Phil Harris 45 Montclare 1452 E Cond. Old Dogs & Children & Watermelon Wine

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Greetings everyone! Thank you very much for stopping by another of my ebay record auctions! Normally, all the records I list are either my own, or sometimes for the business I used to work for, but got laid off from, and still do some free lance listing. However, since I have started working again for my old boss, who runs a record business too, I have been requested to do some listings for this business as well! Whew! Well, this is going to take some time, but between them, the old business and my own listings, I can see myself getting-and staying-very busy! I hope somewhere I will have something you might like for your own! Let's see what the business has ready for you this time!

This time up, We have a 1977 7" 45rpm release on the Montclare Records label, label #1452, by Phil Harris. This is the single of "Old Dogs & Children & Watermelon Wine" b/w "How Beautiful It Is Just To Be Alive". Found this a few months ago, and there was nibble from a Phil Harris fan-not myself, though I do think "That's What I Like About The South" is really the first "rap" song! Plus, being the voice of Baloo the Bear will always endear Phil Harris to me. But on this single-both sides, he's partially singing, but mostly speaking. These are a couple of very sweet, sentimental musings-"Old Dogs..." (think all these 2 titles would fit the header? nahhh) has some light organ accompaniment, while "How Beautiful..." has some light guitar work and a chorus backing Phil up. Very nice, without becoming maudlin, and perhaps one of Phil's last recordings. Still, a nice way to be remembered! The playing surface has some light needle marks, but these did not cause any problems from the needle, as both sides played through with only some crackling in the background. Still, I think this is good enough to get my average grading of E. No extra symbols, just E. That’s my grading though, and my grading is considered non-standard. If you are considering placing a bid, please read the paragraph that follows this one, as it will show you the gradings and their respective descriptions. It won’t take long to read, please do. The labels have writing on both sides, in ink and marker (marker on one side only), still, all the text is not hard to read at all.If you need more pictures or description, I can and will be happy to provide. If you have any comments or questions, please send them to me, and I will reply as soon as possible.  

My Grading is as follows: M (Mint)-ONLY for Still Factory Sealed Records ONLY! No 45 nor 78 will ever get this grading. E+, minimal wear, perhaps only needs cleaning. E, a few light marks, maybe some minor background crackle and/or hiss. E-, light marks, crackling (nothing major), scuffs, etc.. Not great, but still quite playable. V+, More marks, scuffs, needle marks, scratches-but nothing that would make the needle skip. Will have background noise that even with a cleaning will still be around. V. Worn. Scuffs, scratches, can be noisy, but still (probably) won’t cause the needle to skip nor get stuck. V-, Noisy? You bet! Worn? Oh yeah. Playable? Sure, but don’t expect it to sound all peachy keen. P. Bleah! Playable perhaps, but do so at your own risk. Don’t trash a new needle on it. Only used on records considered rare enough for “fill in” purposes to a collector-or to those who do digital restoration. 

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I hope that there's someone out there who might like to make this part of your own collection, since that's what I'm here for!  I do appreciate that you did click on my listing and had a chance to check out the goods, thanks again for stopping by!