Dr. Ross – His First Recordings – NM Delta Blues Vinyl LP - Promo

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This multi-instrumentalist was an incredible songwriter and musician.  He was adept at drums, guitar, and harmonica.  He was known as “Dr. Ross The Harmonica Boss”.  His style is very much like that of early John Lee Hooker and Sonny Boy Williamson.  He was a Grammy Award winner, though his popularity was never what he deserved in the US.  He was enormously popular throughout Europe.  This is a collection of his early recordings, all from the early 50’s while he was living in Memphis.  He was one of the first bluesmen to record for the legendary Sun label, so it’s quite likely at least a few of these were recorded there.  I love the historic photos on the cover of this album.  Like Hendrix and Otis Rush, Ross is a left handed musician who plays his right handed guitar upside down.  And he is an incredible one man band.  This astounding collection was released on Arhoolie in 1972, number 1065.  This is the original release of the album.  There is a ‘Review Copy Not For Sale’ stamp on the back of the cover.  The vinyl is in pristine condition with its bright original luster and no scratches or scuffs.  It plays with virtually no background noise.  The vinyl grades NM.  The album cover shows very light ring wear and light corner and edge wear including a thin two inch split in the middle of the top seam.  The other seams are sharp, tight, and intact.  The cover grades VG+. 

Album Tracks:
Shake Em On Down
Down South Blues
Shake A My Hand
Little Soldier Boy
Mississippi Blues
Going Back South
Dr. Ross Breakdown

Going To The River
Good Thing Blues
Turkey Leg Woman
Country Clown
My Bebop Gal
Memphis Boogie

Grading Information

I only use four grades in my grading:  NM, VG+, VG, and G.  The only exception is a sealed album which is presumed to have vinyl in mint condition.  My NM grading means that the vinyl looks and plays as though it is the first time out of the sleeve.  The VG+ rating is used on any album that plays great but has one or two small defects.  It may have a pop here and there or some occasional background static.  On a VG album you can expect that, typically, this album will play great, but you’ll see more defects on this than your VG+ rated album.   Most often the VG rated album may even play well enough to be graded VG+, but the color or blemishes drop the grading.  Likewise, you may occasionally find an album that looks almost NM but the sound quality just isn’t there.  That’s why I play every album first, because this does happen.  In this case the vinyl will be graded VG.  Very occasionally I will list an album with a grade of G.  This is one where I consider the collectible value of the album to be great enough that the copy being presented is worth having as a filler copy. 

Shipping Information – Combined Shipping

Canada shipping is calculated based on weight using US Postal Service rates.  Combined shipping is also welcomed here and does result in significant per-album cost savings. Canada shipping rates have gone up dramatically. The first album will be shipped for $16.  Additional albums will be shipped for $4 per album, with up to five albums able to be shipped before we need to use International Priority shipping.  At that point we will work together on final determination of shipping cost. 

The Canada cost determination also applies for all other International shipping, except that the first album is shipped for $21 and each subsequent is just an additional $5.00. 

All albums will be shipped in specially designed album hard cardboard mailers with a cardboard insert to prevent damage upon opening.  The vinyl is removed from the cover and presented in a new poly sleeve.  I am committed to one day turnaround on shipments.  If I receive payment before 7:00 AM Central Time I will package and ship that same day.  Payment by PayPal is preferred. 

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