Spontanes LP Hit 7999 E Condition Spontanes Play Solid Soul

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Greetings everyone, and welcome to another of my ebay record auctions. Glad to have you here, and I hope you will enjoy your stay and perhaps like what you see, perhaps enough to have a desire to have it for your own! Hard to believe I’ve been doing this for just about 10 years now-I know my older listings say 8, but yep, I got started about 10 years ago now, and just don’t feel like giving up. So, thanks to all my previous customers, your business is always appreciated, and I do appreciate your taking a look at what I have for you. Now, on with the show. 

This time up, I have a 1966 LP release on the Hit (Attractions) record label, label 7999, by the Spontanes. This is their LP titled "Spontanes Play Solid Soul". Imagine my surprise when I came across this record while doing my picking for the week. I can't remember when or where I got it, but considering where it was in the boxes of records i've amassed, it was probably from one of my record hunting jaunts from a good 7-8 years ago. I must not have thought much of it then, as this was just put away for some unknown reason. But what was more surprising was when I did my research on this. Sonuvagun, this group was from Gastonia, N.C. I used to live in Gastonia, not moving away until a year after this LP was put out! Honestly, when I was there, I was such a young gooberhead, I probably wouldn't have remembered them anyways. But after giving this a spin it's pretty obvious why I didn't hear about them. These guys might be whiter than Wonder Bread, but dang do these guys have a great soul sound! Now most of the tunes on this LP are indeed cover tunes, ones that you will instantly recognize. But they do put their own spin on these tunes, and with the dynamite mix of horns (wow, those horns!), the funky bass, neato organ, and oh yeah, there's some guitar thrown in as well. The lead vocals are fantastic, and you wouldn't believe a bunch of guys who look like this could be so doggone soulful. True, it's from the Carolinas, where the "beach music" recordings would be prevalent, but these guys, say, vs. Bill Deal & The Rhondels? It's the Spontanes win, hands down. From what I understand there is still a version of this band still together, so if I ever get back down to that part of NC again (it's been a good 4 years now), I might have to check this group out if they're doing anything. The playing surface does show a bit of wear, storage wear, needle marks and scuffs, plus a desperate need of a good, thorough cleaning. However, both sides did play through without any troubles for the needle, and outside of some horrendous crackling on the lead-in tracks, the playing grooves worked like a champ with only a little bit of background crackling. So I feel this is still definitely good enough to earn my average E grading. 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 show some wear and a previous owner used an ink stamp with her name on both sides' labels, and inside the cover as well. The cover shows storage wear, ring wear, abrasions, and discoloration. The top seam has split from the opening to about halfway to the spine-and is close to doing more, the bottom seam has split from the opening too, but only about 4-5 inches inward.The rest of the seams and spine have wear, but are still intact at this time. 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!