CLYDE McPHATTER RHYTHM+SOUL NM BEAR FAMILY 9-LP BOX SET

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·       CLYDE McPHATTER – RHYTHM & SOUL (1959-1965) – AWESOME 9-LP BOX SET ON GERMAN BEAR FAMILY LABEL; INCLUDES PRACTICALLY EVERY SONG, TAKE AND OUTTAKE CLYDE McPHATTER RECORDED DURING THE MIDDLE PHASE OF HIS CAREER (HIS MGM AND MERCURY SIDES FROM 1958 TO 1965) - ORIGINAL BEAR FAMILY 9-LP MONO AND STEREO BOX SET BFX-15271

·       ORIGINAL GERMAN PRESSING

·       INCLUDES ORIGINAL 107-PAGE BOOK (A REAL BOOK, NOT A BOOKLET) WITH ANNOTATED AND INDEXED DISCOGRAPHY BY COLIN ESCOTT)

·       In the best tradition of Bear Family label (which is truly a Mercedes-Benz of all reissue labels) , the sound quality, the obsessive-compulsive attention to the fine detail, the depth of historical and musical research, and the quality and integrity of overall packaging are top-notch throughout. If you are a fan of Clyde McPhatter, this is really all you need to have in order to cover his post-King and post-Atlantic Years.

·       THE ONLY TRULY COMPREHENSIVE CLYDE McPHATTER ANTHOLOGY IN EXISTENCE – PRACTICALLY THE ENTIRE 1959-65 RECORDED OUTPUT IS HERE.

·       ORIGINAL BEAR FAMILY LABELS (WHICH CLEVERLY MIMIC THE ORIGINAL LABELS THESE RECORDS WERE RECORDED FOR: MGM, MERCURY AND WING)

·       ORIGINAL, 2-INCH THICK CARDBOARD BOX

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       As far as we know, this album is currently out of print and unavailable on Compact Disc, or in any other format.

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get. GUARANTEED!)

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Clyde McPhatter was one of the most influential R&B singers of the '50s and early '60s. In his own time, his name and voice loomed so much larger than that of the group the Drifters, which he founded, that it took five years for them to recover from his departure. McPhatter was idolized by Black audiences as few singers before or since ever were, and for almost 15 years helped define rhythm & blues and its transformation into soul. In a way, he was the most improbable of R&B stars, a gentle high tenor who, superficially at least, seemed more suited to the angelic strains of gospel music. And his name gave some potential managers and agents pause -- what kind of R&B singer, forget a star, was named Clyde? And Clyde McPhatter seemed like a backwoods burlesque of a Black American name. But when he sang, the doubts and the laughter all disappeared -- even on his live album from the Apollo Theater, recorded during his declining years, when he describes physical lust in the hit "Ta Ta," he makes it feel urgent and real, and utterly convincing.

(EXCERPT FROM THE ONLINE BIO OF CLYDE McPHATTER, REPRINTED COURTESY OF BRUCE EDER, ALL MUSIC GUIDE /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

THIS IS A NO-RESERVE AUCTION!

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)            WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG NEAR MINT. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)            The album comes with the original booklet still intact.

(c)             The records are pressed on a RELATIVELY thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type), vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

(d)            The records come in their original, custom, inner sleeves, which are UNIQUE to this album.

(e)             Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER (box)

THE BOX IS STRONG NEAR MINT

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the box:

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the seams (nothing significant)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS:

-         No split seams

-         No ring wear

-         No cut-out (drill) holes.

-         No cut-out corners

-         No saw-marks or indents

-         No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-         No wrinkles or creases

-         No yellowing from aging

-         No writing

-         No stamps

-         No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-         No peel-off marks

-         No stains

-         No mold or mildew spots

-         No stickers or labels

-         No water damage

-         No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or cuts.

-         No warping

-         No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-         No bar codes

-         No RIAA stamps or stickers.

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