1960 UK#1 EVERLY BROTHERS 78 "CATHY'S CLOWN"
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HERE'S A CHANCE TO PICK UP ONE OF THE RAREST ISSUED UK NUMBER 1 HITS ON A 78rpm WARNER BROTHERS RECORD!
THE EVERLY BROTHERS
CATHY'S CLOWN
b/w ALWAY'S IT'S YOU
Cathy's Clown" is a popular song, written and recorded by The Everly Brothers. It was their first single for Warner Bros., after spending three years on Archie Bleyer's Cadence label. "Cathy's Clown" sold eight-million copies worldwide, spending five weeks at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and one week on the R&B charts.
"Cathy's Clown" spent seven weeks at number one in the UK in May and June 1960. It would become the Everly Brothers' biggest hit single and their Second number one. The song is ranked number 149 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
It was the first of only three Warner Brothers 78s released in the UK and is incredibly rare. (the others being the Everly Brothers "Lucille" and Sammy Masters "Rocking Red Wing")
EVERLY BROTHERS
UK WARNER BROTHERS WB1 10" 78 rpm
A SIDE : CATHYS CLOWN
B SIDE: ALWAY'S IT'S YOU
CONDITION - V+ / EX++
THE A SIDE HAS NO MARKS OR SCRATCHES - HOWEVER IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN PLAYED QUITE A LOT AS THERE IS A SLIGHT GREYING TO THE GROOVES - THE RECORD PLAYS WELL HOWEVER - LOUD AND CLEAR WITH LITTLE BACKGROUND NOISE - BUT THERE IS A LOSS OF SHARPNESS AND CLARITY ESPECIALLY ON LOUD PASSAGES - THE B SIDE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION
THIS IS A MEGA RARE RECORD!!
DON'T MISS IT - BID NOW
10" 78 RPM RECORDS NEED CAREFULLY PACKING, AND I CLAIM TO HAVE THE BEST PACKAGING IN THE WORLD FOR DISPATCHING THEM!!
THE GREG'S GREAT'S SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A SPECIALLY DESIGNED INNER BOX MADE OUT OF 1" THICK POLYSTYRENE, WHICH THEN GOES INSIDE A DOUBLE CORREGATED STIFF OUTER CARDBOARD CARTON. THE BOXES CAN TAKE UP TO 21 RECORDS,
USUALLY FOR MAILING OVERSEAS, I RECOMMEND NO MORE THAN 7 IN A BOX, OTHERWISE IT GOES OVER THE AIRMAIL SMALL PACKET MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF 2Kgs WHICH CAUSES A LARGE HIKE IN POSTAL RATES.
I SEND OUT ON AVERAGE ABOUT 30 PARCELS A WEEK AND I ONLY PROMISE A TEN DAY DISPATCH TIME. POSTING IS NORMALLY DONE ONCE A WEEK - SO IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR RECORD WITHIN A WEEK IN THE UK, PLEASE DON'T BE TOO SURPRISED - YOU MAY HAVE JUST PAID FOR IT THE DAY AFTER I'VE DONE THE PARCEL RUN!! - ON THE OTHER HAND YOU MAY HAVE HIT IT LUCKY, AND GET THE PARCEL WITHIN A DAY OR TWO!!
IF YOU REALLY HAVE AN URGENT REQUIREMENT FOR THE RECORD - BIRTHDAY PRESENT, WEDDING, FUNERAL etc PLEASE TELL ME AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO GET IT OUT FOR YOU URGENTLY. TEL 01223 872 937
IF A RECORD ARRIVES CRACKED OR BROKEN DESPITE MY BEST EFFORTS WITH THIS FANTASTIC PACKAGING I WILL REFUND THE MONEY IN FULL. - JUST SEND ME A QUICK SCAN - IF IT IS A VERY RARE RECORD I MAY ASK YOU TO SEND IT BACK OTHERWISE IT WILL BE YOURS TO KEEP OR DISPOSE OF.
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