Tiny Tony 45 Hey Mrs. Jones 1962 Rare Merilee Rush First Recording Bolo 734 NM

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-Artist /Group: Tiny Tony with The Statics

-Mini bio: Based in Burien, Washington, United States Tiny Tony & The Statics were a rhythm & Blues band which  formed in 1958 and comprised of Randy Bennett (bass), Dave Erickson (drums), Jim Spanos (guitar) and Anthony "Tiny Tony" Smith (lead vocals), formerly with the Seattle 1950's doo-wop group, The Gallahads.  

-Merilee Rush And Her Men was a rock group formed in 1960 in Seattle Washington which merged with Tiny Tony & The Statics in 1961. Later, in 1965 they broke up after Merilee took over more of the lead work and she formed Merilee And The Turnabouts which was a combination of rhythm & Blues and rock. 

-While a member of Tiny Tony with The Statics, Merilee Rush and the group recorded just one single titled Hey Mrs. Jones b/w I Wanna Hold Your Hand with Tiny Tony on lead vocals, Merilee Rush on backing vocals and keyboards, Dave Erickson (drums), Dick Gerber (guitar), and Randy Bennett (bass) with either Neil Rush or possibly Jim Cook (saxophone).

-Hey Mrs. Jones was a regional hit in 1962-1963.

-There was an answer song to Hey Mrs. Jones titled Mister Jones released by The Chanteurs in 1964 on Bolo 745 with the A side titled No Doubt About It.

-Titles: Hey Mrs. Jones / I Wanna Hold Your Hand

-Hey Mrs. Jones written by band members Tiny Tony, Dick Gerber and Dave Erickson is a fast-tempo R&B rocker with vocal interplay between Tiny Tony and Merilee Rush with driving bass, drums, guitar and sax including a hot solo (probably played by Neil Rush or possibly Jim Cook).

-I Wanna Hold Your Hand also written by Tiny Tony, Dick Gerber and Dave Erickson is a fast-tempo R&B rocker with Merilee Rush on keyboards, Tiny Tony on vocals with driving bass, sax, guitar and drums with another hot sax solo and ends with Merilee Rush doing a short keyboards solo along with a short guitar solo from Dick Gerber.

-Hey Mrs. Jones is an extremely rare 45 from the very beginning of Merilee Rush's recording career before she would go on to much greater fame with her recording of Angel Of The Morning a few years later in 1968.

-Label: Bolo 734

-Year released: 1962

-Billboard number: Non charted, but was a regional hit in late 1962 through early 1963.

-Billboard debut:

-American pressing

-Visual grade: Near mint, appears unplayed

-Labels: Near mint

-Original 1962 brown generic paper sleeve: VG++

-Although just a brown paper sleeve, this is the original plain, brown paper sleeve which has accompanied the 45 since 1962.

-History of this 45 rpm single: We have several thousand singles from the 1950's, 60's 70's, 80's and 90's for which we know the source (record store) and the exact date of purchase. This copy of Hey Mrs. Jones  is one of them: Hey Mrs. Jones was purchased as NOS (New, old store stock) from Platters Record Shop in Seattle, Washington, USA on April 21, 1997. All of the records from Platters Record Shop were brand new and since date of purchase have had very little play, were always housed in a sleeve in a non-smoking environment, and played on a good quality turntable. Collectors' will not be disappointed in this extraordinary group of 45's as we begin to list them over the months to come.

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Record grading:

(M) Mint: A mint record should appear to have just left the manufacturers without any handling; that is, it should appear perfect! No light scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains on labels or writing, tears or splits; nothing. Perfect. And age has nothing to do with it; the same standards for Mint apply to a rare rockabilly single from 1955 as they do to a Top 40 record from 1988! There are no sliding values for Mint. A Mint record cover should appear to have never had a record in it; no ring-wear, dog-eared corners, writing, seam-splits; nothing! Perfect! Even a new, unplayed old stock record can have factory flaws. Mint should be used sparingly and will usually attract a premium value to serious collectors. Mint means perfect and nothing else!

(SS) Still sealed: Still sealed in the factory shrink wrap.

(M-) Mint minus: A nearly perfect record. The record will show no obvious signs of wear, very light surface scuffs from normal handling are permitted but no light scratches. Original finish intact. Picture sleeves should have no more than the most minor defects, such as almost invisible ring wear or other signs of slight handling.

(VG+) Very good plus: The record will show some signs that it was played or otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Record surfaces may show some slight signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or light scratches. Picture sleeves may have some slight ring wear, lightly turned up corners, or a small seam split.

(VG) Very good: Many of the defects found in a VG+ record or sleeve will be more pronounced in a VG record or picture sleeve. Groove wear may be noticeable, the record may have light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound, but the foreign noises will be less prominent than the music. Picture sleeves may have quite prominent ring wear. Creases, folds, seam splits and tears will be more obvious and may appear on all three sides, and there may be writing as well.

(VG-) Very good minus: Foreign noises may be about as prominent as the music. The record still plays through without skipping. The picture sleeve will have more significant seam splits, perhaps to the point where they were taped closed, and highly obvious ring wear and heavier writing. Can serve as a filler until a better one comes along.

(G) Good: We seldom offer a good record for sale unless it is particularily rare for the following reasons: Foreign noises are louder than the recorded music and listening can be distracted by the noise. May or may not play through without skipping, but should be so noted. Picture sleeves are so badly seam split that they may not be able to contain the record within.Tears, folds, writing and ring wear may be overwheming.