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Sold Date:
May 9, 2015
Start Date:
November 27, 2013
Final Price:
£24.00
(GBP)
Seller Feedback:
9449
Buyer Feedback:
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AN EXCELLENT COPY OF THIS GREAT ROCK-A-BILLY 78 FROM GERRY GRANAHAN
NO CHEMISE PLEASE
b/w GIRL OF MY DREAMS
Gerry Granahan (b. June 17, 1939, ) is an American singer, songwriter, and , best known for his work in the 1950s and 1960s. Granahan worked at in Pittston as a radio announcer and in his youth. His -like voice got him a job recording of songs submitted to Presley. Granahan was offered a contract with in 1957 as a artist under the name Jerry Grant, but his release sank without a trace, and another release shortly after on was also a flop. In 1958 Granahan teamed with publisher on , and recorded the single "No Chemise Please". The song became a nationwide hit in the U.S., peaking at #23 on the . In the UK No Chemise Please was released under his real name, but it failed to chart here and this is a very hard record to find.
DISC DETAILS:
UK LONDON HL 8668 10" 78rpm 1958 SHELLAC A side: NO CHEMISE PLEASE B side: GIRL OF MY DREAMS CONDITION IS RATED AS EX/EX+ A GREAT ROCKIN RARITY IN REALLY EXCELLENT CONDITIONDON'T MISS OUT - BUY NOW!!
10" 78 RPM RECORDS NEED CAREFULLY PACKING, AND I CLAIM TO HAVE THE BEST PACKAGING IN THE WORLD FOR DISPATCHING THEM!!
THE GREG'S GREAT'S SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A SPECIALLY DESIGNED INNER BOX MADE OUT OF 1" THICK POLYSTYRENE, WHICH THEN GOES INSIDE A DOUBLE CORREGATED STIFF OUTER CARDBOARD CARTON. THE BOXES CAN TAKE UP TO 21 RECORDS,
USUALLY FOR MAILING OVERSEAS, I RECOMMEND NO MORE THAN 7 IN A BOX, OTHERWISE IT GOES OVER THE AIRMAIL SMALL PACKET MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF 2Kgs WHICH CAUSES A LARGE HIKE IN POSTAL RATES.
I SEND OUT ON AVERAGE ABOUT 30 PARCELS A WEEK AND DISPATCH IS NORMALLY DONE ONCE A WEEK - SO IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR RECORD WITHIN A WEEK PLEASE DON'T BE TOO SURPRISED !
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