Sold Date: November 7, 2022
Start Date: September 7, 2013
Final Price: $17.99 (USD)
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BRENDA LEE!

1) ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE/PAPA NOEL (Decca #30776, 1958): Clean VG+/M-;

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2) I'M SORRY/THAT'S ALL YOU GOTTA DO (Decca #31093 1st pressing w/DECCA sleeve, 1960): UNPLAYED MINT GEM!

Here's both of Brenda's signature songs on pristine 1st pressing 45s!  An exciting pair of classics: I'm Sorry is an absolutely perfect, glossy-wax UNPLAYED MINT 1st pressing; and Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree is a clean VG+/M- gem.

Brenda Mae Tarpley (born 1944) is one of the most successful recording stars of the 20th century, and I'm Sorry topped the charts in 1960; it was her biggest hit.  She's enshrined in the Rock And Roll, Country, and Rockabilly Halls of Fame, and was one of the first American artists to build an international following.

At 4 feet 9 inches, she was "Little" Brenda Lee at the start of her amazing career, but there's nothing small about her booming voice and its impact on popular music.  I'm Sorry was one of the first records to feature what became known as the "Nashville sound".  Later generations remember Ms. Lee for yearly December repeats of her Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (which is backed with another yule classic, the cajun-flavored Papa Noel).   

This pair of groundbreaking singles sells for $50 and up in M-; here's a bargain pair in terrific condition that'll sound great on your turntable, jukebox...or put 'em in The Vault!