Sold Date: May 11, 2014
Start Date: May 4, 2014
Final Price: $20.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 1
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SANDY (SALISBURY) "The Best Thing" b/w "All I Really Have Is A Memory"

Original 1967 promo 45 on the US OUR PRODUCTIONS label

A-side song title circled in red marker

Vinyl plays VG+

Fans of Curt Boettcher, Sagittarius, Millennium and just great soft baroque pop in general should do everything in their power to get hold of one of these.  This is Graham Salisbury’s (aka Sandy Salisbury) very first solo single from back in 1967, a certified baroque pop masterpiece as you’d expect from the ex-Ballroom and Millennium wunderkind.  “All I Really Have Is A Memory” is stately orchestrated goodness, beautiful stuff a la Van Dyke Parks with some trippy vocal fx to give it a subtle psychy edge near the end.  While “The Best Thing” is ultra-smooth Fading Yellow style soft pop with a catchy bouncy melody, nice intricate vocal interplay, and some fuzzy horns.  Of course, anyone who knows Sandy or his work with those bands should know what to expect here, and won’t be disappointed.  No need to settle on just a memory, when the real stuff is so close at hand.

HEAR IT!

UPDATE: SORRY, I NO LONGER SHIP TO ITALY DUE TO A CORRUPT POSTAL SYSTEM (THERE, NOT HERE).

(THE LESS EXCITING STUFF...)

First class shipping is $4.00 in the US, with each additional record only $1 additional shipping.  Delivery confirmation included in the shipping costs.  US International postal rates just shot up nearly double this past week, so please take note of the new rates.  I don't make a profit on shipping costs - these are what the post office charges me.  Air mail shipping to Canada starts at $10 US, each additional record $3 shipping.  Air mail shipping everywhere else in the world starts at $13 US, with each additional record only $4 shipping.  

I try to grade as best as I can, and I list as many blemishes/imperfections I can find (writing, ringwear, scuff marks, etc.) – Also, please note that I DO listen to these albums – I may not listen to every track, but my grades are based on LISTENING, not just looking at it, since chances are you’ll be listening to the record you buy, not just looking at it.  Most of the albums I sell are the ones I’ve enjoyed for years – and I treat my records with kid gloves.  But sounds speak louder than words, so check out the sound clips below – they’re from the actual record you’re bidding on. 

SHIPPING AND PACKAGING

Listen, I buy a bunch of records too (when I’m not getting outbid at the last second, which is more often than not) – and I know what it’s like to get a rare, one-of-a-kind album packaged dangerously in a flimsy bubblewrap package.  I hate that too.  So rest assured, I ALWAYS package albums with stiff cardboard reinforcements, same for 45s.  And yes, the records are removed from the sleeves (for albums).  I ship out once a week, every Friday, because I have a regular day job.  But I’d be willing to give that up if you’d all be so kind as to bid my items up to stupidly high amounts. 

NOW IT’S YOUR TURN…

I will always leave positive feedback for successful transactions, and would appreciate the same in return.  All I ask of you is the following – please pay for your items within 14 days of the close of auction.  Compared to other sellers, that’s a generous amount of time, so if you don’t pay within 2 weeks, then I have to assume something’s wrong.  You’ll get an Ebay payment reminder at that point, and possibly a decapitated horse head in your bed.  If, after 30 days, you still haven’t forked up the cash, I’ll relist the item and yell at you if I ever see you in town.