The Coasters Atco 33-123 One By One Original Yellow Harp Label Rare Stereo

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Very rare stereo version of the Coasters' 1960 release One By One, where they attempt to expand their musical palette away from the teen R&B market, where they had a series of hits in the late 50's.  On this record they focus on singing classics and standards and, as the name implies, they present themselves individually instead of as The Coasters.  It is not clear whether they did this because they saw their traditional audience slipping away, or because they wanted to evolve as artists.  Vinyl grades VG+: there is a light squiggly scratch on side 1 that produces light clicks for the last couple of rotations of track 3 and on and off through most of track 4, otherwise only a couple of superfine small hairlines that do not affect playback, excellent gloss, some clouding, small amount of dishing (about 2 MM) that probably was the result of someone leaving the record in the shrinkwrap for too long (easily dealt with using a clamp or puck on the affected side).  Other than the aforementioned track, an excellent player.  Bright yellow harp labels are NM.  Outer sleeve would grade VG++ except someone has taken a razor blade and made thin diagonal marks across the front and back covers, not sure if this is an early version of a cut corner, but I drop the grade to VG.  If you are trying to see the mark on the attached photo, on the front cover it goes from top left to bottom right and would cut the second guy's head off.  Otherwise, the only flaws on the cover are some edge wear and a "PS-51" stamp on the back, maybe the guy on the right's bad toupe if you count such things.  No splits, rock solid spine.  See my other Coasters LPs in this week's auctions.        
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• Mint (M) (only if sealed).  Not used for 7".
• Near Mint (NM): Very little evidence of use, glossy surface, minimal vinyl marking; labels are clean and crisp with no writing, ring wear or significant spindle marking; jackets are clean and square, no writing, no splits, no ring wear.
• Very Good+ (VG+) : Vinyl shows use but has been well cared for, surface has light scuffs or very light scratches (not feelable) that will not significantly degrade the sound; labels are clean with only minor ring wear, any writing or sticker/residue is discrete, only slight soiling or dirtiness, drill hole OK if label otherwise clean; jackets are clean with no more than light ring wear, minor corner dings, if writing on the cover it is discrete, no more than one slight seam split, light creasing, cutout hole or corner only if rest of jacket is free of defects - multiple flaws of the types described will drop grade.
• Very Good (VG): Vinyl shows significant use with more scuffing or light scratches but will play through without skipping, may be slight warping but will play through (without having to tape a penny to the tonearm like the old days!) and nothing that will cause a significant bobbing of the tone arm, will have surface noise particularly at intro and in soft passages, dimished or irregular gloss; labels may have significant ring wear, more prominent writing or stickers/residue, drill hole, more soiling or dirtiness; sleeves may have multiple splits, writing, creasing, soiling or dirtiness, drill holes or cut corners, and/or ring wear.  This is a common grade for older 45's - they were often stored outside of the sleeve which lead to multiple light surface hairline scratches which have not caused significant damage to the vinyl grooves - they will still afford an enjoyable listen.
• Good (G): Infrequent grade usually only applied to rare items, or to one aspect (i.e. the sleeve) if another aspect (i.e. the vinyl) is a significantly higher grade.  Vinyl may have significant scuffing or scratching, poor gloss, significant noise on playing but should play through; labels may have glaring writing, significant ring wear, extensive sticker residue, dirtiness; sleeves may have substantial ring wear, extensive seam splitting, taping, prominent writing.