Sold Date:
February 2, 2015
Start Date:
March 13, 2014
Final Price:
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-Artist / Group: Charles Brown split single with Amos Miburn
-Mini bio: Born on Sept. 13, 1922 in Texas City, Texas. Died of heart failure on Jan. 21, 1999, age 76. R&B singer/pianist/songwriter. Joined Johnny Moore's Three Blazers in 1944. Charted 24 R&B hits between 1845-52 as a solo artist and with Johnny Moore's Three Blazers. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an early influence.
-Charles Brown entered Billboard's Top 100 Charts twice on the King Record Label, the first 1n 1961 with his release of Please Come Home For Christmas (King 5405), Billboard # 76 and then in 1973 with Merry Christmas Baby (King 6194), Billboard # 2, for one week, which was actually first released in 1968, but went nowhere at that time.
-Charles Brown's very last single released on the King record label was Lonesome & Driftin' on King 6420 from 1973 and although an excellent R&B love ballad did not resonate with the record buying public of the time and dropped from sight shortly after its release in 1973.
-Side one: Charles Brown: Please Come Home For Christmas
-Side two: Amos Milburn: Christmas (Comes But Once A Year)
-Please Come Home For Christmas co-written by Charles Brown is a beautiful mid-tempo Christmas R&B love ballad with tinkling piano, strummed guitar, bass, light drums, Charles Brown's smooth vocals with an excellent guitar solo.
-This recording probably would have done better on the charts than it did, if it had been released a bit earlier in December than it was. Didn't actually reach the charts until Dec. 25th which was probably a bit late for a Christmas recording.
-Christmas (Comes But Once A Year) co-written by Amos Miburn is an R&B Christmas rocker with terrific vocals from Amos Milburn, loping bass, piano, drums and a hot piano solo.
-Label: King 5405
-Year released: 1961
-Billboard number: 76
-Billboard debut: Dec. 25, 1961
-American pressing
-Visual grade: Near mint. New, old store stock. Please note that this record has a gentle warp which in no way affects playback.
-Labels: Near mint
-The chances of any 45 rpm single which has managed to escape ever having felt a needle in it's grooves is remote, but does happen. This is one such record. We offer for your consideration: Please Come Home For Christmas recorded by: Charles Brown which is a new, unplayed old store stock 45, and will be your final upgrade. This record came from the inventory of a New York Juke Box distributor who never put the record into service.
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Canada- $4.00 for the first two 45's plus .50 for each additional 45 up to seven 45's
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Record grading:
(M) Mint: A mint record should appear to have just left the manufacturers without any handling; that is, it should appear perfect! No light scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains on labels or writing, tears or splits; nothing. Perfect. And age has nothing to do with it; the same standards for Mint apply to a rare rockabilly single from 1955 as they do to a Top 40 record from 1988! There are no sliding values for Mint. A Mint record cover should appear to have never had a record in it; no ring-wear, dog-eared corners, writing, seam-splits; nothing! Perfect! Even a new, unplayed old stock record can have factory flaws. Mint should be used sparingly and will usually attract a premium value to serious collectors. Mint means perfect and nothing else!
(SS) Still sealed: Still sealed in the factory shrink wrap.
(M-) Mint minus: A nearly perfect record. The record will show no obvious signs of wear, very light surface scuffs from normal handling are permitted but no light scratches. Original finish intact. Picture sleeves should have no more than the most minor defects, such as almost invisible ring wear or other signs of slight handling.
(VG+) Very good plus: The record will show some signs that it was played or otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Record surfaces may show some slight signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or light scratches. Picture sleeves may have some slight ring wear, lightly turned up corners, or a small seam split.
(VG) Very good: Many of the defects found in a VG+ record or sleeve will be more pronounced in a VG record or picture sleeve. Groove wear may be noticeable, the record may have light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound, but the foreign noises will be less prominent than the music. Picture sleeves may have quite prominent ring wear. Creases, folds, seam splits and tears will be more obvious and may appear on all three sides, and there may be writing as well.
(VG-) Very good minus: Foreign noises may be about as prominent as the music. The record still plays through without skipping. The picture sleeve will have more significant seam splits, perhaps to the point where they were taped closed, and highly obvious ring wear and heavier writing. Can serve as a filler until a better one comes along.
(G) Good: We seldom offer a good record for sale unless it is particularily rare for the following reasons: Foreign noises are louder than the recorded music and listening can be distracted by the noise. May or may not play through without skipping, but should be so noted. Picture sleeves are so badly seam split that they may not be able to contain the record within.Tears, folds, writing and ring wear may be overwheming.