Eddie Bo 45 At Last 1006 E+ Condition Hold Me/I Found A Little Girl

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Greetings everybody! Thank you very much for stopping by another of my ebay record auctions! I appreciate that you took some time out of your busy schedule to click on my listing header and have a look at what I have to offer. This makes my fifth (or sixth-I’m gettin’ old, sorry for the lapse in time/memory) year that I’ve been selling records on ebay, and it’s been my pleasure to help folks out there fill in their collections with some neat-o records. And even after all this time, I’ve barely gotten through the surface of all the records I’ve accumulated over the years, so don’t worry, there’s plenty more to come! I’m happy for all the business, and it’s been my pleasure to have had so much contact with collectors over the years, and I hope to continue to do so. But that pretty much depends on the quality of what I have to offer, and I’ll do my best to get quality stuff listed for you! To all who have purchased from me, to those who have contacted me, and even those who drop by and help make my visitor counter click up another notch (yep, I’m still one of those goobers who use visitor counters), I do appreciate all you have done for me. Now, I’ll try and return the favor with more neato records! Let’s see what’s up this time!

Folks, I know that I am breaking my normal order of doing things tonight, as Wednesdays are usually my LP listing nights. But I had so many orders I had to handle at work (pulling, packing, and mailing) that trying to get any LPs prepared just wasn’t an option. But I didn’t want to leave you without new records to peruse, so this evening, I’m doing more 7” records instead. Sorry to have confused anyone. I’ll get back to usual soon!

This time up, I have a 7” 45rpm release on the At Last Records label, label #1006, by Eddie Bo. This is the single of “Hold Me” b/w “I Found A Little Girl”. This was what I thought was the top find of a record hunting trip I made out of state last year-though so far the best item I sold from that day was an Easy Listening LP, of all things. So it’s time to give this a shot. “Hold Me” has some really nice bluesy sound to it, not exactly a barn-burner, as the pace is rather relaxed, and the guitar work is nice-it’s Eddie Bo’s vocals that carry this number, as he’s doing some darned fine blues singing here. The pace gets kicked up a few notches on “I Found A Little Girl”, as this tune gets crazy, and does so right off the bat, and doesn’t stop until the needle is lifted off. Eddie’s alternately singing, screaming, hootin’ and hollerin’ his way through this, and it sounds like someone spiked whatever the band was having as well, as everyone’s getting into the act on this! But the one thing I liked best (outside of Eddie sounding like he’s going nutso!) is the baritone sax a little over halfway through. It’s low, and I mean hugging the ground kind of low, but hearing that blorting away just brought a huge grin to my face that didn’t leave for a long time! And considering how chilly the walk home from the bus stop was, that’s something! The playing surface is in nice shape, with minimal storage wear, a few harmless light needle marks, and really does need a good cleaning. Both sides played through without a problem, and the background crackling was almost unnoticeable. This actually does get my E+ grading! That’s my grading though, and my grading is considered non-standard. If you are thinking of placing a bid, please read the paragraph that follows this one, as it contains my gradings and their respective descriptions. It won’t take long to read, please do. The labels have some storage wear and glazing, but there is a tear on the left side of the “I Found A Little Girl” side’s label that looks like it could have happened while it was being pressed. Still, all the text is clear and very easy to read. If you have any questions or comments, please send them along to me, and you will receive a response. If you need more pictures or description, I can and will be happy to provide.

My Grading is as follows: M (Mint)-ONLY for Still Factory Sealed Records ONLY! No 45 nor 78 will ever get this grading. E+, minimal wear, perhaps only needs cleaning. E, a few light marks, maybe some minor background crackle and/or hiss. E-, light marks, crackling (nothing major), scuffs, etc.. Not great, but still quite playable. V+, More marks, scuffs, needle marks, scratches-but nothing that would make the needle skip. Will have background noise that even with a cleaning will still be around. V. Worn. Scuffs, scratches, can be noisy, but still (probably) won’t cause the needle to skip nor get stuck. V-, Noisy? You bet! Worn? Oh yeah. Playable? Sure, but don’t expect it to sound all peachy keen. P. Bleah! Playable perhaps, but do so at your own risk. Don’t trash a new needle on it. Only used on records considered rare enough for “fill in” purposes to a collector-or to those who do digital restoration.   

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IMPORTANT NOTE FOR NON-U.S. BIDDERS!!!!
All items I sell will be sent with postage printed up from eBay. This way, the prices are automatically listed for customs purposes and cannot be altered. Yes, this does mean that the customs people will know the value, but since I get a bit of a price break on postage, I can keep the prices low for you-the buyer.  I will not "mark item as a gift", just so you can evade import rules.  The people at my post office know me, and they will check overseas packages for inspection.  I hope you will understand my position about this, my apologies if you are not able to comply.

Also, international bidders, the price listed for postage on my listings are for domestic mailing.  I wish I could send overseas for that price, but reality speaks different.  I place a fair price on all international postage.  Watch for the invoice if you win.

ALSO-I need to let international bidders know of a certain problem that doesn't always happen, but will arise from time to time.  All International mail sent from this region has to go through the U.S. Postal Service sorting center in Sandston Virginia, by our local airport.  This sorting center has been named the least efficient sorting center in the entire U.S. Postal Service.  They prove this from time to time by mis-routing packages.  If this happens-and I will monitor the delivery-usually it will add at least an extra week for it to arrive.  If there are any problems, please contact me first, and I will do what I must to make sure you are satisfied with the order.
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All items that are sent to a U.S. address will have delivery confirmation (at my cost) attached, as I have found that it helps...a lot!....to ensure that packages are truly en route to the customer.  This is for both of our sakes.  I will be using USPS "Media Mail" as my primary shipping method, however, if needed, and for an extra charge, I can ship with "Priority Mail", and if i can get away with it for the price, I really like 1st Class, but that's weight-dependent.

Oh yes, if you are the winning bidder, and you are in the Commonwealth of Virginia, I'm afraid you are going to have to fork over the 5.3% Virginia State Sales Tax.

Paypal is my preferred method of payment, if you need another way, please contact me before bidding.  Or, if you have any other questions about this listing, or any of my listings, please feel free to contact me.  I will answer any & all questions as quickly and concisely as possible.

Also, I do have other listings available as well, and if you would be interested in more than one item, I have no problem with holding onto wins in case you would like to combine wins to save some money instead of multiple p&h costs.

Ebay has mandated that I include a "handling time" something I had thought was already included.  I usually get records mailed out the day after payment arrives.  But I will let you know that if any listing that is paid for after Friday mornings will have to wait until the following Monday, since I do the majority of packing at work-I have my packing stuff there.  Plus-I won't hound you for payment. As long as people stay in touch, and let me know the interest is still there, don't rush on my account. I don't mind waiting a bit and usually won't send any kind of reminders until after a week-at least-has gone by.  In this economy, the last thing anyone needs is for a seller to come off like a bill collector.  I'll work with you!

I hope that there's someone out there who might like to make this part of your own collection, since that's what I'm here for!  I do appreciate that you did click on my listing and had a chance to check out the goods, thanks again for stopping by!