The Chantels C'est Si Bon US Orig'58 END EP-202 1st Press 7"45 RPM Extended Play

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ORIGINAL 1st US END RECORDS 7” 45 RPM EXTENDED PLAY PRESSING

THE CHANTELS ~ C’EST SI BON (1958)

MONSTROUSLY RARE “SOUTHERN PLANTATION” PICTURE SLEEVE WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WITHDRAWN FIRST
(OUR VERSION OF THE STORY ABOUT THE “SOUTHERN PLANTATION” PHOTO SESSION AND WITHDRAWN “WE ARE THE CHANTELS” LP COVER)

HANDRWRITTEN “GONE” TEXT IN THE RUNOUT GROOVES

LAMINATED CARDBOARD BLANK BACK PICTURE SLEEVE

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Original 1st US pressing of The Chantel’s “C’est Si Bon” extended play album released by End Records. After the release of the “I Love You So” EP, The Chantels released the second EP in July, 1958 featuring four singles: “I’ll Walk Alone”, “Memories”, “C’est Si Bon” and “Congratulations”. It was unprecedented as The Chantels released only 4 singles prior to the release of the EPs. Just like in the case with the first EP “I Love You So”, when creating the design for the “C’est Si Bon” cover, End Records used one of the photos which could be conventionally called “Southern Plantation”. Unlike the photo on the picture sleeve of the “I Love You So”, the background with the church has been removed on the cover of “C’est Si Bon” and replaced with a solid yellow color. It was the combination of the white gloves the band members were wearing and the church which seemed discriminatory because the entrance to the church without white gloves during slavery was prohibited. Released in October, the cover of “We’re The Chantels” LP also used the photo where the background with the church was airbrushed, but just like on the “C’est Si Bon”, the white gloves remained intact which evoked resentment among the racism intolerant music listeners. Very quickly, the covers were withdrawn and the records were repackaged in the cover of a different design which has been called the “Jukebox” cover. Among our currently listed items, you’ll find all of the four participants of this twisted story. Going back to the description of the “C’est Si Bon” it’s worth noting that the 1st issue laminated front picture sleeve with the “EP-202” catalog number contains a blank back, which in the history of LP covers, along with the “Introducing the Beatles” blank back cover, is a rare occurrence. Original 1st print End Records label variation without “A Product of End Music Inc., New York, N.Y.” credit. 45 RPM Extended Play EP-202 labels with a two-part doggie logo. Even though this issue was released on End Records, the runout grooves indicate “Gone”, the name of Gone Records, which along with End Records were created and owned by George Goldner. The full matrix numbers of this 1st pressing are as follows: Side 1 - Gone EP Side One -10- G-259-260 F; Side 2 - Gone EP Side Two G-263-253 F.

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It's almost impossible to find the cardboard picture sleeve of this issue in such a stunning Near Mint Minus condition. It doesn't contain any ring wear, splits, wear, scuffs, residue or writing only having a light barely noticeable crease in the upper right-hand corner. I grade the vinyl as somewhere between Strong Very Good Plus and Excellent Minus. It retains its beautiful factory gloss only having some very light non-feelable surface scuffs from the picture sleeve, the majority of which can be seen only under a strong light source. The labels are very clean and in beautiful Near Mint condition, completely wear- and scuff-free. The vinyl sounds outstanding only having some very light occasional static which most likely go away if the record is professionally cleaned using a VPI cleaning machine.

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