THE REFLECTIONS ROMEO & JULIET RARE ORIG '64 GOLDEN WORLD MONO LP IN SHRINK NM

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·        THE REFLECTIONS - (JUST LIKE) ROMEO & JULIET - ORIGINAL 1964 GOLDEN WORLD RECORDS MONO LP GWLPM-300

·        ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·        ORIGINAL YELLOW GOLDEN WORLD LABEL WITH BLACK PRINT

·        COLUMBIA RECORDS PRESSING, BELIEVED TO BE PITMAN, NJ PRESSING PLANT

·        THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·        ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·        ORIGINAL LAMINATED COVER

·        COVER IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK (CELLOPHANE) WRAP

·        CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·        MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-1A/-1B'.  ON SOME LABELS,  SUFFIX '–1' DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING)

·        MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

·        THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·        As far as we know, this album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other way, manner or format.

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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Detroit-based the Reflections were a five-man group schooled in doo wop who scored in 1964 on Ed Wingate's Golden World label with "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet," written by Bob Hamilton and Freddie Gorman. (Gorman later wrote songs for Motown ("Please Mr. Postman" and "Forever") and formed the Originals, who hit with "Baby I'm for Real.")

The Reflections were Phil Castrodale, Ray Steinberg, Tony Micale, Danny Bennie, and Johnny Dean. The group's first recording was a remake of the Five Satins' "In the Still of the Night" on Tigre, which did well in some Midwestern markets. Their Golden World debut, "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet," cracked the Top Ten before settling at the number six position.

They recorded seven more 45s for Golden World, but none were as successful as "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet." "Like Columbus Did" cracked the pop 100, but only by four slots, hanging at number 96. "Poor Man's Son," the Reflections' sixth Golden World single, almost cracked the Top 40 but stopped climbing at number 55. Other singles -- "Talking About My Girl," "(I'm Just) A Henpecked Guy," "Shabby Little Hut," "Wheelin' and Dealin'," "Out of the Picture," and their final single, "Girl in the Candy Store" -- did nothing. Their producers insisted they use a hokey falsetto sound on their recordings that didn't bode well with the group members.

Problems with Golden World resulted over both creative differences and royalties, so they opted to go with ABC Paramount when their contract time was up. Neither "Adam and Eve" or "Long Cigarette" did well though, so believing the name the Reflections hindered them, the group became High and the Mighty. They released "Escape From Cuba," written by Ritchie Adams and Larry Kusik, but it failed too. Despite a lack of success, they continued singing for years; members Micale and Dean still gigged around the Detroit area in a band called Larados.

(EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE ARTIST BIO BY ANDREW HAMILTON, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

TRACK LISTING:

A1 -  - (Just Like) Romeo And Juliet 2:10

A2 -  - Talkin' About My Girl 2:33

A3 -  - Can't You Tell By The Look In My Eyes 2:08

A4 -  - Deborah Ann 2:37

A5 -  - On Broadway 2:20

A6 -  - Don't Do That To Me 2:15

B1 -  - Like Columbus Did 2:15

B2 -  - June Bride 2:31

B3 -  - Gonna Turn The Place Out 1:38

B4 -  - Lonely Girl 2:00

B5 -  - Oowee Now Now 2:09

B6 -  - Couldn't Make It Like That 1:59

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·                                     CONDITION:

·                                     THE RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)           WE GRADE THE VINYL  AS  (WEAK) NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)           The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(c)            Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·        COVER (THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, LAMINATED, GLOSSY COVER):

COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT, STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP   (A SMALL PIECE OF SHRINK WRAP IS MISSING)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-          Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 1.    (VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY)

-          Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on back side, apparently from aging.

-          Cover has a light "wrinkle" (crease)  in one of the corners.  (nothing significant)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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