The Velours - Romeo/What You Do To Me 1957 Onyx 508 RARE VG+
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Condition is Used. Shipped with USPS Media Mail. Ebay applies tax.
DISK: From a collector's vault, what I thought was an original recording of this record, but I have had a few comments and a reference from a book that suggest it is a later re-issue. Discogs only lists a reissue with a yellow label. The site uncamarvy, referenced on Discogs, lists it as a 1957 release and gives a lengthy history of the group. The "Encyclopedia of R&B and Doo Wop" lists it as a 1957 release on Onyx. The one label looks like somebody couldn't find the spindle hole one night (drunk?). Or, perhaps, marked it with a ballpoint. No ink marks. However, the grooves look beautiful without scratches or scuffs. I don't hear any unwelcome sounds. Sounds excellent, but then Doo Wop was my music.
From Discogs:
The Velours
Profile: Doo Wop / Soul vocal group from New York, U.S.A. Formed in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn in the mid 50s. The group originally consisted of Jerome "Speedo" Ramos (lead vocals), John Cheatdom (2) (first tenor), Donald Haywoode (second tenor), Kenneth Walker (baritone), Marvin Holland (bass) and pianist Calvin Hayes. In 1968 they became The Fantastics.More Sites: uncamarvy.com Aliases: The Fantastics, The Realistics (2) Members: Donald Haywoode, Eulis Mason, John Cheatdom (2), Richard PittsHold payment for invoice on multiple bids for correct shipping cost.
My Qualifications: My representation of records is based on my reasonable, careful but amateur examination without magnification or expert knowledge. So be forewarned that the record may not be absolutely perfect in every way under expert visual or expert audiophile listening scrutiny. I am just an intelligent and cautious guy, reasoning out the clues and liquidating records as honestly as I can. Please understand that the records I am selling were not collected by me so I do not know their history. I am no kind of expert in music or records. I research each item on Discogs and, for 45s, Fosman's Dead Wax book, 45cat, and other sites for all the information in the post. If I have information from Discogs, Fosman or another seller's post that a record is a reissue, I indicate that. I listen to all 45rpm records and parts of any 33rpm that looks potentially damaged. I judge them according to Discogs standards and give the reasons for my rating so buyers can second guess me. My quality ratings are not certified in any way. If the difference between an original edition and a reissue is indicated by a tiny detail not shown on Discogs, Fosman or by another seller, I may not discover that. I sell in the belief that collectors of vintage records are more knowledgeable than me about what they collect and know what they are looking at. I am glad to answer any questions that could determine the authenticity of a version. Because collectors may know the true value of a record, while I do not, I start at a very reasonable price and let bidders set the true value, which is often much higher than I thought or much lower. If an item gets no bids after a while I discard it even though I originally thought it was worth something.
On Jan-21-21 at 17:11:29 PST, seller added the following information:
Dead wax characters are:
A side etched: 502-A then Sigma Gamma then MP-G/V B side etched: 502-B then Sigma Gamma then MP-G/V
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