HELEN SHAPIRO 'Tops' With Me 1962 UK COLUMBIA 1st *STEREO* - NEAR MINT
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Aug 14, 2017
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Aug 4, 2017
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HELEN SHAPIRO 'Tops' With Me 1962 UK COLUMBIA 1st *STEREO* - NEAR MINT
HELEN SHAPIRO'Tops' With Me
UK COLUMBIA (33SX 1397) FIRST *STEREO* PRESSING (March 1962)
*ONE OF A SMALL COLLECTION OF RECORDS I RECENTLY ACQUIRED DATING FROM THE EARLY TO MID 1960s
ALL ARE IN REALLY STUNNING CONDITION
BARELY PLAYED AT THE TIME THEN STORED IN A RECORD CARRYING CASE, UNTOUCHED FOR THE PAST 50+ YEARS
PRETTY MUCH UNBEATABLE EXAMPLES
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE TURQUOISE/SILVER *STEREO* COLUMBIA LABELS
MATRIX: YAX 851 - 1 / YAX 852 - 1
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED FLIPBACK SLEEVE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED EMI 'EMITEX' INNER SLEEVE
RECORD: NEAR MINT no spindle traces to the labels - a few tiny harmless marks to the vinyl surfaces - nothing at all - plays like new
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT as crisp, sharp and fresh as the day it was made
Helen Shapiro's debut LP is a selection consisting primarily of covers of recent hits associated with other singers.
It's an astonishingly wide array of material, associated with the Shirelles ("Will You Love Me Tomorrow?"), Elvis Presley ("Are You Lonesome Tonight?"), Marv Johnson ("You Got What It Takes"), Connie Francis ("Lipstick on Your Collar"), Bobby Darin ("Beyond the Sea"), Brenda Lee ("Sweet Nothin's"), and, from a uniquely British perspective in the jacket notes, Marty Wilde ("A Teenager in Love"), among others.
She does well with the repertoire, backed by Martin Slavin & His Orchestra in tasteful fashion on most of it, and Shapiro was probably the only female singer in England at the time who would not embarrass herself covering an early Motown number, "You've Got What It Takes" -- in fact, that song, a convincingly raspy "Sweet Nothin's," and "A Teenager In Love" are the best tracks here.
None of the rest is too memorable as a performance, or a threat to the originals. The primary goal seems to have been to show off the 15-year-old singer's range, intonation, and control, which this disc does admirably
Side One:
Little Devil
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Because They're Young
The Day The Rains Came
Are You Lonesome Tonight
A Teenager In Love
Side Two:
Lipstick On Your Collar
Beyond The Sea
Sweet Nothins'
You Mean Ev'rything To Me
I Love You
You Got What It Takes
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd class standard)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: for items purchased within any 10 day period @£3 for each additional LP
Guarantee: all records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Thanks 795 (GS 7.0.7 (795))
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