Chuck Berry Is On Top LP 1959 Chess 1435 Blue/Silver Label Sheldon 1st Press?
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"Berry Is On Top" by Chuck Berry was released in 1959 by Chess Records (1435, mono). This is quite possibly a first pressing, indicated by "Sheldon" in the dead wax, and the blue/silver labels.
For more info on black vs. blue label variations, see this from the Chess Album Discography:
"The original Chess LP series started with LP-1425 and included albums on both the Chess and the Checker labels. After 1437, the series was used exclusively for the Chess label; the Checker label switched to a 2970 series. A note about label design changes. Label design changes are a messy operation, not usually a clean break between one design and a newer one from one album number to the next. Often, the old label blanks are used until they are depleted. Sometimes, when several pressing plants are used, some run out later than others, so we see things like the first black label showing up on LP-1500, when two label changes have already occurred since then. In the case of Chess, Checker, and Argo, different color labels with the first design were used, often for the same album, so for instance 'original pressings' of a Chess album might show up with either a blue or a black label. And of course, newer labels often show up on older albums. This is more easily explained by later pressings of an album still in print. For all these reasons, it is hard to pinpoint when a new label starts for a company like Chess. Certainly the orange GRT label on a 1962 album indicates a later pressing or a reissue, but in looking at the 1960s labels, as we say, it's messy, and it's why we usually say, 'about this point, the label changes.'
The first Chess label was black with silver printing, 'CHESS' vertically on the left side of the label. On stereo releases, a gold label with black printing was used, with the same graphics. During this time, some issues used dark blue labels with silver printing graphics were the same. These were the original labels on 1425 to approximately 1482, but also appeared sporadically on original albums as late as LP-1500."
The vinyl is in VG condition with its share of scuffs and hairline scratches, nothing that serious, but it does play with underlying noise - still highly enjoyable. The sleeve grades EX, still in what appears to be the original loose factory bag, the only notable flaw being writing at two spots along the back left edge.
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