BEAUTIFUL PRESSING OF THE BIG BOPPER ON MERCURY AND NEAR MINT

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Please be advised that I am having surgery Monday, October 15th and will not be home until Friday, October 19th. All albums paid for by Sunday, October 14th, my wife will mail the next day, Monday the 15th, otherwise the next shipping date will be Monday, October 22nd. Sorry for the inconvience but the surgery date could note be changed. Thank you for your understanding. Walt Kaplin   Welcome

*****PLEASE TAKE TIME TO CAREFULLY READ THE ENTIRE DESCRIPTION BEFORE BIDDING, THANK YOU!*****

All listings will have the following information whenever possible:

Name of Artist or Group;

Date of  Pressing if known;
Detailed description of album cover and record including photos;
 Grading of the Album Cover; Overall quality of the listening experience and appearance of record;   All records are played prior to listing!

Please read all information carefully before bidding. 

Thank you for viewing my auctions. I sincerely appreciate the interest and kind comments made about me and my collection in the feedback section. It feels good to know that you share my passion regarding the 50's and 60's and the music that changed the world, forever. It was a blessing for me to be a teenager during the early 50's, listening, dancing and Bopping to the the best of the best.

I have one of the largest and most loyal Asian and European Clientele on Ebay and I sincerely appreciate the loyalty and interest. Over 40% of my rare albums have been shipped to the following countries: AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, CANADA, CROATIA, DENMARK, ENGLAND, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, MALAYSIA, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, PORTUGAL, RUSSIA, SLOVAKIA, SOUTH KOREA,  SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND AND THAILAND, with the remaining being purchased in the UNITED STATES.

Most of the albums you will be viewing are from my 50+ year old collection and are original issues. Sometimes I include albums given to me or purchased from friends or relatives. I do not go to swap meets, garage sales, or thrift stores. I do go to record conventions as time permits. You will be bidding for very rare, original issue and quality albums. Sometime I will list rare re-issues or later pressings. They will be stated as (re) in the listing. I use Goldmine Standard Catalog as a grading guideline and tend to be conservative.

FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION; Purchased new and played just once prior to listing, you are bidding for a most rare later pressing of Chantilly Lace by the Big Bopper (Jape Richardson) and recorded on the (re) Mercury Label 422 832 902-Q-1.

The Album Cover is in near condition and will be a fine display for the Music Room. There are no seam splits, discoloration, ring wear, tape, tears, writing or wrinkles. The liner notes and photo in back are like new and no discoloration, just a small pricing label in the upper right corner. The black, shiny record has never seen a turntable and the labels are MINT, no light spindle marks. Although new, I still inspected the rare record under a 200 watt light and there were no scratches, scuffs or groove lines. When played, the record sounded like new, no skips, sticks, pops or hisses.

The songs include; Side 1, Chantilly Lace, Pink Petticoats, The Clock, Walking Through My Dreams, Someone Watching Over You. Side 2, Big Bopper's Wedding, Little Red Riding Hood, Preacher And The Bear, It's The Truth Ruth, White Lightnin'.

A most desired, rare and wanted collectible of a true legend and based on the Goldmine Guide, the Album Cover is graded NM, the quality of the listening experience NM and the record's appearance NM. There is no reserve

GRADING GUIDELINES FROM THE GOLDMINE PRICE GUIDE!

(NM or NM-) NM records are shiny with no visible defects such as writing, stickers or needle marks on the labels. The album cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits or any signs of human handling. It also will have no ring wear.

(VG+) or (Excellent) May show some slight signs of wear, including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are OK. Minor signs of handling are OK. The cover might be marred by a cutout marking, small hole punch, a cut in the spine or a promotional stamp and even a tiny bit of ring wear.

(VG) Have more obvious flaws such as lack of gloss, groove wear, light scratches and needle marks. When played there will be surface noise that will not overpower the music overall. Noise in the passages, between songs is common. The cover may have minor seam splits, writing, tape, stickers, ring wear and scuffs.

(VG-) Is just a compounding of the VG category. Many obvious flaws but if the record is rare, may very well be worthwhile. I usually do not list records lower than the above grades.

Remember, when you are bidding, most of these records are usually 50+ years old and have been out of print for a very long time. When you consider that, damage, loss, and normal use or wear has reduced the market to the point that few of these wonderful treasures are even available today.

FAST SHIPPING!
I ship worldwide and accept Paypal, Cashier's check, or personal check. My auctions close on Saturday or Sunday and shipped every Monday morning with a delivery confirmation or Customs Declaration. When you receive your album, PLEASE LOOK AT THE DATE ON THE DELIVERY CONFIRMATION AS IT TELLS YOU THE DATE THE ALBUM LEFT MY POST OFFICE. Thank you