Beverly Kenney LP Born To Be Blue Decca DL 8850 Mono V+ Condition
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Greetings everybody! Thank YOU very much for stopping by another of my ebay record auctions, as I am very glad that you have taken time out of your busy day (or night!) to have a look at what I have to offer this time! I know that recently my auction listings have been sporadic, but I'm doing what I can to get back to action like I'm used to. I just enjoy being around records, don'tcha know! Hopefully, some of the ones I have up for bids are ones you'd enjoy being around and listening to as well! I suppose theres only one way to find out! Let's see what's up for bids this time!
This time up, I have a 1959 LP release on the Decca Records label, label #DL 8850 (this is in Mono), by Beverly Kenney. This is her next-to-last LP titled “Born To Be Blue”. Oddly enough, I was trying to remember this LP as I sold a copy of this about 5 years or so ago. Well, perhaps fate caught wind of my thoughts and decided to jog my memory, as I just got hold of this LP a few days ago! So, this got fast-tracked to the top of the line to get listed. In case you’re not familiar with Beverly Kenney, she was originally noticed by Tommy Dorsey, and did some singing on jazz LPs in the 50s from acts like Johnny Smith. Plus, she was a semi-regular on the Steve Allen show, which would fit her well, not just because her singing style fit his jazz interests, but she was, like Allen, definitely against rock & roll. How much did she dislike it? She produced a single with the title “I Hate Rock And Roll”, if that gives you any clue. All this is a bit odd, as she passed away in 1960, in a very rock and roll manner, by overdose. Miz Kenny? Call for you on line 1, someone calling themselves Karma. Anyways, this LP isn’t quite jazz, it’s more easy listening, but very lush, plush easy listening, as all the orchestration is almost overwhelming. Lots of piano and strings, which give the mood a nice, soft feeling. It doesn’t hurt that Kenney’s vocals are really soft, I mean not quite the April Stevens’ “whisper” soft, but right next door-with a peephole. Kenney’s voice is so soft and sweet, she sounds like she’s a young teenager, and if her voice could be made into something touchable, it would be so soft, you could make cushions out of it. Heck, it’s just soft enough, I could use it to pack 78s! Very nice, and as relaxing an LP as one could want. The playing surface though, not so great. This has storage & play wear, needle marks and yes, scratches. Both sides did play through for me without the needle getting stuck at any point nor did it ever skip around. There is crackling though while playing, and though this never really gets loud, it is just constant enough to notice. So I cannot give this any better than my less than average grading of V+ for that. That’s my grading though, and my grading is considered non-standard. If you are considering placing a bid, please read the paragraph that follows this one, as it will show you the gradings and their respective descriptions. It won’t take long to read, please do. The cover has wear as well, storage wear, scratches, dings, abrasions, discoloration and an ink stamp on the back. The top seam has split from opening to about 5 inches inward, the bottom seam has cracking and splitting at the center headed to the opening. The rest of the seams and spine have flaking and wear as well, but are still holding together somehow. If you need more pictures or description, I can and will be happy to provide. If you have any comments or questions, please send them to me, and I will reply as soon as possible.
My Grading is as follows: M (Mint)-ONLY for Still Factory Sealed Records ONLY! No 45 nor 78 will ever get this grading. E+, minimal wear, perhaps only needs cleaning. E, a few light marks, maybe some minor background crackle and/or hiss. E-, light marks, crackling (nothing major), scuffs, etc.. Not great, but still quite playable. V+, More marks, scuffs, needle marks, scratches-but nothing that would make the needle skip. Will have background noise that even with a cleaning will still be around. V. Worn. Scuffs, scratches, can be noisy, but still (probably) won’t cause the needle to skip nor get stuck. V-, Noisy? You bet! Worn? Oh yeah. Playable? Sure, but don’t expect it to sound all peachy keen. P. Bleah! Playable perhaps, but do so at your own risk. Don’t trash a new needle on it. Only used on records considered rare enough for “fill in” purposes to a collector-or to those who do digital restoration.
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Oh yes, if you are the winning bidder, and you are in the Commonwealth of Virginia, I'm afraid you are going to have to fork over the 5.3% Virginia State Sales Tax.
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I hope that there's someone out there who might like to make this part of your own collection, since that's what I'm here for! I do appreciate that you did click on my listing and had a chance to check out the goods, thanks again for stopping by!
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