Sold Date: November 22, 2021
Start Date: November 15, 2021
Final Price: $20.50 (USD)
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Lot Of 3 Vintage Ray Charles Vinyl Records!

Including:

A Portrait of Ray

The Ray Charles Story, Vol. 1

The Fabulous Ray Charles

All three records are vintage and used but they're in pretty good shape overall. The Fabulous Ray Charles is definitely my favorite and probably the biggest 'prize' out of the lot. This is an early release from 1959 that has him putting his unique spin on a few standards that would disappear from his selections over the years and his Chitlin Circuit vibe is in full effect here. The album is still in it's original plastic wrap and the cover jacket looks great. The record is in good shape but there are some small scratches here and there.

The Ray Charles Story, Vol. 1 is an early hits collection from the early 60's and it's in good shape as well. The jacket colors really pop and look great; the record has one scratch on side 1 that's about an inch long but it doesn't really effect my listening experience. Otherwise it's in good shape for a used record from 60 years ago. There may be tiny scratches here or there but the listening quality is just fine.

A Portrait of Ray seems to be from the later 60's and is a collection made in combination by Tangerine and ABC Records which makes me guess it was probably sold on TV at some point. The jacket has discoloration on the top edge on both sides but the record itself is basically fine. Just like the others there are some small scratches and flaws  from years of use and storage but nothing major.

All records, as I said are used and vintage and all may have small imperfections but, overall, I think they're in pretty good shape. All have undergone a basic cleaning and listening in the recent past and all play just fine. One is pushing 70 years old at this point and the other two are 60 or so; they've seen some love and miles but I didn't have any issues listening to them on my last go-round but your mileage may vary. All records come with their insert papers.

Please feel free to ask any questions and I'll do my best to answer them as specifically as I can!