RARE DOO-WOP BLUE LAKE 111 I MUST FORGET YOU THE MAPLES
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THIS IS A VERY RARE DO-WOP R&B RECORD TITLED I MUST FORGET YOU BY THE MAPLES.THIS 45 RPM RECORD BY BLUE LAKE RECORDS IS NUMBERED 111 AND IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.
BLUE LAKE WAS A SISTER COMPANY TO PARROT. IN 1954 THE PRODUCERS CHILDERS AND BENSON GOT JOHNNY "CHUCKY" JONES TOGETHER WITH ALBERT HUNTER FROM THE CLOUDS AND ANDREW SMITH FROM THE FASINOLES AND HAD VON FREEMAN AS THE LEAD FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THIS RECORDING AND THE FLIP SIDE: "99 GUYS".
THIS RECORD WAS SESSIONED IN NOVEMBER 1954 AND RELEASED IN EARLY 1955. IT HAS BRONZVILLE ON THE BOTTOM TYPE AND 45-54-127/128 ON THE RUN-OFF.
THIS SCARCE RECORD WAS FOUND AT A RECENT AUCTION TOGETHER WITH MANY OTHER 45S FROM AN APPARENT DISC JOCKEY COLLECTION FROM 1955-1963, MANY STILL IN THE DISTRIBUTOR'S MAILER. OF THE 250 RECORDS I EXAMINED, OVER 90% ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION, MANY NEVER HAVING BEEN PLAYED IT APPEARS. ALSO FOUND IN THIS COLLECTION WAS BLUE LAKE #109 CONFIRMING THE DIFFICULTY IN LOCATING THE UNSEEN #110.
THESE DO NOT COME ALONG IN 45 FORM IN THIS CONDITION VERY OFTEN. I HAVE SET A REASONABLE PRICE WITH NO RESERVE. I WILL OF COURSE BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. BE SURE TO SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS FROM THIS GREAT COLLECTION. GOOD LUCK.