BUDDY HOLLY BLUE DAYS BLACK NIGHTS / LOVE ME BRUNSWICK

	£		460
	$		610

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We sell rare records regularly and understand the needs of dedicated record collectors very well. We know attention to detail is very important to you. Visual grading is carried out with care (see note below) and we tend to grade on the conservative side in order to under-promise and over-deliver. We are happy to answer any additional questions you may have.  

This particular auction : 

Artist : Buddy Holly

Record : Blue Days, Black Nights / Love Me  (his first 7" single)

Label : Brunswick Records

Record Number : 45-05581 (with Tri-centre)

Matrix : 45-89280-1C and 45-89283-1C

Mono / Stereo : Mono

Date : 1956

Record Condition : Very Good (see comments below)

Cover Condition : Excellent ++

Other Info : 

This record is VERY RARE, his very first single, on the Brunswick label with Tri-centre. Check it out on the Internet and you will see what it's worth ... Due to the rarity of this record, we have played it on both sides.

There is a small scratch on side A, at the very end of play, very near the start of the run out area (see first close-up). When played, this causes about 3 ticks after Buddy stops singing at the very end of the record. No other marks on side A.   There are 2 small scratches on side B (see 2nd close-up) but these cause no ticks when played and I would have not have known about them just listening to the record. There are a few other smaller surface marks on side B but they are not audible.   The record plays very well in my opinion. I would certainly describe it as VERY GOOD. There is some minor background noise but I think most of this would disappear with professional cleaning on a Moth Record Cleaner or other professional cleaner. If you don't have one, there are plenty of places where you can get this done for £2-3.   For those of you wondering why we are selling another copy of this rare record (we sold one on eBay just over a month ago), we were contacted by a Charity who had this record donated to them as part of a large record collection. They were researching on eBay and happened to spot the result of our previous sale of this record. They called us and asked us to sell it for them on their behalf, and here it is !

http://www.buddyhollylives.info/1681210/1512902.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Holly_discography

All records are posted in strong custom cardboard mailers for safe transit. Records are inspected under strong direct light and graded visually only.

Note for UK bidders : Records sold for more than £41 will need to be sent by Special Delivery @ £6.95 rather than First Class Recorded. 

NO INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS ON THIS RECORD, SORRY .... 

RECORD GRADING :

Please note we grade records VISUALLY ONLY, we sadly do not have time to play-grade records. Records are carefully inspected on both sides under strong light. This will normally pick up most defects but not all of them as visual inspection is clearly not as thorough as play-grading and some minor audible defects may go undetected. The following criteria are used to describe the condition of the record :

• MINT : We never describe a record as mint, no matter how good it looks, unless it is sealed and guaranteed unplayed. Covers may be descibed as mint if there are no blemishes of any kind. 
• EXCELLENT : The record shows some signs of having been played, but no scratches or other significant blemishes can be detected with the naked eye under strong light. We would expect there to be very little lessening in sound quality. The cover may have very small defects but no tears, rips or significant wear to the edges, and no writing or non-original stickers on them.
• VERY GOOD : The record has obviously been played but we would expect no major deterioration in sound quality, despite a few noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. There is normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items but no major defects such as tears, rips or excessive writing.
• GOOD : The record has been played so much that the sound quality may have noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and several scratches. The cover and contents suffer from either creases, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc. or perhaps even several of these.
• FAIR : The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and probably displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. There may be many scratches and blemishes. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and / or defaced in some way.
• POOR/BAD : We do not sell records in this condition.

 

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Consignment Number - SW001941