Otis Williams & His Charms Sing Their All-Time Hits Original 1957 HTF vinyl lp

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140

ONE OF THE MORE DIFFICULT TO FIND ALBUMS EVER RECORDED. GREAT DOO-WOP!  OTIS WILLIAMS AND THE CHARMS RECORDED IN 1957 ON THE DeLUXE LABEL 570 IN HIGH FIDELITY. THE TRAILOFF NUMBERS IS THE DEADWAX AREA, ARE K-12 141 ON SIDE 1 AND K-12 142 ON SIDE 2. THE THICK ALBUM COVER IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.  THERE IS NO WRITING, SCUFF MARKS, WRINKLES OR TEARS AND THE LINER NOTES IN BACK ARE CLEAN.  DeLUXE RECORDS WAS OWNED BY THE KING RECORD COMPANY AND IS REFLECTED ON THE BACK OF THE COVER. THE THICK RECORD HAS RETAINED MUCH OF ITS SHINY GLOSS AND THE LABELS ARE NICE. I INSPECTED THE RECORD AND THERE WERE NO GROOVE MARKS, SCRATCHES OR SCUFF MARKS, ONLY SOME LIGHT SURFACE AND OR LINE MARKS FROM LESS THAN AVERAGE USE. THIS IS A GREAT LISTENING EXPERIENCE FROM ONE OF THE EARLY PIONEERS OF THE RHYTHM AND BLUES ERA OF THE EARLY 50'S. THIS MOST RARE ALBUM IS A TRUE COLLECTORS DREAM AND IS A MORE THAN WORTHY INVESTMENT GRADE ALBUM. BASED ON GOLDMINES GRADING GUIDELINES, THE ALBUM COVER IS GRADED A NM AND THE RECORD A VG+.  I BELIEVE THE LAST TIME ONE OF THESE LP'S SOLD ON EBAY WAS ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO.  REALLY HARD TO FIND, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.  IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, JUST EMAIL.  THANKS FOR LOOKING.  I GUARANTEE YOU WILL LOVE THIS LP! 

SIDE 1; HEARTS OF STONE, BAZOOM, IVORY TOWER, KO KO MO, FRIENDS CALL ME A FOOL, GUM DROP.  SIDE 2; LING TING TONG, WALKING AFTER MIDNIGHT, THAT'S YOUR MISTAKE, PARDON ME, TWO HEARTS.    

GRADING!

GRADING IS BASED ON GOLDMINE'S GRADING SYSTEM. I AM CONSERVATIVE WHEN GRADING MY ALBUMS AND I TRY TO BE OBJECTIVE IN DOING SO. MOST OF THE ALBUMS OFFERED FOR BID COME FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION WHILE OTHERS COME FROM OTHER COLLECTIONS.

MINT: (M);  ABSOLUTELY PERFECT IN EVERY WAY. CERTAINLY NEVER PLAYED AND PERHAPS STILL IN THE 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, TAPE OR OTHER NOTICEABLE DEFECTS, INCLUDING CUT-OUT HOLES. BASICALLY, AN ALBUM IN NEAR MINT CONDITION SHOULD LOOK AS IF IT WAS JUST PURCHASED FROM A RECORD STORE AND REMOVED FROM THE ORIGINAL WRAPPING.

VERY GOOD+: (VG+);  A VERY GOOD PLUS WILL SHOW SOME SIGNS OF USE AND THAT IT WAS PLAYED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER WHO TOOK CARE OF IT. RECORD SURFACES MAY SHOW SOME SIGNS OF WEAR AND ALSO MAY HAVE SOME SLIGHT SCUFFS OR SCRATCHES THAT DO NOT AFFECT ONE'S LISTENING EXPERIENCE. SLIGHT WARPS THAT DO NOT AFFECT THE SOUND IS OK. THE LABELS MAY HAVE SOME RINGWEAR OR DISCOLORATION, BUT THEY SHOULD BARELY BE 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 DESIRABLE.

VERY GOOD (VG):  SURFACE NOISE WILL BE EVIDENT UPON PLAYING, ESPECIALLY IN SOFT PASSAGES AND DURING A SONGS 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. THESE RECORDS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FILLERS.