RONNIE SELF "Ain't I'm a Dog" OZ CORONET EP "Bop-a-Lena" Nashville rockabilly

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RONNIE SELF “Ain’t I’m a Dog” Aussie 1958 CORONET EP “Bop-a-Lena” Nashville rockabilly

Ronnie Self – Ain’t I’m a Dog EP (orig. Australia CBS CORONET MONO KEP 126)

Australian Release date: November 1958.  Recording dates: 29 June 1957 (track 4) / 16 December 1957 (track 2) / 25 March 1958 (tracks 1 & 3).

On offer here is an original Australian CBS CORONET issue of an EP by RONNIE SELF, featuring two of his best known songs “Ain’t I’m a Dog” (title track) and “Bop-a-Lena”.

SIDE 1

1.          Date Bait                       Writ: Robert Riley - Bea Woodfolk

2.         Bop-a-Lena                     Writ: Mel Tillis - Webb Pierce

SIDE 2

3.         Big Blon’ Baby                Writ: Rhoda Roberts - Kenny Jacobson

4.         Ain’t I’m a Dog               Writ: Wayne Walker - George Sherry

PERSONNEL

“Ain’t I’m a Dog”:

Known members . . .

     Ronnie Self               lead vocals

Recorded at Bradley Studio in Nashville, Tennessee (USA).

Produced by Don Law.

“Bop-a-Lena”:

     Ronnie Self               lead vocals

     John T. Hill               lead guitar

     Ray Edenton              rhythm guitar

     Ike Inman                 bass guitar

     Marvin Hughes          piano

     Buddy Harman           drums

Recorded at Bradley Studio in Nashville, Tennessee (USA).

Produced by Don Law.

“Date Bait” and “Big Blon’ Baby”:

     Ronnie Self               lead vocals, guitar

     John T. Hill               guitar

     Jack Pruett               guitar

     Joseph Zinkan           bass guitar

     Floyd Cramer            piano

     Andrew Goodrich      saxophone

     Buddy Harman          drums

Recorded at Bradley Studio in Nashville, Tennessee (USA).

Produced by Don Law.

GRADING (also refer photo)

Cover:

front: VG(+) matt finish with glossy appearance: creasing (very minor along spine, top & bottom seams / insignificant along opening edge), scuffing (top & bottom seams: 10-15mm from opening edge - insignificant), moderate surface rubbing + minor spotting/discolouration, several tiny pin-size indentations (top-right corner – front & back / inside of cover is completely intact, therefore they are definitely NOT holes).

back: VG(+) flipback—matt finish with glossy appearance: insignificant ring-wear (inner rim - extremely hard to see), creasing (very minor along spine, bottom seam & opening edge / insignificant along top seam), moderate surface rubbing + spotting/discolouration.

Record:

visual: VG beautiful glossy sheen—numerous superficial hairlines & few light surface scuffs (nothing deep or anything to be concerned about) (seen under strong light).

audible: VG++ sounds superb overall despite some insignificant underlying surface noise.  DEFINITELY NO JUMPS or SKIPS – played from beginning to end.  A HIGHLY ENJOYABLE LISTENING EXPERIENCE!

labels: moderate spindle wear.

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:     Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:     Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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