Vintage Ray Charles 3x12" Vinyl LP Modern Sounds Story Vol 2 Greatest Hits

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Vintage Ray Charles 3x12" Vinyl LP Modern Sounds Story Vol 2 Greatest Hits

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All three vinyl records retain some gloss with numerous sleeve scuffs, hairline marks, and a few more noticeable surface lines on each side; no warps or edge chips seen and labels show moderate spindle wear but no writing or stickers. Cardboard jackets have heavy ring wear, surface rubbing, age toning, scattered foxing spots, corner bumps, and moderate edge and spine wear, plus old price stickers on the "Modern Sounds" and "Ray Charles Story Volume Two" fronts and pen writing "63" on the back of "The Ray Charles Story Volume Two." Plain paper and Atlantic-branded inner sleeves are included with age discoloration, wrinkles, and small edge tears; playback has not been tested and the three-LP lot is graded and sold from visual inspection only.

Artist: Ray Charles.

Title: Lot of three 12-inch vinyl LP albums including "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music," "Ray Charles Greatest Hits," and "The Ray Charles Story Volume Two."

Format: 33 1/3 RPM records; Type: LP; Record size: 12-inch; audio format: mono and stereo as indicated on the labels.

Label and catalog numbers: "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" on ABC-Paramount multicolor center labels with catalog ABC-410/ABCS-410; "Ray Charles Greatest Hits" on ABC-Paramount stereo labels with catalog ABCS-415; "The Ray Charles Story Volume Two" on orange and purple Atlantic labels with catalog 8064 printed on the jacket and labels.

Release era: Early 1960s U.S. pressings with printed liner notes, session credits, and track information on the back covers.

Genre/Style: rhythm & blues, soul, country-soul, blues, and early soul jazz fusion.

Material: Vinyl; Color: Black; Format: record.

Case type: Standard single-sleeve cardboard jackets, each featuring a portrait or graphic of Ray Charles on the front with bold title typography; plain paper inner sleeves for the ABC-Paramount discs and an Atlantic catalogue inner sleeve for "The Ray Charles Story Volume Two" are included.

"Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" front cover shows Ray Charles in sunglasses and suit against a bright red background with the album title in white block lettering; the back features extensive liner notes, full track listing for both sides, and ABC-Paramount logo and credits.

"Ray Charles Greatest Hits" front cover has cream and black background with purple stars across the top, song titles such as "Georgia On My Mind," "Unchain My Heart," and "Hit The Road Jack" listed along the left, and a performance photo of Ray Charles at lower right; the back cover repeats the title "Ray Charles...Greatest Hits" with track list, running times, and production notes.

"The Ray Charles Story Volume Two" front cover is bright blue with a black illustrated portrait of Ray Charles wearing sunglasses and the banner text "14 All-Time Hits By The Genius" and "Volume Two"; the back cover includes detailed liner notes discussing the phases of his career, track credits, and Atlantic Records information.

Track listing, "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" Side One: Bye Bye Love; You Don't Know Me; Half As Much; I Love You So Much It Hurts; Just A Little Lovin' (Will Go A Long Way); Born To Lose.

Track listing, "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" Side Two: Worried Mind; It Makes No Difference Now; You Win Again; Careless Love; I Can't Stop Loving You; Hey, Good Lookin'.

Track listing, "Ray Charles Greatest Hits" Side One: Hit The Road Jack; Ruby; I Wonder; Sticks And Stones; But On The Other Hand Baby; One Mint Julep.

Track listing, "Ray Charles Greatest Hits" Side Two: Them That Got; Georgia On My Mind; Unchain My Heart; I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town; The Danger Zone; I've Got News For You.

Track listing, "The Ray Charles Story Volume Two" Side One: Rockhouse; Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'Bout That River); Talkin' 'Bout You; What Kind Of Man Are You; Yes Indeed; My Bonnie; Tell All The World About You; The Right Time.

Track listing, "The Ray Charles Story Volume Two" Side Two: What'd I Say; Just For A Thrill; Come Rain Or Come Shine; Drown In My Own Tears; Let The Good Times Roll; I'm Movin' On.

Grading notes: All three discs visually around Good Plus (G+) with remaining gloss but numerous sleeve scuffs, hairline marks, and a few more noticeable surface lines on each side; no warps or edge chips seen and center labels on both ABC-Paramount and Atlantic pressings are legible with moderate spindle wear.

Outer sleeves visually around Good Plus (G+) with pronounced ring wear and surface rubbing, age toning and scattered foxing, corner bumps and edge wear, small creases, old price stickers on the "Modern Sounds" and "Ray Charles Story Volume Two" fronts, and pen writing "63" at the upper left of the "Ray Charles Story Volume Two" back; seams show rubbing but remain generally intact.

Plain paper and Atlantic-printed inner sleeves are present with age discoloration, wrinkles, and small edge tears but still usable; playback has not been tested and this three-LP lot is graded and sold based on visual inspection only.

Keywords: Ray Charles Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music ABC-410 ABCS-410, Ray Charles Greatest Hits ABCS-415, The Ray Charles Story Volume Two Atlantic 8064 soul R&B country vinyl LP record lot.

January 27, 2026 - 02