JAMES BROWN Rare 1st Pressing 610

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YOU ARE BIDDING FOR A VERY RARE, RARELY EVER SEEN FIRST PRESSING OF JAMES BROWN'S VERY FIRST ALBUM, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE AND RECORDED IN 1958 ON THE KING LABEL 610 IN HIGH FIDELITY. THIS IS THE DEEP GROOVE ALBUM WITH THE 3" KING LABEL AND SILVER WRITING. THE ALBUM COVER IS BEAUTIFUL. WITH ONLY TOP AND BOTTOM SEAM SPLITS. THERE IS NO TAPE, WRITING, RINGWEAR, DISCOLORATION TEARS, STAMPS OR PRICING LABELS. THE ALBUM COVER HAS BEEN SEALED IN A CLEAR PLASTIC LINER FOR MANY YEARS AND STORED IN MY OFFICE. THE RECORD STILL HAS A RICH, SHINY GLOSS AND NO DEEPS SCRATCHES, JUST A VERY FEW AND I MEAN FEW, LIGHT SURFACE MARKS. THE LABELS HAVE SOME NEEDLE MARKS BUT NO TEARS OR SEE THROUGH LINES. I PLAYED THE RECORD JUST BEFORE LISTING AND THE LISTENING QUALITY IS WONDERFUL. THERE WERE NO STICKS, SKIPS, OR LOUD HISSES, JUST A FEW POPS FROM NORMAL USE. THIS IS MY PERSONAL COPY AND I WANT IT TO GO TO A COLLECTOR WHO APPRECIATES THE EARLEY YEARS OF R&B AND ALSO REALIZES THE VALUE OF AN INVESTMENT GRADE ALBUM. BOOK VALUE OF THIS ALBUM, IF YOU CAN FIND ONE IS $1,000 NM. BASED ON GOLDMINE'S GRADING SYSTEM, THE ALBUM IS GRADED VG+ AND THE RECORD VG+. SIDE 1; PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, CHONNIE-ON-CHON, HOLD MY BABY'S HAND, I FEEL THAT OLD FEELING COMING ON, JUST WON'T DO RIGHT, BABY CRIES OVER THE OCEAN, I DON'T KNOW, TELL ME WHAT I DID WRONG, SIDE 2; TRY ME, THAT DOOD IT, BEGGING BEGGING, I WALKED ALONE, NO NO NO NO, THAT'S WHEN I LOST MY HEART, LET'S MAKE IT, LOVE OR A GAME. I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CASHIERS CHECK, PERSONAL CHECK OR MONEY ORDER AND WILL SHIP ON DAY OF SETTLEMENT. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, EMAIL ME. PLEASE VIEW MY FEEDBACK, GOOD LUCK AND THANK YOU.

GRADING IS BASED ON GOLDMINE'S GRADING SYSTEM. I'M CONSERVATIVE WHEN GRADING MY ALBUMS AND RECORDS AND I TRY TO BE OBJECTIVE IN DOING SO.

MINT: (M); ABSOLUTELY PERFECT IN EVERY WAY. CERTAINLY NEVER PLAYED AND PERHAPS, STILL IN ORIGINAL WRAPPING.

NEAR MINT: (NM); A NEARLY PERFECT RECORD AND ALBUM COVER. THE RECORD SHOULD SHOW NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF WEAR. THE ALBUM COVER SHOULD HAVE NO CREASES, FOLDS, SEAM SPLITS,  WRITING OR OTHER NOTICEABLE DEFECTS. NO CUT-OUT HOLES EITHER. BASICALLY, AN ALBUM IN NEAR MINT CONDITION LOOKS AS IF YOU JUST PURCHASED IT FROM A RECORD STORE AND REMOVED THE ORIGINAL WRAPPING.

VERY GOOD PLUS: (VG+); A VERY GOOD PLUS WILL SHOW SOME SIGNS OF USE AND THAT IT WAS PLAYED BY A PREVIOUS OWNER WHO TOOK CARE OF IT. RECORD SURFACES MAY SHOW SOME SLIGHT SIGNS OF WEAR AND ALSO MAY HAVE SLIGHT SCUFFS OR SCRATCHES THAT DON'T AFFECT ONE'S LISTENING EXPERIENCES. SLIGHT WARPS THAT DO NOT AFFECT THE SOUND IS OK. THE LABEL MAY HAVE SOME RINGWEAR OR DISCOLORATION, BUT IT SHOULD BE BARELY NOTICEABLE. THE CENTER HOLE WILL NOT BE MISSHAPEN BY REPEATED PLAY. THE ALBUM COVER MAY HAVE SLIGHT SIGNS OF WEAR AND ALSO MAY BE MARRED BY A CUT-OUT HOLE, INDENTATION OR CORNER INDICATING IT WAS TAKEN OUT OF PRINT. A VERY GOOD PLUS RECORD IS HIGHLY ACCEPTABLE AND DISIRABLE.

VERY GOOD: (VG); SURFACE NOISE WILL BE EVIDENT UPON PLAYING, ESPECIALLY IN SOFT PASSAGES AND DURING A SONG'S INTRO AND FADE. LABELS MAY BE MARRED BY WRITING OR HAVE TAPE OR STICKERS ATTACHED. THE SAME WILL BE TRUE WITH ALBUM COVERS. TAPED SEAMS MAY BE COMMON.

GOOD PLUS; (G+) OR GOOD (G); I RARELY DEAL WITH THIS CATEGORY.

SUMMARY; I SINCERELY HOPE THIS INFORMATION WILL BE OF VALUE TO YOU. I AM NOT AN EXPERT BY I DO HAVE OVER 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE BUYING AND SELLING INVESTMENT GRADE RECORDS. I AM SURE YOU WILL BE HAPPY WITH MY AUCTIONS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.