RECORD VINYL BLUEBERRY HILL STEVE GIBSON RED CAPS MERCURY MG 25116 33 1/3 10"
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Blueberry Hill by Steve Gibson and The Red Caps. 10 inch vinyl LP, 1952, Mercury Black Label MG 25116 - Blueberry Hill Title on LP Cover and Record Title Singing and Swinging with Steve Gibson and The Red Caps.
I bought this LP as VG+, and overall appears that way...I'd like to list as VG++ but to some, with some survace scratches, would be safe to list as VG+...Vinyl is glossy & record labels like new. no markings and no stickers - and cover is vibrant with all colors bright so front cover could be labeled as Near Mint - back of cover does have the foxing brownish from age of 1952 paper of this type of album cover so overall can say VG++. No Water Marks...Record and cover clear, no markings, no missing words, no stickers, no writing. No splits on record cover so will ship with record outside of cover so stays intact with plastic sleeve over album cover.
I had wanted this record, but since obtaining this great, historic album I obtained all the songs on other albums and 45's, so I can part with this record. A mint copy is listed in older guides as a rare Vinyl Record. I've been collecting records since ten years of age 1956, and like many, first obtained Billboard Hits...then years ago I started to obtain more obscure groups of what I like to call Rhythm and Blues instead of Rock and Roll...I do not like the term used later, Doo Wop, but that term does describe what I like in group sound harmony.
The Red Caps were first the Toppers 1939, and I believe sang up to 1961? I only became aware of this group two years ago although seeking many records of groups who were a prelude to R&B - even the Mills Bros who sang sort of pop actually had earlier sounds which I'd call a forerunner to R&B R&R. I do like the later sounds of what people call Doo Wop.
I think the interesting thing about the Red Caps is that, although many songs were sort of popish the group was later copied by other artist who performed R&R. This record is an early LP 1952 ten inch, and includes Blueberry Hill and Are You Lonesome Tonight, and all know that years later the songs were then done by Fats Domino who made Blueberry Hill a hit...and the Elvis Presley later version of Are You Lonesome Tonight.
What I really like about the group is that they did songs like Bless You on this album, then did their own Doo Wop version of Bless You years later in 1959 which sounds so great with the background sounds of Doo Wop added in the newer version - and they did Where Are You - also a Doo Wop Sound. So, I think this is unique and historical how this group evolved, yet is like many hundreds of groups not known by many who grew up in the era.
Not home at auction's end but will respond late in the night
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