BEATLES ORIGINAL UK POLYDOR SCROLL 45 NH 52275 "CRY FO
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POLYDOR NH 52275 CRY FOR A SHADOW b/w WHY ( can't you love me again) WRITTEN 22nd JUNE 1961 AND RELEASED 27th MARCH 1964 AT THE HEIGHT OF BEATLEMANIA THE "A" SIDE CRY FOR A SHADOW IS AN INSTRUMENTAL CREDITED AS A HARRISON /LENNON COMPOSITION WRITTEN BY GEORGE AND JOHN AS A PARODY OF CLIFF RICHARD'S BAND THE SHADOWS WHO AT THIS TIME WERE A GREAT SUCCESS AS AN INSTRUMENTAL BAND IN THEIR OWN RIGHT.
THE TRACK DOES SOUND LIKE THE SHADOWS WITH EXCELLENT GUITAR PLAYING EVEN DOWN TO THE FAMOUS JET HARRIS ( SHADOWS DRUMMER) YELL IN THE MIDDLE EIGHT OF THE SONG THE "B" SIDE "WHY" IS A RECORDING OF THE BEATLES WITH TONY SHERIDAN AS HIS BACKING BAND . THE DISC PLAYING SURFACES ARE IN SUPERB UNMARKED CONDITION WITH A DEEP GLOSSY SHEEN TO THE VINYL WITH JUST THE ODD TINY HANDLING MARK.
THE SCROLL LABELS ARE FREE FROM ANY WRITING OR STAINING AND ARE CLEAN AND BRIGHT
I HAVE PLAYED THE RECORD AND THE AUDIO IS EXCELLENT REMEMBERING THIS IS A FIFTY YEAR OLD RECORDING.
HOWEVER THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE PUSH OUT CENTRE ,I HAD DIFFICULTY TRYING TO PLACE THE SPINDLE INTO THE DISC ON ONE OF MY TURNTABLES BUT IT SLIPPED EASILY ON TO ANOTHER , THE ORIGINAL OWNER MUST HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS DIFFICULTY AND HAS AT SOME STAGE DAMAGED THE PRONGS ON THE PUSH OUT CENTRE BY PRESSING THE DISC ON TO THE TURNTABLE BUT HAS SUCCESSFULLY EFFECTED A REPAIR AS THEY NOW SEEM SOLIDLY FIXED HOWEVER CARE MUST BE TAKEN WHEN HANDLING THE RECORD ON A TURNTABLE THE DISC COMES IN AN ORIGINAL POLYDOR SLEEVE WHICH HAS THE GERMAN TEXT ON THE REAR BUT ALSO COMES WITH A REPRO MADE IN ENGLAND POLDOR SLEEVE
APART FROM THE PUSH OUT ISSUE THIS IS AN EXCELLENT RECORDING, I HAVE NOT SEEN ANOTHER IN SUCH GREAT VINYL CONDITION MANY YEAR'S AND IS ALSO BECOMING HARD TO FIND THESE DAYS
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