JOHN LEE HOOKER SINGS 16: EVERY ONE A PEARL~INSANELY RARE ORIG '60 KING MONO LP

Sold Date: May 16, 2016
Start Date: May 9, 2016
Final Price: $202.50 (USD)
Bid Count: 7
Seller Feedback: 988
Buyer Feedback: 187


 Sleeve has some damage, as pictured. There are splits in the sides, I did not open them up as I do not want to do more damage to the sleeve than already has been done. The record has some light scuff marks, likely from being removed and reinserted into the sleeve and some light dust on it. I leave cleaning to the new owner.

ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

 

·       ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL FIRST COVER SHOWING PEARLS, NOT THE 1962 REISSUE WITH A COVER SPLIT VERTICALLY BETWEEN RED AND BLUE HALVES

 

 

·       MONSTROUSLY RARE ORIGINAL KING MONO PRESSING, ONE OF THE RAREST BLUES ALBUMS IN EXISTENCE.

 

 

·       ORIGINAL “CROWNLESS” BLACK KING MONO LABEL WITH SILVER PRINT AND LARGE (3-INCH WIDE) KING LOGO

 

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

 

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

 

·       ORIGINAL GLOSSY, LIGHTLY LAMINATED COVER

 

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

 

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

 

·       As far as we know, this album is currently out of print and unavailable on Compact Disc, or in any other format.

 

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get.  GUARANTEED!)

 

 

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           We proudly present ONE OF THE RAREST BLUES ALBUMS IN EXISTENCE.  In King's haste to put a John Lee Hooker LP on the market they scooped up a couple of cousin Earl's tapes in the bargain. Some of the cousins'best stuff is on this seldom-seen classic album. Poor Joe (aka Shake 'Em Up), Stomp Boogie (aka Happy Blues), Who's Been Jivin' You (aka Blue Guitar Blues) and Race Track are Earl Hooker recordings

 

           TRACK LISTING: Wandering Blues/Heart Trouble Blues/I'm Gonna Kill That Woman/Slim's Stomp/Don't You Remember Me/The Numbers/Poor Joe/Stomp Boogie/Nightmare Blues/Moaning Blues/Don't Go Baby/Thinking Blues/Late Last Night/Devil's Jump/Who's Been Jivin' You/Race Track
For most part, the vinyl looks impeccable, without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.  Please look at the photos and zoom in. I did my best to capture all the marks on both sides of the record.

 

The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

 



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