SONNY TERRY 10"LP:"HARMONICA BLUES".1958 TOPIC"GROOVED"LABELS.NEAR MINT UPGRADER

	£		26
	$		34

ATTENTION 1950s AMERICAN BLUES,TOPIC LABEL,10 INCH LP COLLECTORS AND CONDITION UPGRADERS!

HERE IS THE BEST CONDITION EXAMPLE I HAVE EVER SEEN IN 28 YEARS AS A DEALER AND QUITE PROBABLY THE BEST COPY THAT HAS EVER BEEN SEEN ON EBAY FEATURING THE LEGENDARY BLUES SINGER AND HARMONICA PLAYER SONNY TERRY! 

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL UK 1ST EDITION OF AN ALBUM THAT IS RARELY SEEN AS IT IS NOW 56 YEARS OLD,BEING ONE OF THE FIRST EVER LPs ISSUED IN THE UK IN 1958 ON THE TOPIC LABEL WITH MOST TURNING UP AS AMERICAN PRESSINGS OR REISSUES!    

SONNY TERRY:"HARMONICA BLUES". 

8 TRACKS RECORDED IN THE 1950s BY THE FOLKWAYS LABEL,PROBABLY NOT ISSUED IN THE UK BEFORE THIS LP AND ISSUED 56 YEARS AGO IN 1958 AT A TIME WHEN MANY BUYERS WERE STILL STICKING WITH 78s.  IT WAS PROBABLY DELETED WITHIN A YEAR OF ISSUE DUE TO LIMITED PROMOTION,EXPOSURE AND SALES! ONLY A FEW HUNDRED COPIES MADE-IN 1958 MOST WOULD HAVE BEEN OBTAINED TO SPECIAL ORDER ONLY!

THIS IS THE EARLIEST UK MONO PRESSING ON THE STYLISH TOPIC"DEEP GROOVED" LABELS 10T30 WITH BEAUTIFULLY THICK VINYL THAT GLEAMS WITH THAT "JUST PRESSED" LOOK! NO SURFACE MARKS WHATSOEVER AND A GENUINE NEAR MINT! MOST WOULD STATE MINT BUT THAT TERM SHOULD ONLY APPLY TO 100% UNPLAYED ITEMS ALTHOUGH CLEARLY THIS ONE HAS HAD VERY FEW PLAYS INDEED AS I STRUGGLED TO HEAR MUCH SURFACE NOISE EVEN IN BETWEEN THE TRACKS! WOW! UPGRADER STANDARD INDEED! BLISTERINGLY OUTSTANDING,HIGHLY INFLUENCIAL MUSIC ON A THICK SLAB OF VINYL THAT IS OF MUSEUM,VAULT STANDARD WAITING TO BE CHERISHED!  

 ALMOST EVERY COPY LIKE THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN PLAYED A LOT. THE COVER WOULD HAVE STICKERS,WRITING AND OTHER DAMAGE OR DEFACEMENT SPOILING IT'S GLORY! 

THIS COPY IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE FEW SURVIVING UK 1ST EDITION PRESSING EXAMPLES IN THE WORLD ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION WHICH WILL TAKE THE BREATH AWAY OF MOST PROSPECTIVE BUYERS! I PLAY ALL THE WAY THROUGH UNLIKE SOME "BIG TIME" DEALERS WHO EVEN STATE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE TIME! INSANE! BID WITH CONFIDENCE HERE! THERE ARE NO CLICKS,SWISHES,STICKS,JUMPS ETC ETC! JUST THE VERY SLIGHTEST FAINT SURFACE NOISE AT HIGH VOLUME WHICH WAS PROBABLY THERE ON IT'S FIRST EVER PLAY! STILL HOUSED IN THE USUALLY MISSING PVC INNER SLEEVE!

NO SPINDLE WEAR WITH CLEAN BRIGHT LABELS WITH SHARP PRINT!  SERIOUSLY RARE AS A GENUINE FIRST UK PRESSING!  THE COVER HAS JUST A LITTLE WRITING AT THE BACK WHICH IS TINY AND IS THE PLAYING DURATION OF EACH SIDE AND JUST THE VERY SLIGHTEST OF EDGE WEAR AND A COUPLE OF TINY CREASES BUT THAT IS VERY MINIMAL WITH NO MAJOR STAINING,NO RIPS OR REPAIRS UNLIKE MOST COVERS OF THIS AGE.AMAZING FOR FOR 56 YEARS OLD!

BID WITH TOTAL CONFIDENCE!    

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE OF THIS RECORD ARE IN DREADFUL CONDITION AND NOT CLEARLY GRADED. JUST ONE OWNER FROM NEW,THE LATE PETER NEWBROOK WHO RAN THE ESQUIRE LABEL AND HAD A MASSIVE COLLECTION WITH MANY DUPLICATES SUCH AS USA/UK ISSUE VARIANTS,HENCE THIS NICE COPY. THOSE THAT DID HAVE PLAYS WERE ON TOP OF THE RANGE PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT AND CAREFULLY STORED WITH MOST OF HIS RECORDS ON STURDY SHELVING IN HIS TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED ARCHIVE-BARELY BEING PLAYED IN MANY YEARS!

PETER NEWBROOK WAS A JAZZ MUSICIAN,WRITER,RECORD REVIEWER ON JAZZ,A FILM DIRECTOR AND THE OWNER OF THE BRITISH JAZZ LABEL ESQUIRE WHICH ISSUED MANY BRITISH,AMERICAN AND CONTINENTAL RECORDINGS AND AS SUCH HAD MANY STRONG CONTACTS,KNEW MANY JAZZ MUSICIANS AND FRIENDS IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS IN THE UK AND USA WHO WOULD SEND HIM EARLY ADVANCE COPIES OF RECORDS FOR HIS OPINIONS AND APPROVAL-THE MAJORITY ADDED TO HIS SHELVES WITH JUST A COUPLE OF PLAYS IF THAT AS HE WAS A VERY BUSY MAN INDEED! I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY MOST OF HIS VAST COLLECTION SEVERAL YEARS BACK AS LONG TERM EBAYERS AND JAZZ COLLECTORS WILL RECALL.  NATURALLY AS A LONG TERM COLLECTOR AND JAZZ/BLUES FAN MYSELF,I COULDN'T RESIST KEEPING SOME OF THEM BUT I AM PRUNING DOWN AGAIN WITH THE NEED FOR SPACE SO DON'T MISS OUT ON THESE TOP QUALITY RARITIES WHICH MAY NEVER BE SEEN AGAIN AS GOOD AS THESE EXAMPLES! CHECK OUT MY OTHER RARE BLUES AND JAZZ ALBUMS FOR AUCTION AND SALE THIS WEEK! MORE TO FOLLOW IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS-KEEP WATCHING AND BE PREPARED FOR KEEN BIDDING ON WHAT COULD BE LAST CHANCE ITEMS! 

 SEE MY FEEDBACK FOR SIMILAR ITEMS!

MY CONSTANT AIM IS TO GET FEEDBACK COMMENTS LIKE"BEYOND EXPECTATION",WHICH I ALREADY HAVE! EVERYTHING PACKED WITH CARE AND ATTENTION TO ENSURE THEY ARRIVE SAFELY! HIGH BIDDING WILL BE EXPECTED AND AS SUCH BE PREPARED FOR SPECIAL OR INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY COSTS HIGHER THAN THE STANDARD ONES STATED.

A LOW,REALISTIC STARTING PRICE OF £20!

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD EXPERTS/DEALERS.  

KEEP READING FOR MORE INFORMATION!

TIME FOR A LITTLE ABOUT ME! FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED DEALER,  MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE!!

DEALERS AND COLLECTORS TRAVEL FOR MANY MILES TO VISIT ME-MOST NOT EVEN ASKING TO EXAMINE MY RECORDS AS THEY TRUST MY VERY STRICT JUDGEMENT AND GRADINGS! 

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS COPY IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION AND THAT IS BEING VERY STRICT!

How many were preserved like this one-??

USED AND NOT SERIOUSLY ABUSED!!!!!!

The 1950s equipment was often basic with much heavier tonearms than later lightweight pickups.

This LP has clearly been very well cared for on lightweight  high quality equipment.  

 Vinyl is still the best way to hear BLUES and always will be!  

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.

I HAVE PLAYED IT TO CHECK FOR ANY FAULTS.

IT IS STILL FAR BETTER THAN MOST AROUND! 

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!

This is AN OUTSTANDING COPY-EXAMINE YOURS AND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!

THE LP AS USUAL WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE COVER BEFORE SENDING!   

REMEMBER I AM GRADING VERY STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY ALL OF THE PHOTOS!

IF YOU GO THROUGH MY FEEDBACK YOU WILL SEE MANY OTHER LPs SOLD -PAY NOTE TO THE FEEDBACK RESPONSES!!-NO ISSUES!! INFACT VERY HAPPY CUSTOMERS WHICH IS PROOF OF MY CAREFUL,DETAILED AND STRICT GRADING!!!!    SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

Checkout my feedback of OVER 18,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BID  with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week. Customers from all over the world regard my  ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.

I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH 12 YEARS ON EBAY.

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE OF GLOWING STATEMENTS! 

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings  by prior email arrangement.12 YEARS ON EBAY and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY!

I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

MANY MORE ITEMS TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS!

KEEP WATCHING IN 2014!

THANKYOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!GOOD LUCK!

MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT MY OTHER BLUES ALBUMS FOR AUCTION ON EBAY!