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THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY, CORAL RECORDS CRL 57279, MONO, 1ST PRESS, TYPO, ORIG OWNR
Sold Date:
January 15, 2025
Start Date:
September 22, 2024
Final Price:
$69.99
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Offering is original owner’s 1st Pressing / 1st Edition (1959), "The Buddy Holly Story", Coral Records CRL 57279, 12”, “Long Play” LP, 33-1/3 RPM monaural (“mono”) black vinyl record. Specific descriptions:
· Album Cover / Sleeve – CONDITION: GOOD. The red and black ink front and back covers have retained nearly all of the their original colors. The full size, B&W photo of Buddy Holly shows no fading, discolorations and remains glossy. Neither the front nor back have any owner markings. The back cover shows age toning and has 7-8 brown staining areas. There is a 7” seam split along the top and 2.75” seam split in the middle of the bottom. There are no seam splits along the spine. (See photos no. 11-17).
· Vinyl – CONDITION: VG. Its vinyl playing surfaces are clean and bright with minimal light hairlines and scuffs and no scratches. Vinyl has a nice gloss. The maroon and silver “Long Play” labels are in very good condition with minimal spindle wear and no discolorations.
· The top of the album’s back cover shows the upside-down typo “THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY / CRL 57279. See photos no. 3 & 4.
· From Discogs.com, the Matrix / Runout (Side B Label) MG 6951 with
the “"◆" symbol (“MG 6951♦”) indicates that this album was produced at the Decca Records Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville. Coral Records, Inc. was a subsidiary of Decca Records. See photographs no. 8 & 9.
Tracklist:
A1 - Raining In My Hear / A2 - Early In The Morning / A3 - Peggy Sue
A4 - Maybe Baby / A5 – Everyday / A6 - Rave On
B1 - That'll Be The Day / B2 – Heartbeat / B3 - Think It Over / B4 - Oh Boy!
B5 - It's So Easy! / B6 - It Doesn't Matter Anymore
Purchased in 1959 at The House of Music, New Rochelle, NY (see photo no. 10). Always stored upright, kept in dry, non-smoking homes. Please review the nineteen (19) photos to assist in your assessment of this both items' condition. The photographs are an integral part of the descriptions and condition as stated in this listing.
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