The Midnighters "Their Greatest Hits"
$
499
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RARE, RARE, RARE!!! FANTASTIC. 99.99 PERCENT OF ALL RECORD COLLECTORS WILL NEVER HOLD THIS ALBUM IN THEIR HANDS MUCH LESS OWN IT. HAVE ONLY SEEN THIS RECORD ON EBAY ONCE IN THE LAST 10 YEARS. THIS IS TRUELY A RHYTHM AND BLUES LANDMARK IN EVERY SENSE IMAGINABLE. FIRST OFF, THE MIDNIGHTERS, AS MUCH AS ANY GROUP, INVENTED THE FORM CALLED RHYTHM AND BLUES. SONGS THAT PROVE THAT POINT IN THIS WORK INCLUDE "MOONRISE" AND "GET IT", BOTH RECORDED WHEN THE GROUP WAS KNOWN AS THE ROYALS. ALSO, IN THIS LP IS THE ENTIRE "ANNIE" SERIES; "WORK WITH ME ANNIE", "ANNIE HAD A BABY". AND "ANNIE'S AUNT FANNIE". THIS IS THE MIDNIGHTERS FIRST ALBUM, ISSUED FOR ONLY A LIMITED PERIOD IN 1954 AND REISSUED AS A 12" A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER. FEDERAL ISSUED EARLY TITLES IN THE 10" FORM ONLY TO RECALL ALL THE UNSOLD LP'S ONCE IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE 12" FORM WOULD BE THE INDUSTRY STANDARD. THOSE FEW OF THE SMALL POOL THAT WEREN'T SOLD WERE RETURNED AND DESTROYED RESULTING IN AN INFINITESIMAL SUPPLY. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD LESS THAN A DOZEN REMAIN IN PLAYABLE CONDITION.
AS FOR CONDITION THE COVER RATES ABOUT VERY GOOD 6 ON A SCALE FROM 1 TO 10. THE TOP SEAM AND SPINE HAVE BEEN PROFESSIONALLY REPAIRED ALONG WITH SOME STAIN REMOVAL ON THE BACK COVER. THAT BEING SAID, THE COVER DOES PRESENT VERY WELL.
THE BEST THING ABOUT THE VINYL ARE THE LABELS WHICH ARE BOTH NEAR MINT. THE VINYL HAS BEEN WELL PLAYED BY PREVIOUS OWNERS AND DOES HAVE ITS SHARE OF SCUFFS AND SMALL LIGHT SCATCHES. HOWEVER IT DOES PLAY QUITE WELL WITH NO STICKS OR SKIPS ON MY SYSTEM. I WOULD RATE THE VINYL AS VERY GOOD 5 OR 5.5. STILL AN ENJOYABLE LISTEN AS THE LOUD ANALOG MUSIC OVERPOWERS THE NOISE IN THE VINYL!!!!!!
GONNA START THIS RARETY AT $499.00 AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. I NORMALLY START MOST OF MY RECORDS AT $99.00 BUT THIS ONE IS SOO RARE THAT EVEN AT $499.00 IT'S A BARGAIN, EVEN CONSIDERING IT'S AVERAGE GOOD CONDITION.
GOOD LUCK AND PLEASE NO BIDS BY NON-PAYERS!!!!!!!!!!!!
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