THE TEDDY BEARS SING PHIL SPECTOR 1959 1ST PRESSING IMPERIAL LP 9067 POP ROCK

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PROUDLY OFFERING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TODAY,A MEGA RARE ORIGINAL 1959 1ST PRESSING OF "THE TEDDY BEARS SING!" LP!

CHECK OUT THE SONG LIST BELOW TO SEE THE INCREDIBLE COLLECTION OF ROCKIN' TUNES! THIS LP WILL REALLY GET YOUR FEET TAPPIN' AND YOUR HEAD BOPPIN'

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1959 1ST PRESSING! THIS WAS RECORDED ON THE IMPERIAL BLACK LABEL WITH SILVER PRINTING #LP-9067GOLDMINE CATALOG VALUES THIS AT $400.00+ IN NRMT CONDITION!

THESE ARE BECOMING EXTREMELY SCARCE AND SURE TO RISE IN VALUE!

PLEASE NOTE! THE WORD ADMATTER WILL NOT APPEAR ANYWHERE ON YOUR SLEEVE OR RECORD. THIS IS A WATERMARK ID TO STOP CERTAIN SELLERS FROM STEALING MY PICS!

VISUALLY, THE 56 YEAR OLD THICK VINYL PLATTER IS IN VG CONDITION!

I HAVE EXAMINED THIS UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT AND DO SEE THAT THE PLATTER HAS RETAINED MUCH OF ITS ORIGINAL DEEP BLACK GLOSS. THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF SHINE! I DO SEE MANY EXTREMELY LIGHT SURFACE SCUFFS/HAIRLINES (MOSTLY THE SWIRLY VARIETY) HOWEVER, ONLY PORTIONS OF 1 OR 2 THAT I CONSIDERED TO BE JUST BARELY "FEEL-ABLE"

NONE OF WHICH SERIOUSLY EFFECTS THE EXCELLENT LISTENING EXPERIENCE!

THE LABELS ARE FREE FROM ANY WRITING OR STICKERS. THEY SHOW LIGHT WEAR AND GRADE VG AS WELL!

BASED ON THE ABOVE IMPERFECTIONS I FEEL THE VINYL GRADES AS VG!

THE COVER PRESENTS VERY NICELY! THERE IS NO WRITING, TAPE OR STICKERS ANYWHERE!

THERE LITTE TO NO RING/SHELF WEAR EVIDENT TO THE FRONT SIDE!  VERY MINOR RING/SHELF WEAR EVIDENT ON THE REVERSE. THERE IS A LIGHT SURFACE CREASE LOWER LEFT CORNER.

THERE ARE SOME MINOR CORNER DINGS & SCRAPES/SOILING/CREASES AS SHOWN.

THE REVERSE SIDE LINER NOTES ARE VERY INFORMATIVE, CLEAN AND PERFECTLY READABLE!

VERY MINOR DISCOLORATION IS A RARE FIND IN ITSELF!

BASED ON THE ABOVE IMPERFECTIONS I FEEL THAT THE COVER GRADES AS EX!

I HAVE PLAY GRADED THIS MOMENTS AGO AND THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE WAS EXCELLENT!

THERE WAS SOME VERY LIGHT NOISE/DISTORTION HERE AND THERE NOTHING OVERWHELMING AT ALL. I HEARD A FEW VERY SOFT TICS  OTHER THAN THAT IT WAS EXCELLENT!

THERE WERE NO SKIPS, JUMPS, POPS,OR BURPS!

OVERALL I GRADE THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE AS EXCELLENT AND EXTREMELY ENJOYABLE!

OVERALL CONSIDERING ALL OF THE ABOVE, I FEEL THIS LP DESERVES A GRADE OF VG TO EX-(MINUS)!

SONG LIST

SIDE 1

1. OH WHY

2. UNCHAINED MELODY

3. MY FOOLISH HEART

4. YOU SAID GOODBYE

5. TRUE LOVE

6. LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT

SIDE II

1. I DON'T NEED YOU ANYMORE

2. TAMMY

3. LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY

4. DON'T GO AWAY

5. IF I GIVE MY HEART TO YOU

6. SEVEN LONELY DAYS

Following graduation from Fairfax high school in Los Angeles, California, Phil Spector became obsessed with the song "To Know Him Is to Love Him," a song he had written for his group, the Teddy Bears. After a hasty audition at ERA Records who offered to finance a studio session, the Teddy Bears - Phil Spector, Marshall Leib, Harvey Goldstein (who left the group early on), lead singer Annette Kleinbard, and last minute recruit, drummer Sandy Nelson - recorded the song at Gold Star Studios at a cost of $75. Released on ERA's Dore label in August 1958, it took two months before "To Know Him Is to Love Him" began to get airplay.

The record stayed in the Billboard Hot 100 for 23 weeks, in the Top Ten for 11 of those weeks, and commanded the #1 chart position for three weeks. At 19 years old, Spector had written, arranged, played, sung, and produced the best-selling record in the country.[ Although subsequent releases by the Teddy Bears on the Imperial label were well-recorded soft pop, they did not sell, and within a year of the debut, Spector disbanded the group.

Spector was not the only Teddy Bear who went on to a career after the group broke up. Harvey Goldstein became a certified public accountant. Annette Kleinbard continued to write and record songs, and changed her name to Carol Connors.

WE USE GOLDMINE AS GUIDELINE FOR OUR GRADING SYSTEM.

ALL RECORDS ARE VISUALLY INSPECTED UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT. I TRY TO PLAY GRADE WHEN POSSIBLE OR AT LEAST IN ANY AREAS IDENTIFIED AS QUESTIONABLE FROM THE VISUAL INSPECTION.

MINT

Mint records are in most cases sealed in original shrink wrap. The only wear permissible is to the shrink wrap itself.

NEAR-MINT

 NM records have glossy vinyl. There are no visible defects such as writing, tape, or stickers on the labels. The labels should not contain any spindle marks (from someone blindly trying to put the record on the turntable) The vinyl may have a few extremely fine hairline scratches or light scuffs that do not affect the sound quality. The vinyl will "appear" to have been unplayed (It may very well have been played and well-cared for) The album cover will have NO writing, tape, creases, folds, seam splits ,stains, ring wear or Promo holes or cuts!

VG+ (EXCELLENT)

VG+ records have glossy vinyl. Slight signs of wear, including light scuffs, very light scratches or slight warping that does not  seriously affect the listening experience is permissible. Very slight intermittent background noise mostly in the quiet passages is acceptable. 

The album cover will have no more than three of the following imperfections: light writing such as initials or name in one area, minor creasing, seam splits not larger than 1".  Neatly taped seams of 2" or less. It may also contain very slight ring wear or discoloration, a promo stamp, punch hole or cut-out as originally sold.

VG

VG Records have more obvious flaws such as more pronounced scratches & lack of gloss. Groove wear and scratches deep enough to be felt with a fingernail are common. When played there will be surface noise but it should not continuously overpower the music. There are NO skips permissible with no more than 1.5 grahams of tracking force. It is common to hear crackling and pops especially in the quiet passages. The labels may contain writing such as a persons name or initials or it may contain a piece of tape or sticker with or without writing. The cover may have some seam splits, writing, tape, stickers, ring wear and scuffs.

VG-

VG- All of the defects listed VG category would be more pronounced. The record will play through without skipping WITH NORMAL tracking force. A quick skip or two with no more that 2.5 grahams of tracking force are permissible. The record will have many obvious flaws but still enjoyable to listen to. Generally if the record is rare, it is still highly collectible.

G/G+

Good (G), Good Plus (G+) Good does not mean Bad! A record in Good or Good Plus condition can be put onto a turntable and will play through without skipping WITH NORMAL tracking force. A quick skip or two with no more that 2.5 grahams of tracking force are permissible. It will have significant surface noise and scratches and visible groove wear (on a styrene record, the groove will be starting to turn white). A cover or sleeve will have seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine. Tape, writing, ring wear or other defects will start to overwhelm the object.

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