Perry Como UK Factory Sample Papa Loves Mambo 1G 1G Purple Gold HMV 7M 263 EX+

	€		63
	$		73

The Roland Rennie Collection

Coming up for the foreseeable future, is a record collection that is quite unique. It is the personal collection of the late great Mr. Roland Rennie who was the managing director at Polydor records in the UK during the 1960's and 1970's. There are some unique records, including 7 inch singles and LP's, along with Acetates, Demo's/Promo's and Factory sample records. Most are very early issues, if not the first to be produced. All of the main Polydor artists are present, including international and UK labels connected to Polydor.

In 1950, a young man named Roland Rennie joined EMI records in Hayes, Middlesex, UK. Roland quickly grew with the company and saw its success mushroom manyfold during the late 1950's and early 1960's.

During his 12 years at EMI, he held many positions and eventually became the right hand man to EMI managing director, L.G. Wood in 1959, and was closely involved with major affiliation switches by major American firms. He oversaw the changes from British Decca to EMI and of Liberty and United records. His experience would put him in the top 6 of most knowledgeable executives in the industry at that time.

In 1962, Roland was a member of the team reponsible for the conception of the 'Stateside' label, which became the outlet in the UK and many other countries for: Scepter, Vee Jay, Diamond, Swan, Laurie; and a dozen other U.S. ensigns.

In addition, under instruction from Sir George Martin, Roland was also the person responsible for The Beatles' entrance onto the American stage, and was directly involved in negotations for them to appear on the Ed Sullivan show for the first time.

In 1965, he left EMI to take up the position of managing director at Polydor records in the UK, and directly oversaw the signings to the label of: The Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Bee Gees, Sonny & Cher, Wilson Pickett, Ben E King, Otis Redding, The Drifters, Joe Tex, Patti and her Belles, Don Covay, Barbara Lewis and Soloman Burke, to name but a few.

References

7th September 1963 edition of 'Billboard' magazine, page 34

26th March 1966 edition of 'Billboard' magazine, page 34.

On offer today, a factory sample copy of the 1954 UK 7" single by Perry Como titled "Papa Loves Mambo / There Never Was A Night So Beautiful" on the purple and gold HMV label.

The catalogue number is 7M 263

The record comes housed in a red HMV outer cover.

Matrix side 1: 7XAV 1221 - 1N (N1 G)
Matrix side 2: 7XAV 1243 - 1N (N1 G)

Side 1 condition:

Side 1 plays through beautifully with no jumps or sticks. There is some very light background noise, but the production quality is strikingly clear. 9/10.

The surface has a wonderful shine and is clean of grease and dirt. There are only 3 or 4 light marks which in no way affect the near perfect playback quality. 9/10

The label on side 1 is also excellent with very little fading throughout. There is also very little evidence of spider trials or wear. 9/10

Side 2 condition:

Side 2 plays through equally well with some evidence of some light background noise. There are absolutely no sticks and no jumps. 8/10

The surface of the record on side 2 is very good plus as there are a few light lines to the surface but it doesn't drastically affect the full production sound of the song. 7/10.

The label on side 2 with a Factory Sample - Not For Sale sticker is also excellent with very little, if any, fading to the text. There is light evidence of spider trials and lines of that nature around the centre hole. 8/10

The HMV outer sleeve is in very good condition with no splits or tears but with a little creasing and light discolouration. 7/10

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Thanks and happy bidding!