F.D. Johnson 45rpm JAN, Be My Baby/ Great Big Moon RARE 1958 ROCKABILLY (VG-/VG)

Sold Date: September 25, 2022
Start Date: September 15, 2022
Final Price: $726.16 (USD)
Bid Count: 8
Seller Feedback: 20
Buyer Feedback: 259


- F.D. Johnson with the Missouri Valley Boys, 45rpm JAN JP6-58, Be My Baby/ Great Big Moon, RARE 1958 ROCKABILLY (VG-/VG). Play surface is covered with light scuffs and light scratches consistent with being stored and handled outside a sleeve.  Grooves on the last 20 seconds of the A side show light greying.  Includes high quality paper reproduction sleeve and 3 mil polyethylene outer sleeve.
- This record played through on my Califone 2155 loud and clear with surface noise only audible in the run in and lead out grooves.  I fully understand this is cheating and anyone using more modern equipment should expect surface noise consistent with the grade.
-  Full video of this playing is posted on r/rockabilly  https://www.reddit.com/r/rockabilly/comments/xblkg8/where_would_you_start_the_auction_on_this_vgvg/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
-Research, I have found records of five previous online sales of this release.   On August 15th, 2011 it realized $1,075 at G, playing better. On February 7th 2014 it realized $1,775 at VG/VG+. On July 29th 2017 it realized $2,481 at VG++ On October 8th 2018 it realized $ 705 at G+. And on May 25th 2020 it realized $907 at G. This listing will bring what tit will bring, but it is too potentially valuable for me to keep at my stage of record collecting.
- Free shipping via USPS to continental US, message for quote otherwise. If this item sells for $250 or less it will be shipped sandwiched between 4 cardboard slats, two each side with grains opposed, in a standard 45 media mailer. If this sells for more than $250 the media mailer will be shipped BOX IN BOX, floated in packing peanuts, in a 12x12x4 box.