ORIGINAL PRESSING OF THE FIVE KEYS ON STAGE AND RECORDED IN 1957 VG+

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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.

I have one of the largest and most loyal Asian and European Clientele on Ebay and I sincerely appreciate the loyalty and interest. Over 40% of my rare albums have been shipped to the following countries: AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, CANADA, CROATIA, DENMARK, ENGLAND, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, MALAYSIA, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, RUSSIA, SLOVAKIA, SOUTH KOREA,  SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND AND THAILAND, with the remaining being purchased in the UNITED STATES.

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.

Due to the value of my collection, I will help save you shipping fees. I have ordered special album boxes for shipping. All boxes will have four FRAGILE, Phonograph Record stickers. This is an attempt to let the postal people know they are handling sensitive boxes. There will also be a mailing confirmation. Albums will have clear covers with inserts. Thank you for your interest. I hope the information is of value to you. Be sure to review my feedback and PLEASE TAKE TIME TO CAREFULLY READ DESCRIPTIONS BEFORE BIDDING. Thank you and Good luck bidding!

FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION; You are bidding for an ultra rare original 1957 pressing The Five Keys On Stage and recorded on the Capital Label T-828 in High Fidelity. This is the Green Label with Silver Print, valued for $300+ NM in the Goldmine Price Guide and this is a wonderful player. The famous group included Brothers Rudy and Bernie West, Ramon Loper Maryland Pierce and Ripley Ingram. 

The 55 year old, thick Album Cover is in excellent condition for its age. There is no discoloration, ring wear, tape, tears, writing or wrinkles, just a 2" upper right corner seam split and scuffs. The group photo in back is clean and the liner notes informative, with some discoloration and a small price stick and inspection stamp in the upper right corner. The black glossy album has been well cared for and the labels clean, showing only some light spindle marks.

I inspected the ultra rare record under a 200 watt light and there wwre no feelable scratches or groove lines, just some light, feathery surface scratches/scuffs/paper cuts that did not affect a superb listening experience. I also played the record just prior to listing and there were no skips, sticks, loud pops or noisy hisses, jkust a few light pops with a few song, primarily between tracks. A superb listening experience. 
 

The songs include; Side 1, TJust For A Thrill, Who Do You Know In Heaven, Maybe You'll Be There, Tiger Lily, C'est La Vie, Dream. Side 2, Let There Be You, All I Need Is You, The Gypsy, From The Bottom Of My Heart, To Each His Own, Boom-Boom.

An ultra rare, hard to find, most desired collectible for the serious minded and based on the Goldmine Guide, the Album Cover is graded VG+, the quality of the listening experience VG++ and the record's appearance a strong VG+. There is no reserve.

GRADING GUIDELINES!

(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.