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B. B. King's first album. Released in 1957.
Vintage 1957 - 33 1/3 blues recording - B. B. King Singin' The Blues Crown 5021 12"
B. B. King (guitar & vocals).
Visual & Play Grade VG
Vinyl has various markings & a few scuffs but is still nice & shiney. Some surface noise; no skips or wobbles. No noticeable egregious damages or scratches. Appears and sounds a very solid copy.
Visual / Cover G+
Bottom right corner splt, 3 sides taped. LOC. Expected shelf / age wear. Generic sleeve.
Note: We claim no great expertise in grading records; these may well grade higher to a more experienced eye / ear.
Some background : "Singin' the Blues is a compilation album by American bluesman B. B. King; released in 1957. All of the songs had been issued between 1951 and 1956 on singles by RPM Records and most had reached the Top 10 on Billboards' Race / R&B singles charts. The Bihari brothers released it as B. B King's first album on their Crown Records budget label.
In an overview for All Music, critic Bill Dahl rated this album four and a half out of five stars and called it
'Absolutely seminal material; his classic hits.'" source - Wikipedia