LIGHTNIN' SLIM BELL RINGER MINT ORIG'65 EXCELLO MONO LP

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·       LIGHTNIN’ SLIM – BELL RINGER – ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL 1965 EXCELLO RECORDS’ MONO LP 8004 (NOTE: THE EXCELLO ALBUM DISCOGRAPHIES TYPICALLY CLAIM THAT THE ALBUM WAS RELEASED IN 1965; HOWEVER, WE BELIEVE THAT THE ALBUM WAS ACTUALLY RELEASED IN LATE 1963, POSSIBLY EARLY 1964)

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       A SWAMP BLUES CLASSIC – AND ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THE GENRE!

·       MONSTROUSLY RARE ORIGINAL, FIRST COVER VERSION (pink at the bottom, a darker shade of pink at the top, with a drawing of a bell on the left side and "LIGHTNIN' SLIM'S” in white at the top, with "BELL RINGER" below it in black – NOT the later black cover with swirling yellow lines.

·       ORIGINAL ORANGE EXCELLO LABEL WITH BLACK PRINT

·       RARE MONO PRESSING, MANY TIMES RARER THAN FAKE (“ELECTRONICALLY RECHANELLED”) STEREO

·       FLAT EDGE PRESSING

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       ORIGINAL GLOSSY, LIGHTLY LAMINATED COVER

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       As far as we know, this album is currently out of print and unavailable on Compact Disc, or in any other format.

(?PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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The superb early Slim Excello material. He never sang with more clarity or conviction, nor did his harmonica or guitar playing ever sound more electrifying than on these songs, many of which were popular singles. Other than Rice Miller's (Sonny Boy Williamson II) definitive anthem, Slim's rendition of "Don't Start Me To Talking" was the finest.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY RON WYNN, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL  AS  NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(c)           True stereo copies of this album are NOT known to exist.

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER (this is the original glossy, lightly laminated, cover)

THE COVER IS NEAR MINT !

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 1.

-        Minor, barely visible, discoloration (color fading) noted on one 1/16th inch-wide strip of cover along the spine  (VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY)  ; apparently, the cover was stored with its spine was facing the sunlight

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on back side, apparently from aging (nothing significant)

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the bottom seam (nothing significant)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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