Sold Date: September 5, 2021
Start Date: March 15, 2021
Final Price: $35.00 (USD)
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This is various Southern California studio musicians including Gary Usher, Chuck Girard (of The Castells), Glen Campbell, Richie Allen on guitar and Hal Blaine on drums, known collectively as The Hondells, singing "Little Honda" on Mercury 72324 from 1964. This # 9 chart record looks VG++ with minor surface markings but plays in NM condition and comes in a Mercury Records company sleeve. This is the harder to find black label first pressing.  The picture sleeve is a custom sleeve made in Canada or England and is in MINT condition. This is a one-off sleeve that was not mass produced. This item comes in a clear, resealable, poly-vinyl protective sleeve with a cardboard backer separating the record from the picture sleeve. Also included is a brief biography of the Hondells.

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Definitions:

Mint = 10 = Just like it came from the factory. May still be factory sealed. These will generally be priced close to collector value.

NM = 9 = Near Mint = Very minor surface markings that do not interfere with the audio playback. These will generally be priced at 80% to 90% of collector value.

VG++ = 7.5 = Very Good++ = The surface markings are more noticeable and may or may not affect the audio playback. Sometimes a record can look VG++ but still play in NM condition. These will generally be priced at 60% to 75% of collector value.

VG+ = 5 = Very Good+ = Now the surface markings are quite noticeable and they will generally be heard during audio playback. These will generally be priced at 40% to 50% of collector value.

Generally, I will not list records below VG+ unless it is a rare record of importance to collectors.