THE RARITY OF EPs:-   EPs were popular in the UK from the early 1950s through the late 1960s.  However, they had a few flaws, which makes them especially rare in top condition!!!!  Firstly although they had 'LP type' covers - they were much thinner than LP covers, and as a result they creased and tore easily.  And secondly EPs were generally treated as '45s' and left lying about, or played endlessly in autochangers!  SO IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND THIS EP IN TOP CONDITION LIKE THIS ONE IS!  AND EVEN THOUGH THIS EP IS NOW 61 YEARS OLD - INCREDIBLY THE RECORD IN THIS EP HAS NEVER BEEN PLAYED AT ALL - AND COUPLED WITH ITS AWESOME CONDITIONED COVER, MAKES THIS EP VERY VERY RARE INDEED (AND ALMOST NEVER SEEN LIKE THIS NOW!)!

COUNTRY:-  UK

MONO/STEREO:-  MONO

FORMAT:-  EXTENDED PLAY (4 TRACKS)

PRESSING:-  1ST PRESSING!  IT HAS 1ST PRESS 'TURQUOISE' COLUMBIA LABELS, 1ST PRESS 'FULLY' LAMINATED FLIPBACK COVER, 1ST PRESS 1N/1N MONO MATRIX ENDINGS, AND 1ST PRESS 1G/1G MOTHER CODINGS!

ARTIST:-  WILLIAM 'BIG BILL' BROONZY

TITLE:-  SINGS THE BLUES

CAT NUMBER:-  SEG 7674

LABEL:-  COLUMBIA

DATE:-  1956

SIGNS OF PLAY:-  THE LABELS SHOW NO EVIDENCE OF PLAY AT ALL! 

LABELS:-   NM! 

RECORD GRADING:-   The record is in absolutely AMAZING condition!  Even under light the record looks SUPERB and JET BLACK!   There is NO scratches, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!  The record plays SUPERBLY - with NO pops, NO jumps, NO groovewear, NO distortion, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!  The record must grade MINT(Minus)!  An absolutely AWESOME record, VERY strictly graded and NEVER played AT ALL!  STUNNING RECORD!

INNER:-  Original 1st Press plastic EP inner from 1956!  Mint and it looks like the record has NEVER been accessed before I acquired it!

COVER GRADING:-  The ORIGINAL 1st Press FULLY Laminated Flipback MONO Cover is in absolutely SUPERB condition - and is very VERY hard to find like this now!  It has NO splits, NO edge wear, NO spinal wear (apart from some almost INVISIBLE 'touching in' traces towards the VERY bottom!), NO rips, NO tears, barely ANY creases AT ALL (virtually NONE - and the cover is PERFECTLY flat looking!), barely ANY corner wear AT ALL (PERFECT square shape to ALL corners!), VERY shiny laminate (apart from the usual VERY light 'central boss' record impression!), NO annotations, and NO writing!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!  Even the back of the cover is also in SUPERB condition - with NO grubbyness, barely ANY yellowing AT ALL (virtually NONE!), VERY shiny laminate, STUNNING flipbacks, a FRACTIONAL touch of laminate loosening on the top flipback edge (but NO loss!), NO burring, and NO writing!  This cover must grade FULL Excellent if not better!  SUPERB COVER!

DEFECTS OUTSIDE OF THE GRADE GIVEN:-  N/A

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