ROCK With Bill Haley & Comets The Rarest of All

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YOU ARE BIDDING FOR AN ORIGINAL, LIMITED FIRST PRESSING OF ROCK  WITH BILL HALEY AND THE COMETS. RECORDED IN 1955 ON THE ESSEX LABEL ELSP-202 IN HIGH FIDELITY. GOLDMINE GRADES THIS RAREST OF ALL BILL HALEY'S WORK AT $500.00 PLUS IF YOU CAN FIND ONE. I HAVE OWNED THIS ALBUM FOR A LONG TIME AND HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF IT, INCLUDING PLAYING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 30 YEARS JUST FOR THE LISTING ON EBAY. THE ALBUM COVER IS BEAUTIFUL. NO RINGWEAR, DISCOLORATION OR WRITING AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM SEAMS HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY REPAIRED. IT WILL MAKE A FINE SHOWPIECE. THE RECORD HAS A RICH SHINY GLOSS WITH LITTLE SIGNS OF USE. THERE ARE NO DEEP SCRATCHES, JUST A FEW LIGHT SCUFF AND LINE MARKS. THE LABELS ARE VERY NICE. AS MENTIONED ABOVE, I PLAYED THIS HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER COLLECTIBLE AND THERE WERE NO SKIPS, STICKS, POPS OR IRRITATING HISSES, JUST GREAT ROCK & ROLL FROM AN ALBUM CLOSE TO 50 YEARS OLD. I MAY BE MAKING A MISTAKE BUT I DID NOT PUT A RESERVE ON THIS HOLY ALBUM. BASED ON GOLDMINE'S GRADING SYSTEM, THE ALBUM IS GRADED VG+ AND THE RECORD VG+. IT'S WORTHY OF A FINE HOME AND AN AVID COLLECTOR.  SIDE 1; ROCK THE JOINT, ROCKIN' CHAIR ON THE MOON, FAREWELL-SO LONG-GOODBYE, REAL ROCK DRIVE, FRACTURED, STOP BEATIN' AROUND THE MULBERRY BUSH. SIDE 2; CRAZY MAN CRAZY, PAT-A-CAKE, LIVE IT UP, WATCHA GONNA DO, I'LL BE TRULE TO YOU, DANCE WITH A DOLLY. 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.