet stream, Bruce Johnston decided to go straight to the source and joined the Boys in 1965.  Before that he released this LP under his own name in 1963.  It is pretty hard to find, and this is an outstanding copy.  Vinyl is NM.  White two eye Columbia promo labels are NM.  Includes original Columbia inner sleeve, also NM.  And, to finish the clean NM sweep, the outer sleeve is in the original shrinkwrap and grades NM.  You will not find a better copy unless it is sealed.  See my other Beach Boys LPs in this week's auctions.  
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• Mint (M) (only if sealed).  Not used for 7".
• Near Mint (NM): Very little evidence of use, glossy surface, minimal vinyl marking; labels are clean and crisp with no writing, ring wear or significant spindle marking; jackets are clean and square, no writing, no splits, no ring wear.
• Very Good+ (VG+) : Vinyl shows use but has been well cared for, surface has light scuffs or very light scratches (not feelable) that will not significantly degrade the sound; labels are clean with only minor ring wear, any writing or sticker/residue is discrete, only slight soiling or dirtiness, drill hole OK if label otherwise clean; jackets are clean with no more than light ring wear, minor corner dings, if writing on the cover it is discrete, no more than one slight seam split, light creasing, cutout hole or corner only if rest of jacket is free of defects - multiple flaws of the types described will drop grade.
• Very Good (VG): Vinyl shows significant use with more scuffing or light scratches but will play through without skipping, may be slight warping but will play through (without having to tape a penny to the tonearm like the old days!) and nothing that will cause a significant bobbing of the tone arm, will have surface noise particularly at intro and in soft passages, dimished or irregular gloss; labels may have significant ring wear, more prominent writing or stickers/residue, drill hole, more soiling or dirtiness; sleeves may have multiple splits, writing, creasing, soiling or dirtiness, drill holes or cut corners, and/or ring wear.  This is a common grade for older 45's - they were often stored outside of the sleeve which lead to multiple light surface hairline scratches which have not caused significant damage to the vinyl grooves - they will still afford an enjoyable listen.
• Good (G): Infrequent grade usually only applied to rare items, or to one aspect (i.e. the sleeve) if another aspect (i.e. the vinyl) is a significantly higher grade.  Vinyl may have significant scuffing or scratching, poor gloss, significant noise on playing but should play through; labels may have glaring writing, significant ring wear, extensive sticker residue, dirtiness; sleeves may have substantial ring wear, extensive seam splitting, taping, prominent writing.