THE RAREST OF THE RARE 1956 ORIGINAL PRESSING OF THE ORIGINAL CLOVERS. VG+

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      WELCOME TO MY 2015 CHRISTMAS AUCTION RHYTHM & BLUES AND ROCK & ROLL CHANGED THE WORLD'S MUSIC CULTURE FOREVER, AND BEING A TEENAGER DURING THE EARLY 50s, I WAS PART OF THE REVOLUTION. WOW! HOW SWEET IT WAS, AND STILL IS. 
MY COLLECTION BEGAN IN 1951 AND HAS NEVER REALLY STOPPED. MY BELOVED WIFE (JOANIE), OF 54 YEARS, JUST RECENTLY PASSED AWAY AND AS A RESULT, I HAVE NO ONE TO LEAVE MY COLLECTION TO.
MANY OF THE ALBUMS I WILL BE LISTING, I PERSONALLY SAW WHEN THE GROUPS CAME TO THE SEATTLE/TACOMA AREA TO PERFORM. MY PERSONAL FAVORITE AND IN MY OPINION, THE GREATEST OF THEM ALL, WAS HANK BALLARD AND THE MIDNIGHTERS, AN EARLY 50s RHYTHM & BLUES GROUP. I SAW THEM PERFORM AT THE BLUE NOTE BALL ROOM IN TACOMA, WASHINGTON IN 1956, AND AFTER THE CONCERT, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF PERSONALLY MEETING HANK BALLARD.
1. MY RECORDS ARE PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED AND DRIED WITH A MICROFIBRE CLOTH.
2. RECORDS ARE INSPECTED UNDER A STRONG LIGHT.
3. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, MY ALBUMS WILL BE ORIGINAL PRESSINGS.
4. RECORDS WILL BE PLAYED PRIOR TO LISTING.
5. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE ALBUMS YOU ARE BIDDING FOR, WILL HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF INVESTMENT VALUE IF YOU ARE A COLLECTOR. KEEP IN MIND THAT MANY OF THE COMPANIES THAT MANUFACTURED THESE RARE AND WONDERFUL ALBUMS, WERE OUT OF BUSINESS BEFORE 1970. 
MY PROMISE TO YOU, AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE RARE, HARD TO FIND 50s & 60s RHYTHM & BLUES AND ROCK & ROLL ALBUMS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKE CARE OF. MY ALBUMS OVER THE YEARS WERE PURCHASED IN RECORD STORES, PRIVATE COLLECTIONS OR FRIENDS. I DO NOT GO TO GARAGE SALES OR THRIFT STORES.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU, I SINCERELY HOPE YOU FIND THAT RARE ALBUM FROM MY AUCTIONS. YOUR WINNING BIDS WILL CERTAINLY INCREASE IN VALE AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU'LL ENJOY THE MUSIC THAT CHANGED THE MUSIC CULTURE FOREVER. THE FABULOUS 50s & 60s. THANK YOU!
FROM MY PERSONAL 60 YEAR OLD COLLECTION: LABEL: ATLANTIC 1248. BLACK LABEL WITH SILVER PRINT! YEAR OF PRESSING: 1956 (ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING) ORIGINAL: YES GRADING SOURCE: GOLDMINE COLLECTORS GUIDE.
I PLAYED THIS ALBUM JUST PRIOR TO LISTING AND DID NOT HEAR ANy SKIPS, STICKS, LOUD POPS OR IRRITATING HISSES. IT WAS A WONDERFUL LISTENING EXPERIENCE.
YOU ARE BIDDING FOR ONE OF THE 50S GREAT RHYTHM & BLUES GROUPS, THE CLOVERS AND RECORDED ON THE ATLANTIC LABEL 1248. THIS IS THE BLACK LABEL, SILVER PRINT, IN THE ORIGINAL ATLANTIC SLEEVE AND VALUED FOR $600+ NM IN THE GOLDMINE PRICE GUIDE AND THIS IS A GREAT PLAYER. 
THE ORIGINAL GROUP INCLUDED, JOHN BAILEY, BILLY MITCHELL, MATTHEW McQUARTER, HAROLD LUCAS Jr, HAROLD WINLEY AND BILL HARRIS. 
THE RECORD HAS A VERY GLOSSY LOOK. THERE ARE NO DEEP SCRATCHES GROOVES, JUST SURFACE LINES AND SCUFFS THAT HAD NO BEARING ON AN EXCELLENT LISTENING EXPERIENCE. THE LABELS ARE CLEAN, SHOWING ONLY LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS. 
THE ALBUM COVER IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THERE ARE NO SEAM SPLITS, TAPE, TEARS, WRITING OR WRINKLE, JUST SLIGHT DISCOLORATION AND SCUFFS FROM AGING. THIS WILL MAKE A RARE, VERY IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY IN YOUR MUSIC ROOM.
IT'S TIME TO FOR ME TO SHARE PART OF A COLLECTION THAT I HAVE ENJOYED FOR MANY YEARS. NOW IT'S YOUR TURN! 
THE SONGS INCLUDE: SIDE 1, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVEY DOVEY, YES IT'S YOU, TIN A LING.\, I PLAYED THE FOOL, HEY MISS FANNY, DON'T YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU.
SIDE 2, MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, BLUE VELVET, LITTLE MAMA, CRAWLIN', HERE COMES A FOOL, I GOT MY EYES ON YOU, DEVIL OR ANGEL.
FOR THE SERIOUS COLLECTOR LOOKING FOR ONE OF THE RAREST ALBUMS RECORDED DURING THE 50S AND A GREAT SOUNDING CLASSIC, THIS IS A MUST AND WILL ALSO MAKE A FINE HOLIDAY GIFT FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL. 
BASED ON THE GOLDMINE GUIDE, THE ALBUM COVER IS GRADED VG, THE QUALITY OF THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE VG+ AND THE RECORD VG+/VG. THERE IS NO RESERVE.