ORIGINAL PRESSING OF JOHNNY ACE 1955

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Thank you for viewing my auctions. I sincerely appreciate the interest and kind comments made about me and my collection in the feedback section. It feels good to know that you share my passion regarding the 50's and 60's and the music that changed the world, forever. It was a blessing for me to be a teenager during the early 50's, listening, dancing and Bopping to the the best of the best.

Most of the albums you will be viewing are from my 50+ year old collection and are original issues. Sometimes I include albums given to me or purchased from friends or relatives. I do not go to swap meets, garage sales, or thrift stores. I do go to record conventions as time permits. You will be bidding for very rare, original issue and quality albums. Sometime I will list rare re-issues or later pressings. They will be stated as (re) in the listing. I use Goldmine Standard Catalog as a grading guideline and tend to be conservative in my approach. 

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(Up to $50 $1.75) ($50.01 to $100 $2.25) ($100.01 to $200 $2.75) ($200.01 to $300 $4.70)

All records are played through prior to listing for accurate grading.

(NM or NM-) NM records are shiny with no visible defects such as writing, stickers or needle marks on the labels. The album cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits or any signs of human handling. It also will have no ring wear.

(VG+) or (Excellent) May show some slight signs of wear, including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are OK. Minor signs of handling are OK. The cover might be marred by a cutout marking, small hole punch, a cut in the spine or a promotional stamp and even a tiny bit of ring wear.

(VG) Have more obvious flaws such as lack of gloss, groove wear, light scratches and needle marks. When played there will be surface noise that will not overpower the music overall. Noise in the passages, between songs is common. The cover may have minor seam splits, writing, tape, stickers, ring wear and scuffs.

(VG-) Is just a compounding of the VG category. Many obvious flaws but if the record is rare, may very well be worthwhile. I usually do not list records lower than the above grades.

Remember, when you are bidding, most of these records are usually 50+ years old and have been out of print for a very long time. When you consider that, damage, loss, and normal use or wear has reduced the market to the point that few of these wonderful treasures are even available today.

FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION: You are bidding for an ultra rare 1956 original first pressing Memorial Album of Johnny Ace and recorded on the Duke Label DLP 71 in High Fidelity. This is the thick, deep groove record with the Yellow and Purple Label and valued for $500+ in the Goldmine Price Guide. The song, Pledging My Love, a blockbuster hit was on the charts for 10 weeks in 1955.  The thick 54 year old album cover is in excellent condition. There is no ring wear, discoloration, tape, tears, writing or wrinkles. There is a 1/2" seam split in the upper right hand corner and a 7" on the bottom right, very easily repairable along with a few small scuffs. The liner notes in back are very nice with just a hint of discoloration evident. The thick, deep groove record has retained its rich, glossy look and the labels are beautiful, showing few very light spindle marks. I inspected the record under a 100 watt light and there were no feelable scratches or groove lines, just some light surface scratches and scuffs that did no affect an outstanding listening experience. I played the most valuable record just prior to listing and there were no sticks, skips, irritating pops or hisses. There were some light pops and hisses, but primarily between the songs. The songs include; Side 1, Pledging My Love, Don't You Know, Never Let Me Go, So Lonely, I'm Crazy baby, My Song. Side 2, Saving My Love For You, The Clock, How can You Be So Mean, Still Love You So, Cross My Heart, Anymore. A legendary performer who's life was cut short, this is a collector's dream and based on the Goldmine guide, the album is graded VG/VG+, the quality of the overall listening experience VG+ and the record a very strong VG. There is no reserve.