OTIS WILLIAMS AND HIS CHARMS WALKING AFTER MIDNIGHT 1957 PARLOPHONE DOO WOP ROCK
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I WILL DESCRIBE ALL THAT I CAN SEE AND SHOW YOU PLENTY OF PHOTOGRAPHS SO THAT YOU CAN REALLY ASSESS CONDITION FOR YOURSELF.
MY FEEDBACK COMMENTS SHOULD REASSURE YOU OF MY HONEST DESCRIPTIONS (ANY DEFECTS WILL BE STATED SO WILL YOU SHOULD NOT BE DISAPPOINTED UPON RECEIPT OF THE ITEM), FAIR POSTAGE RATES, EXCELLENT PACKAGING AND PROMPT DELIVERY UPON CLEARED PAYMENT BEING RECEIVED.
A VERY HARD TO FIND ROCK n ROLL / DOO WOP SINGLE FROM 1957 by OTIS WILLIAMS AND HIS CHARMS CALLED,"WALKIN' AFTER MIDNIGHT".
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT I HAD SOLD THIS SINGLE BEFORE AND HAD IT RETURNED TO ME AS THE PURCHASER WAS NOT HAPPY WITH ITS CONDITION.
PLEASE READ ON FOR DETAILS ON CONDITION AS THERE ARE FLAWS AND I HAVE STARTED THE AUCTION OFF AT 99p AND WILL LET THE MARKET DICTATE ITS VALUE.
PLEASE AVOID BIDDING IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A BETTER COPY AS YOU MAY BE DISAPPOINTED.
WITH B-SIDE,"I'M WAITING JUST FOR YOU"....BOTH GREAT DOO WOP / ROCK-A-BILLY / ROCK n ROLL NUMBERS.
RELEASED ON THE PURPLE PAPER AND GOLD LETTERING PARLOPHONE LABEL WITH CATALOGUE NUMBER 45-R 4293. RELEASED IN 1957.
MATRIX DETAILS AS I HAVE TRIED TO SHOW IN MY PHOTOGRAPHS AS:
Side 1: 45-GR-15396-1N with G and RT. PROBABLY THE SAME POSITIONING AS FOR THE B-SIDE BUT WITH A BLACK LABEL IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY.
Side 2: 45-GR-15402-1N at 6 o'clock with G and RT at 9 o'clock.
I WILL GIVE YOU AS MUCH DETAIL IN THE FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND TEXT AS I THINK YOU WILL NEED TO JUDGE ON CONDITION.
THE A-SIDE HAS A BLACK LABEL. THIS WOULD APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN COLOURED OVER AND MIGHT HAVE EVEN BEEN SANDED PRIOR TO PAINTING BLACK!
I CANNOT IMAGINE WHY THIS WOULD EVER HAVE BEEN DONE AND THE SANDING/BLACKENING TO THE A-SIDE LABEL HAS CAUSED A LOT OF SCRATCHES TO THE LABEL AND ALSO TO THE RUN-OFF GROOVE AREA.
COVER: RECORD COMES WITH A BLUE PARLOPHONE COMPANY SLEEVE AND I HAVE ALSO INCLUDED A NON-PERIOD, PLASTIC-LINED CARD SLEEVE.
SIDE 1: GRADED AS BEING IN FAIR CONDITION WITH NOTICEABLE SCRATCHES TO THE LABEL AND TO THE RUN-OFF GROOVE AREA.
THE RECORDED AREA FARES BETTER.
I HAVE HELD THE RECORD UP TO A BRIGHT LIGHT AND CANNOT SEE ANY OF THE PRINTED DETAIL THROUGH THE BLACK SURFACE SO I THINK THAT THE LABEL DETAILS WERE SANDED OFF IN THE PAST!
RECORD PLAYS OK ALTHOUGH THERE IS BACKGROUND NOISE.
THERE ARE NO JUMPS OR STICKING.
SIDE 2: GRADED AS BEING IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, WITH MUCH LESS IN THE WAY OF SCUFFING/MARKS BEING PRESENT.
AN UNUSUAL COMMENT I CAN MAKE ABOUT THE B-SIDE IS THAT THERE IS A DEFINITE DROP IN THE RECORDED SOUND LEVEL ONCE THE SONG GETS TO THE FIRST TIME OTIS SINGS THE TITLE OF THE SONG.....IS THAT THE NORM I WONDER?
THERE ARE STILL OBVIOUS CLICKS BUT THE TRACK PLAYS FINE THROUGHOUT WITH NO JUMPS OR STICKING.
SOME WEAR TO THE LABEL AS SHOWN WITH A BIRO SQUIGGLE TO THE LEFT HAND AREA ABOVE THE RECORDS DETAILS (PROBABLY SOME INITIALS).
THE RECORD IS NOT WARPED AND THE 4-POINT CENTRE IS AN ORIGINAL FIXING AND HAS NOT BEEN GLUED BACK IN PLACE LIKE YOU SOMETIMES SEE.
I WILL OF COURSE SEND THIS RARE RECORD VERY WELL PROTECTED IN PLASTIC AND BETWEEN CORRUGATED CARD FOR PROTECTION.
I HAVE SOLD OVER 2500 ITEMS ON EBAY INCLUDING A LARGE RANGE OF ITEMS WITH NO NEGATIVE FEEDBACK SO THAT SHOULD GIVE YOU THE ASSURANCE THAT YOU CAN BID WITH CONFIDENCE!!
I THINK I HAVE GIVEN YOU ALL THE DETAILS YOU MIGHT NEED TO JUDGE ON CONDITION BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ANYTHING MORE THEN PLEASE JUST ASK.
I DO NOT REALLY WANT TO DEAL WITH A SECOND RETURN AND FEEL THAT SOMEONE MIGHT LIKE TO ADD THIS RECORD TO THEIR COLLECTION FOR AN AMOUNT WAY LESS THAT THE RECORD COLLECTORS VALUATION.
PERSONAL COLLECTION OF THE RECORD IS OF COURSE ALSO ACCEPTABLE.YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED SO GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BIDDING!! PLEASE LOOK AT MY RECORD OF 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK TO BE ASSURED I AM A TOTALLY HONEST SELLER. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING!!
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