BBC TRANSCRIPTION - VAL DOONICAN & VERA LYNN - IN PERSON LIVE - STEREO RECORDING

Sold Date: December 19, 2015
Start Date: December 9, 2015
Final Price: $195.00 (AUD)
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THESE ARE VERY RARE ORIGINAL UK BBC TRANSCRIPTION  RECORDS MADE FOR THE RADIO STATIONS AIRPLAY ONLY. THEY WERE SENT TO ALL COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES, BBC  (OR SIMILAR) RADIO BROADCASTERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.  THEY WERE NOT MADE IN BIG NUMBERS AND DEFINITELY  NOT MADE FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION. MAYBE 50 - 100 OR SO  IN THE WORLD. WHAT MAKES THEM EXTREMELY DESIRABLE  TO COLLECTORS IS THE FACT THAT SOME OF THE RECORDINGS  ON THE BBC TRANSCRIPTION ALBUMS ARE SONGS THE ARTISTS DID LIVE IN THE BBC STUDIOS AND ONLY FOR THAT PARTICULAR  DISC AND THAT TIME ONLY, TRUE ONE OFF'S, SO THEY ARE UNHEARD  GEMS THAT NOT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HEARD. THIS MAKES THEM VERY  RARE AND WORTH HAVING, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE INTO. VERY RARELY  COME UP FOR SALE AND NOT MANY AVAILABLE TO BUY THESE DAYS. THEY ARE ALSO WELL KNOWN FOR THEIR GREAT SOUND QUALITY. ON THIS RECORD ARE VAL DOONICAN  accompanied by the JIMMY CURRIE QUINTET & THE KINGFISHERS, and he sings: GENTLE ON MY MIND, O’RAFFERTY'S PIG, MYSTERIOUS PEOPLE, MARVELLOUS TOY, LITTLE GREEN APPLES, ELUSIVE BUTTERFLY. VERA LYNN accompanied by ALYN AINSWORTH AND HIS ORCHESTRA and she sings: A KIND OF A HUSH, WONDERFUL WORLD, SUNRISE, SUNSET, SOMETHING IS HAPPENING, FOOL ON THE HILL.

THIS ONE HAS NO CUE SHEETS! 

This is a UK pressing on the BBC TRANSCRIPTION label, cat. number : 566

VINYL : VERY GOOD +, some very light hairlines both sides. Some light crackle in quiet moments.

COVER : EXCELLENT , these are a generic factory gatefold or single paper sleeve with a plastic liner. This one is a single sleeve. It could have some creases, bend creases and small tears and ring marks, writing and foxing etc. 

LABELS : EXCELLENT, a few light spindle marks.