Johnny Olenn Mega Rarity on UK Tri Centre 1957 London
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Description
ARTISTE: Johnny Olenn And His Band
LABEL / NO: UK LONDON 45. HL-U 8388
TRACK LISTING: My Idea Of Love/I Aint Gonna Cry No More
BACKGROUND : This is the mega rare UK London release from the Texan rockabilly star, Johhny Olenn. Both tracks were from the movie " The Girl Cant Help It" in which he starred. Record Collector Price Guide 2006 put it as 380 pounds in mint condition and the current 2008 issue puts it as 300+. I have used one-third of it and started the bidding at 100 pounds with no reserve. There is only one slight flaw which didnt affect play. (see results of my grading below)
GRADING SYSTEM: I follow the Record Collector and Goldmine grading system and usually play grade them. When in doubt I tend to give a lower grading.In this respect, I rarely give a Mint grading as I never believed that any record cover especially from the 50s or 60s can be in Mint condition. Even if it is sealed, I would not say its Mint,except in very rare cases, as I found even sealed albums can have some minor flaws like edges being affected etc.
CLEANING: It was cleaned on a Clearaudio cleaning machine using Loricraft's L'Art Du Son cleaning compound (which was favourably reviewed in Record Collector magazine some months ago).
PLAY GRADING: I play grade them on a Linn Sondek LP12 with a Naim ARO arm and a Lyra Helikon SL cartridge through an active 3 pack Linn/Naim DBL system. Without trying to sound like a snob, I would like to highlight that the cartridge (or needle as some might term it) is in the US$2000 range. This is to indicate the care I put into my records by using high quality equipment/accessories for playback. Though it may not be an extremely high end system, it does allow the music to flow and is revealing and transparent.
RESULTS AND GRADING:
Record: The record was unplayed when I got it. Even the generic company sleeve it came in is in Excellent shape. However, it has one slight flaw which afflicts Deccas/ Londons, more so in this part of the world. It has a slight "mount" or bubble as we call it. It seems most prevalent on Deccas from 1956 till around 1963 and several could be found on the early SXL 2xxx series classical LPs. In this record there was only one and it was on the last groove of the "My Idea Of Love" side. I tried taking a picture of that spot but it was so tiny that it could not be seen on the picture. It didnt affect play at all. I played it right through with the tracking force set at 1.7 g on my Naim Aro and there was no noticeable pop when it reached that spot. In fact, the whole record played mint with no surface noise whatsoever. Prospective bidders can email me and I will try to scan it on a high resolution scanner for them.
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DELIVERY: I have indicated a shipping charge of 4 pounds but this is with registration. I strongly suggest registration as the postal authorities tend to be more cautious with such modes of postage. I do not impose handling charges, just cost of postage and packing materials.Winners of more than one item will have their postage costs adjusted accordingly to cost.(In view of the rarity of this record, I can arrange insurance and its not expected to exceed 2.5 pounds) I use brand new custom made plastic inner and outer sleeves. I usually place them between 2 very strong corrugated boards and wrap them with several layers of shrink wrap. They are then placed in special padded envelope which Singapore Post sells for fragile items. So far, the people who bought from me generally gave me private feedbacks showing appreciation for the packing, including a 190 pound Black Sabbath single I sold recently. Usually I make it a point to post them the morning following payment if such payment is effected within a few hours of bids closing. As we are 8 hours ahead of GMT so successful bidders dont fret if I dont reply for a few hours as your E mail might have been sent during our nights.
AFTER SALES SERVICE /FEEDBACK: Generally, I believe that the sale is concluded only when the buyer has the record in his hands and in this respect will inform them of the postage registration details etc. Futhermore I tend to drop Emails after a week to see if they received it.
MODE OF PAYMENT: I prefer Paypal but would consider other modes of payment. I used to advertise in Record Collector 2 years ago as "Sreedharan" and used to accept even cash in a registered envelope though IMOs might be a lot safer.
