INSANELY RARE 1961 FIRST PRESSING OF "THINK" BY THE LATE GREAT JAMES BROWN VG+

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WELCOME TO MY 2015 CHRISTMAS AUCTION THE AUTOMOBILES, MOVIES AND MUSIC OF THE 50s, CHANGED THE WORLD'S CULTURE FOREVER AND I WAS PART OF IT. IT ALL BEGAN WITH THE BIRTH OF RHYTHM & BLUES AND LATER, ROCK & ROLL.
BEFORE YOU CONSIDER BIDDING, PLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ MY FEEDBACK. MY REPUTATION IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND I WILL GO OUT OF MY WAY TO SATISFY MY VALUED CLIENTELE. FOR WHATEVER REASON, IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH YOUR PURCHASE, YOU MAY RETURN IT WITHIN THE EBAY RETURN RULES, AND I WILL GIVE YOU A 100% REFUND, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. IF YOUR FEEDBACK TO ME IS POSITIVE, YOU WILL STILL BE ABLE TO BID, AND PERHAPS WIN SOME OF MY VERY RARE 50s & 60s ALBUMS. THANK YOU AND WELCOME TO MY WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE 50s & 60s. WALT
MY COLLECTION BEGAN IN 1951, 64 YEARS AGO,  AND IT HAS NEVER REALLY STOPPED. MY BELOVED WIFE (JOANIE), OF 54 YEARS, JUST RECENTLY PASSED AWAY AND AS A RESULT, I HAVE NO ONE TO LEAVE MY COLLECTION TO.
I STARTED WITH EBAY IN AUGUST OF 1998, LOOKING FOR A FEW OF THE CLASSICS TO COMPLETE MY COLLECTION. NOW, I AM PASSING THEM ON TO THOSE WHO APPRECIATE THE MUSIC AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD. THEY ARE RARE, DIFFICULT TO FIND AND ARE VERY DESIRED INVESTMENTS.
MY CLIENTS ARE WORLDWIDE! LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK!
SINCE 2003, OVER 40% OF MY RARE ALBUMS HAVE BEEN SHIPPED TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES; AUSTRIA, AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CHINA, CANADA,  DENMARK, ENGLAND, FINLAND, GERMANY, GUAM, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PORTUGAL, RUSSIA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, SWEDEN AND THE UNITED STATES. (I NO LONGER SHIP TO ITALY)  
MANY OF THE ALBUMS I WILL BE LISTING, I PERSONALLY SAW WHEN THE GROUPS CAME TO THE SEATTLE/TACOMA AREA TO PERFORM. MY PERSONAL FAVORITE AND IN MY OPINION, THE GREATEST OF THEM ALL, WAS HANK BALLARD AND THE MIDNIGHTERS, AN EARLY 50s RHYTHM & BLUES GROUP. I SAW THEM PERFORM AT THE BLUE NOTE BALL ROOM IN TACOMA, WASHINGTON IN 1956, AND AFTER THE CONCERT, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF PERSONALLY MEETING HANK BALLARD.
1. ALL RECORDS ARE PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED, SANITIZED AND DRIED WITH A MICROFIBRE CLOTH.
2. ALL RECORDS ARE INSPECTED UNDER A STRONG LIGHT.
3. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, MY ALBUMS WILL BE ORIGINAL PRESSINGS.
4. ALL RECORDS ARE PLAYED PRIOR TO LISTING.
5. ALL RECORDS ARE PACKED IN SECURE CONTAINERS WITH SIX RED STICKERS THAT SAY, FRAGILE PHONOGRAPH RECORD.
5. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE ALBUMS YOU ARE BIDDING FOR, WILL HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF INVESTMENT VALUE IF YOU ARE A COLLECTOR. KEEP IN MIND THAT MANY OF THE COMPANIES THAT MANUFACTURED THESE RARE AND WONDERFUL ALBUMS, WERE OUT OF BUSINESS BEFORE 1970. 
MY PROMISE TO YOU, AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE RARE, HARD TO FIND 50s & 60s RHYTHM & BLUES AND ROCK & ROLL ALBUMS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKE CARE OF. MY ALBUMS OVER THE YEARS WERE PURCHASED IN RECORD STORES, PRIVATE COLLECTIONS OR FRIENDS. I DO NOT GO TO GARAGE SALES OR THRIFT STORES.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU, I SINCERELY HOPE YOU FIND THAT RARE ALBUM FROM MY AUCTIONS. YOUR WINNING BIDS WILL CERTAINLY INCREASE IN VALUE AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU'LL ENJOY THE MUSIC THAT CHANGED THE MUSIC CULTURE FOREVER. THE FABULOUS 50s & 60s. THANK YOU! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL RECORDS ARE PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED AND PREPARED PRIOR TO SHIPPING, WITH NEW OUTER/INNER SLEEVES. EVERY SHIPPING BOX WILL HAVE SIX (FRAGILE PHONOGRAPH RECORD) STICKERS VISIBLY SEEN TO PROTECT THE ALBUM. OF THE 6,000+ RECORDS I HAVE SHIPPED, ONLY ONE WAS DAMAGED AND THAT WAS MY FAULT.
GOOD LUCK BIDDING!
FROM MY PERSONAL 60 PLUS YEAR OLD COLLECTION: LABEL: KING K-12 683 (BLACK 3" KING LABEL WITH SILVER PRINT) ORIGINAL YEAR OF PRESSING: 1961 ORIGINAL: YES (FIRST PRESSING) GRADING SOURCE: GOLDMINE, 8TH EDITION OF THE COLLECTORS PRICE GUIDE.
IT IS OFTEN SAID THAT GRADING ANY ALBUM IS, AT BEST, MOST SUBJECTIVE. IT CERTAINLY IS TRUE FOR THE UNINFORMED OR CASUAL COLLECTOR. 
ABBREVIATED:
MINT:(NM)  ABSOLUTELY PERFECT. I REFER TO THAT AS NEW, NEVER PLAYED. (A NEW ALBUM IS ALWAYS OPENED SO I MAY VERIFY THAT IT WAS NOT DAMAGED IN ANY WAY). 
NEAR MINT: (NM) LOOKS AS IF IT JUST CAME FROM A RETAIL STORE.
VERY GOOD PLUS OR EXCELLENT: (VG+) EXCEPT FOR A COUPLE OF MINOR CONDITION ISSUES, THESE RECORDS WOULD BE NEAR MINT. 
VERY GOOD: (VG) RECORDS HAVE MORE OBVIOUS FLAWS THAN THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN BETTER SHAPE.
VERY GOOD MINUS, VERY GOOD MINUS, (VG-), GOOD PLUS (G+) DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN BAD. A TRUE VG- OR G PLAYS THROUGH WITHOUT SKIPPING. 
I WILL NOT LIST ALBUMS THAT ARE FAIR OR POOR.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE MAJORITY OF MY ALBUMS ARE VERY DESIREABLE AND IN  DEMAND  DUE TO THE FACT THAT MOST OF THEM WERE PRODUCED IN THE 50S OR EARLY 60s AND WERE NOT MASS PRODUCED. I HAVE MANY ORIGINAL  ALBUMS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN MANUFACTURED SINCE THE 60s. THIS ARE OBVIOUSLY OF INVESTMENT GRADE VALUE AND LIKE THEY HAVE IN PAST YEARS, WILL GREATLY APPRECIATE IF IN REASONABLY GOOD CONDITION IN THE FUTURE.
THIS RECORD WAS PLAYED PRIOR TO LISTING AND I DIDN'T HEAR ANY SKIPS, STICK, LOUD POPS OR IRRITATING HISSES. IT WAS A PLEASANT LISTENING EXPERIENCE. 
I HAVE PAID SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AT RECORD CONVENTIONS FOR A VERY RARE ALBUMS. PRIME EXAMPLES ARE EARLY HANK BALLARD AND THE MIDNIGHTERS, BILLY WARD AND THE DOMINO, THE 5 ROYALS, AND A STEREO VERSION OF THE DUKE OF EARL BY GENE CHANDLER. THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE RARE ALBUMS THAT ARE MORE THAN WORTHWHILE. THEY CAN'T BE REPLACED! IT'S IMPORTANT THAT MY CURRENT AND FUTURE CLIENTELE BE INFORMED ABOUT MY COLLECTION AND ITS POTENTIAL ENJOYMENT AND VALUE TO THEM. THESE ARE MUSICAL AND HISTORIAL RARITIES, NEVER TO BE PRODUCED AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO READ THE ABOVE AND GOOD LUCK BIDDING!
YOU ARE BIDDING FOR AN INSANELY RARE 1961 ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING OF "THINK", RECORDED ON THE KING LABEL K-12-683. THIS IS THE BLACK 3" CROWNLESS KING LABEL WITH SILVER PRINT, WHITE BABY COVER AND VALUED FOR $600+ NM IN THE LATEST GOLDMINE PRICE GUIDE!
THE BLACK, DEEP GROOVE AND GLOSSY RECORD IS IN VER GOOD CONDITION. THERE ARE NO FEELABLE SCRATCHES, DEEP GROOVE LINES, WIDE SCUFFS OR EDGE CHIPS, JUST SURFACE LINES AND SCUFFS ONE WOULD EXPECT FROM NORMAL USE OF A 54 YEAR OLD CLASSIC. THE LABELS ARE CLEAN. THERE ARE NO TEARS OR WRITING ON THE LABELS, JUST LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS.
THE WHITE  BABY ALBUM COVER IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AND WILL BE IN A CLASS OF ITS OWN IN YOUR MUSIC ROOM! THERE IS NO RING WEAR, TEARS, WIDE SCUFFS, WRITING OR WRINKLES, JUST A HINT OF DISCOLORATION IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER A SCUFF ON THE RED H AND TINY CORNER SCUFFS. THERE IS VERY NEAT UPPER/LOWER SEAM REPAIR. THE BACK OF THE CLASSIC COVER IS ALSO VERY GOOD,  NO RING WEAR, TEARS, WRITING OR WRINKLES, JUST A HINT OF DISCOLORATION IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER.   
IT'S TIME FOR ME TO SHARE PART OF A COLLECTION THAT I HAVE ENJOYED FOR MANY YEARS. NOW IT'S YOUR TURN! 
THE SONGS INCLUDE: SIDE 1, THINK, GOOD GOOD LOVIN', WONDER WHEN YOUR COMIN' HOME, I'LL GO CRAZY, THIS OLD HEART, I KNOW IT'S TRUE.
SIDE 2, BEWILDERED, I'LL NEVER LET YOU GO, YOU GOT THE POWER, IF YOU WANT ME, BABY YOU'RE RIGHT, SO LONG.
FOR SERIOUS COLLECTORS LOOKING FOR ONE OF THE RAREST ALBUMS EVER RECORDED DURING THE 60S, THIS IS A MUST AND WILL ALSO MAKE A FINE HOLIDAY GIFT FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL. 
BASED ON THE GOLDMINE GUIDE, THE ALBUM COVER IS GRADED A STRONG VG, THE QUALITY OF THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE VG+ AND THE RECORD VG+/VG. THERE IS NO RESERVE.