CHUCK BERRY'S FIRST 45 Joe Alexander & The Cubans BALLAD 1008 / NEW OLD STOCK
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JOE ALEXANDER & THE CUBANS
CHUCK BERRY'S FIRST (SEE BELOW)
RECORD IS STRONG VG++ TO MINT-
GORGEOUS COPY.
LABELS ARE LOVELY.
VINYL IS GLOSSY.
CAME RIGHT FROM THE FACTORY BOX, CLEANED PLACED INTO NEW SLEEVE.
ORIGINAL BROWN SLEEVE INCLUDED.
LABEL IS MAROON BUT APPEARS RED IN THE PHOTO.
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING.
NOT A REPRO.
A FRIEND AND I RECENTLY PURCHASED WHAT REMAINED OF THE BALLAD LABEL.
THIS IS IT!
EXTREMELY RARE: MINT COPIES HAVE FETCHED $1,800
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RECORDED IN SAINT LOUIS ON OSCAR WASHINGTON'S BALLAD LABEL ON AUGUST 13,1954. THIS WAS CHUCK BERRY'S FIRST RECORDING (NINE MONTHS PRIOR TO HIS FIRST CHESS RELEASE, "MAYBELLENE" WHICH WAS RECORDED MAY 21,1955).
SESSION CREDITS: JOE ALEXANDER (VOCALS), FREDDY GOLDEN (BONGOS), FAITH DOUGLAS (AKA OSCAR DOUGLAS WASHINGTON ON GUITAR) AND CHARLES BERRYN (AKA CHUCK BERRY ON GUITAR).
PLAYS WITH A LITTLE NOISE ON SIDE B. OTHERWISE PLAYS VERY VERY WELL WITH A FEW POPS HERE AND THERE EVEN THO IT'S A NEW RECORD.
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