soul 45 FRANK HOWARD AND THE COMMANDERS orig. PROMO I'm So Glad EARLY HENDRIX
$
283
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Description
For sale is an original / OG example of exceedingly scarce soul 45 "I'm So Glad / I'm Sorry For You" by Frank Howard and the Commanders on the Barry Records label, white label promo, 1008. Matrix: AX111-1A, Rck (?), illegible stamp; AX112-1A, Rck (?), illegible stamp.
Condition:
Label on "I'm So Glad" side has date "7/13/66" written on it. Otherwise only light wear on labels. Vinyl rates a stellar NM.
A young Jimi Hendrix plays guitar on this according to some contemporary accounts, while he was wandering around Nashville before the formation of Jimi Hendrix and the Experience years. This beautiful example was found in the collection of a Washington DC-area DJ's collection, who ran a Christian radio station from his basement in the 1960s. He was sent tons of soul, psych and Latin from small distributors, which he stored in file cabinets that were just recently discovered by me and a couple other dealers at his estate sales some months ago. An impeccably kept example of this rare 45.
My grading system:
STILL SEALED : Jacket imperfections, if any, will be described. Vinyl guaranteed to be in unplayed condition.
M : I don't use this grade, on the assumption that no record or jacket is truly flawless.
M- : Vinyl appears unplayed, jacket bears no signs of wear. I rarely, if ever, use this grade.
NM : Like M-, with possible scintilla/whiff of an imperfection
VG++ : May have a couple very minor imperfections. (superficial marks that have little or no bearing on sound.) Jacket may have a couple very minor flaws.
VG+ : Like VG++, but with a few more light imperfections
VG : Several light imperfections, and possibly one or two more serious ones, such as small feelable scratches. Still plays well.
VG- : Will display numerous minor imperfections and/or feelable scratches that affect playback quality. Between you and me, you could do better.
GOOD : What I consider pretty poor... numerous major imperfections. I generally don't sell items in this range unless they are of major significance.
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