Original Mono Analog from 1950: BILLIE HOLIDAY SINGS - Ed1 of Billie's Debut LP

Description

Offered is the 1st Pressing of the Debut LP by the  fabulous Jazz Singer Billie Holiday ("Lady Day").

Released in the early years of The Age Of Vinyl on what was the "new" 33 ⅓ RPM Vinyl Format, record manufacturers were experimenting with record speed as well as cover design.

There were at least 4 variations in our offered LP. All of the tracks were initially released some years prior to 1950 on the 78 RPM Shellac format, so technically, Billie's debut LP here is a compilation.

This 1st Pressing identification is made from the back cover. The 3 other variations contain the "Issued By Request" section just above the lower seam - a notification by Columbia that the tracks had been released earlier on shellac. The 1st Pressing does not have this notification (please see our Photo Gallery) :


 
Billie Holiday




Billie Holiday Sings





Label :  Columbia Records - CL 6129 / Original 1st Edition Pressing - Please See Below for the Deadwax Matrixes

Format :  10"  33⅓  RPM  Analog Mono Vinyl Record and Album Cover

Country :  United States

Released :  1950

Genre :  Jazz

Style :   Vocal 






THE VINYL : VERY GOOD +

VG + :  The LP surfaces retain much of their original gloss, with minimal spindlewear evident. 

Bright, undamaged, Red and Gold Columbia Records Labels.  
 
Present on both sides are some light marks, including sleevewear from the original cardboard cover and hairlines that produce some occasional background noise.
 
There are no deep marks, and no skips or sticks in the playback. 

A Note About The Recording Technology:

In the early 1950’s, the invention of "Long Play" Vinyl Records (33 1/3 RPM) was a new analog Mono technology that became more commercially popular than the existing 78 RPM shellac recordings. While these early Monos are Great Treasures, they can playback with what we modern music listeners call "background noise", and an occasional click or pop.
 

Improved mono recording methods later pioneered by Rudy Van Gelder (and others), and then Stereo in late 1950, reduced this noise problem. 

Our grading evaluations examine the record condition as a result of use after it was manufactured.




THE COVER : VERY GOOD +

VG+ :  Please see photos / both seams and the spine are intact / present on the front and the back cover is some age-related yellowing / minor ink writing in the upper left corner on the back cover (please see photo) / no other writing, paper loss or paper tears. 



We have placed the record and the cover into separate, protective plastic sleeves.





Tracklist And  Musicians:

Please see the photos in our Gallery.

Dead Wax Run Out Matrix Identifiers (Actual) :  


Side A -   (Stamped) :   FLP 3042      1 F

Side B -   ​(Stamped) :   FLP 3043      1 A
                                                
                                          


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RECORD GRADING DESCRIPTION:

THIS RECORD IS SIGHT-GRADED ONLY UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT, ACCORDING TO THESE DEFINITIONS:

SEALED: RECORD IS WRAPPED IN PLASTIC & UNOPENED.

NM-: RECORD HAS LITTLE OR NO INDICATION THAT IT HAS BEEN PLAYED.

EX: MINIMAL SIGNS OF USE (LIGHT SCRATCHING/PAPER SCUFFS), BUT IN ALL A RECORD THAT HAS BEEN WELL-CARED FOR.

VG+: LESS CARE THAN EX, LIGHT SCRATCHING OR SCUFFING IS MORE EXTENSIVE. STILL VERY PLAYABLE & WILL LIKELY PROVIDE A QUALITY SOUND.

VG & BELOW: WHILE PLAYABLE, THIS RECORD HAS BEEN AROUND THE BLOCK. OBVIOUS SIGNS OF WEAR & SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TO BE IN A LOW GRADE.  A RECORD GRADED BELOW VG MAY HAVE A VALUE BASED UPON ITS RARITY OR UNIQUENESS.

WE  RECOMMEND THAT YOU CLEAN THIS RECORDING BEFORE PLAYING. RECORDS THAT ARE  DECADES OLD CAN ATTRACT & ACCUMULATE DAMAGING FOREIGN MATERIAL THAT REDUCES SOUND QUALITY. THIS IS NORMALLY EASILY CORRECTED WITH A GOOD CLEANING.

EBAY HAS DESCRIBED SOME OF THE MORE WELL-ACCEPTED CLEANING METHODS, & YOU CAN FIND THESE AT:

http://www.ebay.com/gds/Guide-to-Cleaning-Your-Vinyl-Records/10000000009408734/g.html

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