JIMMY REED Things Ain't What They Used To Be 1965 UK FONTANA *MONO* MINT
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£ 37 Sold For
Feb 21, 2014 Sold Date
Feb 11, 2014 Start Date
£   20 Start price
2   Number Of Bids
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JIMMY REED Things Ain't What They Used To Be 1965 UK FONTANA *MONO* MINT

ISSUED EVERYWHERE BUT UK AS “Jimmy Reed At Soul City”

JIMMY REED
Things Ain't What They Used To Be

UK FONTANA (688514 ZL) FIRST PRESSING IN *MONO* (January 1965)
STUNNING CONDITION - LOOKS UNPLAYED

INTERESTING HISTORY TO THIS RECODING - RELEASED EVERYWHERE BUT THE UK AS “Jimmy Reed At Soul City” (AND MARKETED AS A LIVE RECORDING) BUT APPARENTLY NOT A “live recording” AT ALL
THESE ARE STUDIO RECORDINGS WITH LIVE AUDIENCE OVERDUBS (THIS UK RELEASE IS MORE HONESTLY PRESENTED PLACING THE ORIGINAL LIVE CLAIM IN INVERTED COMMAS AND CHANGING THE TITLE)

PRESSED ON HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL (157g) WITH THE FIRST ISSUE *MONO* MATT AND ROUGHLY TEXTURED BLACK/SILVER FONTANA LABELS WHICH CARRY THE “RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964” STATEMENT
MATRIX: 688514 1L ▽ 1 420 111 / 688514 2L ▽ 1 420 112
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL (UK DESIGN) FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE WITH PASTED-ON BACK PANEL
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL 1965 POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE WITH “MADE IN ENGLAND”, BRITISH PATENT NUMBER, “BRITISH AND OTHER PATENTS PENDING” AND THE DATE CODE “015” (January 1965) PRINTED IN PURPLE

There's simply no sound in the blues as easily digestible, accessible, instantly recognisable, and as easy to play and sing as the music of Jimmy Reed.
His best-known songs -- "Baby, What You Want Me to Do," "Bright Lights, Big City," "Honest I Do," "You Don't Have to Go," "Going to New York," "Ain't That Lovin' You Baby," and "Big Boss Man" -- have become such an integral part of the standard blues repertoire, it's almost as if they have existed forever.
Because his style was simple and easily imitated, his songs were accessible to just about everyone from high-school garage bands having a go at it, to Elvis Presley, Charlie Rich, Lou Rawls, Hank Williams, Jr., and the Rolling Stones, making him -- in the long run -- perhaps the most influential bluesman of all

Side 1:
I'm Going Upside Your Head (2:45)
The Devil's Shoestring Part II (2:44)
Help Yourself (2:39)
Going Fishing (Ain't Got No Pole) (2:43)
I Wanna Be Loved (2:26)
Wear Something Green (2:20)
Side 2:
Left Handed Woman (2:34)
A New Leaf (2:45)
Fifteen Years (2:47)
Things Ain't What They Used To Be (2:47)
When You're Doing Alright (2:45)
You've Got Me Waiting (2:41)

LABELS: MINT
Clean, unmarked and factory-fresh labels - no spindle traces or any sign the record has ever been played - spindle hole still tight
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both vinyl surfaces are immaculate and shine like-new
VINYL Audio: MINT
In keeping with its unplayed status my one careful play-check at volume found nothing to fault - plays beautifully throughout
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Apart from some wear to the top and bottom opening edges and a soft crease to the top corner the sleeve is in great shape with a deep gloss to the front laminate and a remarkably clean unlaminated back

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd Class Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)

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