MIRIAM - Catwalk / In 1967, beat Sunset Street super-rarity on Tanqueray NM

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MIRIAM

"Catwalk" b/w "In 1967"

Tanqueray 20101

ABOUT THE ARTIST AND THE RECORD:

Miriam, Catwalk (Tanqueray) 
“Catwalk” is the handiwork of the Hollywood actress Miriam Byrd-Nethery and her husband Clu Gulager, an actor, too, and later an aspiring filmmaker.

Miriam Byrd-Nethery (born 1929 in Arkansas) and Clu Gulager (born a year earlier in Oklahoma) met in the theater department at Baylor University, married and found their first professional theater and television work in New York City. Relocating to Hollywood in the late ‘50s, Gulager would go on to distinguish himself as a prolific genre actor in both movies and television, including deputy sheriff Emmett Ryker in TV’s The Virginian, rig-hand-and-ladies-man Abilene in The Last Picture Show and contract killer Lee in The Killers. Starting with 1985’s Return of the Living Dead, Gulager’s work as horror movie stock character revived an acting career that continues today, albeit at a subdued pace.

Miriam, too, managed her own small-time acting career in Hollywood, but if it was Gulager who enjoyed the spotlight, theirs would first be a marriage, then family, energized above all by a spirit of collaboration and the noblest of artistic endeavors: filmmaking. Their obsession wit
h producing films – including the family’s eight years in Tulsa trying unsuccessfully to realize their grisly serial killer horror noir Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (its saga detailed in an engrossing 1997 LA Weekly article) – put them on the brink of starvation.

None of this does anything but increase the charm of this maverick and quintessentially American couple, whose lust for creative, budget-minded expression reached early fruition on “Catwalk,” a slice of pure Sunset Strip eccentricity from 1967. Ever wonder what really goes inside the actors studio? This is it.

Miriam Byrd-Nethery passed away in 2003.

LABELS: Yellow and black, small 'thank you' stamp in red on the b-side

MADE IN THE USA

Released in 1967 or 1968

United States customers

We use the eBay calculated shipping system. Please click on the tab for details. We ship within 5 business days. For shipments within the U.S., delivery confirmations with tracking information is included. We use professional record mailers and one or more fillers. Shipping discounts are available on multiple purchases shipped in the same mailer - this applies to both U.S. and International shipments. When calculating postage, double albums count as two; box sets will probably cost more to ship than double albums.

International customers

All records are shipped via Airmail.

URGENT NOTICE TO INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS - NEW SHIPPING RATES
As of January 27, 2013, the US Post Office has substantially increased postage costs for international packages. Please do not pay when receiving the eBay invoice. My invoice will be less because I print postage at home - but the increase is still substantial. Actual postage to ship 1 45 is $11.48 and, since I use the calculated method - which add the cost of my supplies - the total shipping cost for one 45 will be $12.98. The good news is that the cost will not increase when I ship 2 or 3 45's in the same package and additional 45's will only increase the shipping cost a relatively small amount. So if you are an overseas buyer, you will save a lot if  you buy more than one 45 at a time.
     The increased costs also apply to LP's but the percentage increase is much less. Also, shipping costs for U.S. buyers have only increased slightly.
     Again, please wait for my invoice or request an invoice from me when you are finished with your bids or purchases. It will be less than the invoice that eBay automatically sends you.
     I appreciate your understanding. Please do not leave me a low buyer satisfaction rating for shipping costs as that would hurt my standing on eBay. I actually lose money on shipping because both eBay and paypal take out fees for the amount you pay for postage.  Thank you, Becky.

Discount is available on multiple purchases shipped in the same carton. Please tell us what country you live in and the number of LP's you want. Final cost is based on the weight of the package.

A NOTE ABOUT SHIPPING..

Ebay has recently enacted new terms which are designed to encourage sellers to offer free domestic shipping on their listings. I'm sure they have their reasons for doing this. Since nothing is truly "free", especially the cost of shipping, ebay is recommending it's sellers roll the shipping cost into the price of the product. I've never been a huge fan of this tactic so I won't be doing it. I also have a solid amount of overseas customers who would not be receiving this "free" shipping and therefor would be getting the short end of it if I raised my prices to compensate for the possibility that a domestic client might buy the item. Why do I mention this? As more sellers conform to ebay's urgings those of us that do not will start to look like we are overcharging for shipping. Even a modest shipping charge, when compared to "free", will seem exorbitant. This will likely start to affect our Detailed Seller Ratings for shipping and handling charges. Low DSR scores can have a serious impact on sellers. Ebay offers discounts for the best DSR ratings and a few low scores can litterally cost a considerable sum of money in discounts lost. So if you are buying from me please consider, I do not make money on my shipping costs, there is no handling fee. I try and keep the shipping fees as close to the cost of actual postage plus the cost of packing materials - LP mailers cost nearly $1 apiece - and often end up losing a few cents in the transaction. My reputation, feedback and DSR scores are very important to me and my business.