Bundle of Tommy James & Shondells Singles 14 Roulette Titles Three Promos

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Only with the benefit of decades of hindsight do Tommy James & the Shondells get any respect.  They did, after all, sell more records than any other pop group in the world from 1968 to 1970, proving that there was still a place for pretty mindless, goodtime, pop-tinged rock 'n' roll even as the rock music world tipped into the heaviness of the San Francisco scene and FM radio.  The song that broke them in 1966, Hanky Panky, was actually recorded in 1963 by the first version of The Shondells and released on Snap Records in Michigan, failing to generate any buzz beyond the local area.  It happened to find its way to Pittsburg a couple of years later and went viral.  The Shondells had broken up by this time so Tommy James recruited a local Pittsburg band, The Raconteurs (40+ years ahead of Jack White with the name), to become V.2 of The Shondells, and they took off.  Hanky Panky was written, oddly enough, by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich.  Here is what is included in this bundle (vinyl graded first, label second).  The consistent grading of VG on the vinyl is due to hairlines, there is very little that is feelable on any of the records.  Gloss is generally very good to excellent:
Roulette 4686  Hanky Panky b/w Thunderbolt  VG A-side;VG- B-side/VG (no feelable marks, just hairlines, on A-side; feelable scratch on B-side clicks through most of track) Roulette 4695  Say I Am b/w Lots of Pretty Girls  VG/VG  Roulette 4710  It's Only Love b/w Ya! Ya!  VG/VG Roulette 4720  I Think We're Alone Now b/w Gone, Gone, Gone  VG+/VG+ Roulette 4756  I Like the Way b/w Baby I Can't Take it No More  VG/VG- Roulette 4736  Mirage b/w Run, Run, Baby, Run  VG/VG+ Roulette 7000  PROMO  Wish It Were You b/w Get Out Now  VG/VG+ Roulette 7008  Mony Mony b/w One Two Three and I Fell  VG/VG+ Roulette 7028  PROMO  Crimson & Clover b/w (I'm) Taken  VG/VG Roulette 7028  STOCK  Crimson & Clover b/w Some Kind of Love (diff B-side) VG/VG+ Roulette 7050  Crystal Blue Persuasion b/w I'm Alive  VG/VG+ Roulette 7071  Red Rover b/w Gotta Get Back to You  VG-/VG Roulette 7103  Draggin' the Line b/w Bits & Pieces  VG/VG+ Roulette 7140  PROMO  Boo, Boo, Don't 'Cha Be Blue (Stereo and Mono mixes)  VG/VG    
Allow yourself a guilty pleasure and grab a set of Tommy James & the Shondells, on 45 RPM vinyl the way it was meant to be.  If it passes grade with Joan Jett and Billy Idol, that is plenty good for me!  Shipped free in the U.S.! 
If a sound sample is included above for a 45 single, it is from the actual record.  Both sides will be played on the sample, about 45 seconds of each.  
Free domestic US standard shipping!  See below for cost of US Priority Shipping.  
I ship using new packaging materials specifically designed for vinyl, no shipping in a used Tide box or a retrofitted USPS box!  I almost always ship within two days, usually the next day, and will have a notice in my store on the rare occasions I am not able to meet that timeframe.  Shipping cost includes the cost of the materials.  And, of course I will combine shipping.  I make no money on shipping, what you pay is what I pay! 
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• PRIORITY 7" DOMESTIC: 1-9 7" for $7.00; 10-13 7" for $11.00; 14-18 for $12.00
• FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL 7" (Canada $2 less): 1 for $13.75; 2 for $14.50; 3 for $15.25; 4-6 for $16; 7-9 for $18; 10-13 for $20 
• PRIORITY INTERNATIONAL 7":  Up to 13 7" for $30.00

Quotes provided for others quantities or mixed shipments. 

• 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, diminished 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.