MONSTER + RARE (Rev. CHARLIE JACKSON) Morning Train / Wrapped Up in Jesus [HEAR]

$

89

FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION... 

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** ORIGINAL BOOKER 45 by REV. CHARLIE JACKSON**

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THIS 45: "WRAPPED UP TANGLED UP IN JESUS” / “MORNING TRAIN” 

by REV. CHARLIE JACKSON

On BOOKER RECORDS (“Gospel Headquarters of New Orleans, La.”)

From 1970. NOT A REISSUE! NOT A REPRO!

VG 

CONTENT NOTE: Arguably, this is electrified blues & blues gospel at its most piercing, searing, and soaring: the REV. CHARLIE JACKSON and his plug-in guitar.

For lovers of the FAT POSSUM sides of JUNIOR KIMBROUGH and other such blues mystics, here is the FAT POSSUM sound before there was FAT POSSUM.

But PLEASE! Just click on the AUDIO SAMPLES below to hear for yourself the soul-stirring genius of the REV. CHARLIE JACKSON.

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RECORD
DETAILS

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SIDE A: "WRAPPED UP TANGLED UP IN JESUS”    

SIDE B: "MORNING TRAIN”

ARTIST: REV. CHARLIE JACKSON

ENGINEER: ROBERT BOOKER

LABEL & CATALOG #: BOOKER RECORDS (“Gospel Headquarters of New Orleans, La.”) 434

MATRIX: HH - 2255 / HH - 2256

YEAR: 1970

ORIGINAL ISSUE OR REISSUE: ORIGINAL!

CONDITION of SLEEVE: NM. NEW. GENERIC.

CONDITION of LABEL: VG++. Minor rubbing, minor ringwear (and minor tears around the hole).

CONDITION of VINYL: VG. Minor (cosmetic) scratching on both sides. DOES NOT affect sound. Both sides tested.

IMPORTANT! TWO FLAWS!: 

FLAW 1. REGARDING: the CENTER HOLE of this record: We never noticed this flaw (because it didn’t affect the sound) until a record expert spotted it: the CENTER HOLE of this record was slightly larger than it should be, meaning it was most likely improperly cut or stamped by the manufacturer. And this means that there is wriggle room between the CENTER HOLE and a 45 adaptor rather than the naturally snug fit we are used to.

This is a real flaw. But it is also one that we easily overcame in this way: We took a normal plastic adaptor and simply put a little electric tape around it. PRESTO! The center hole of this REV. CHARLIE JACKSON rarity and this modified (by electric tape) adaptor now fit snuggly in that natural way we are used to. No more undue space and unnatural wriggling between center hole and adaptor!

[PLEASE SEE PHOTO OF THE ADAPTOR THAT WE MADE.]

While this is a real flaw, it does not--with this solution--cause any sonic problems--that we could, at least, discern.

Not that we had any problems with the sound of this record before we started used the adaptor--we did not. (That’s probably because, even without a modified adaptor, our stereo was steady enough--and did not bounce around--when we played the CHARLIE JACKSON record before we put tape on the adaptor.)

(By the way, all told, we’ve only played this record a handful of times: 4 or 5. And when we got it, it looked like it been played only a few times, if that.)

FLAW 2. The grooves of this 45 move from left to right while playing...as if the grooves were warped (or improperly cut?) even the record itself does not appear to be warped.. As far as we can tell, these wavering grooves do NOT adversely affect the sound of the record: PLEASE LISTEN TO THE AUDIO SAMPLES below (both representative) to determine for yourself whether you can live with these 2 flaws. Thank you

NOTE 2: The AUDIO SAMPLES of this REV. CHARLIE JACKSON 45 were recorded using the adaptor + electric tape that we came up with and you will hear, we think, that our solution is a successful (if unfancy) fix.

NOTE 3: PLEASE only bid on this record if you can abide the two flaws that we just described. We understand that some collectors want their records without flaws.

For us, the matter is different: With a record so special (one blessed with two sublime tracks) and so rare (or “mega-rare,” as we say in the biz), we find it within ourselves to accept these imperfections (not that we had a choice).

The idea that to play this rare REV. CHARLIE JACKSON two-sided masterpiece, you gotta use a “special” adaptor with it, does not seem (to us) an absurd or cumbersome step to perform. 

FREE BONUS: Included in this sale, at no extra cost, will be a “special” REV. CHARLIE JACKSON 45 rpm adaptor that has been modified (by hand!) with electric tape. 

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HOW WE JUDGE CONTENT Louis Armstrong famously said: “There is two kinds of music, the good, and the bad.” In reading our personal opinions about the records we are now selling, you will only read variations of praise. We know this risks sounding like insincere sales patter. But our praise is real because the records now before you happen to be the ones we most love from our record collection (a collection almost thirty years old). Of course we have bad stuff in our collection! But that’s not the stuff we are now selling.

DISCUSSING

CONTENT OF THIS 45

The REV. CHARLIE JACKSON was not a master of the guitar. But he was a master of feeling and he got the guitar to express itself in memorable, innovative ways that may be beyond even most guitar virtuosi.

Nor was the REV. CHARLIE JACKSON a technically great singer: But he conveys deep, swirling, truthful emotions--and undeniable passion--and hearing him the listener is probably bound to accept that there are values in art beyond technical brilliance.

Some other views on this great artist:

ROOTS & RHYTHM: “Essential. These recordings are among the most exciting and intense gospel recordings you are ever likely to hear.”

KEITH PHIPPS at THE ONION/AV CLUB: “[The songs of Rev. CHARLIE JACKSON] capture a talent as raw and unusual as any put to record.”

DAVID FRICK for ROLLING STONE: “This Mississippi-born man of God made a series of holy-blues singles for the tiny Booker and Jackson labels...heated  sermons of need, devotion and joy, blessed by JACKSON’s thunder-and-Lightnin’ Hopkins voice and crusty-tremelo, railroad-boogie riffing.”

CLIFFORD ALLEN for TINYmixTAPES.com: “This is absolutely wonderful music.... The Rev. CHARLIE JACKSON is rightly considered, along with Elder Utah Smith, one of the primary guitar-evangelist figures in American gospel music.”

TED DROZDOWSKI for THE BOSTON PHOENIX: “The musical sermon WRAPPED UP TANGLED UP IN JESUS, a confession of religious awakening, is raw as anything by the FAT POSSUM label’s juke-joint kings.

THOM JUREK for ALLMUSIC.COM: “Sheer listening pleasure.”

GRADING THE
CONTENT OF THIS 45
Using the CHRISTGAU SYSTEM, we give the "WRAPPED UP TANGLED UP IN JESUS" an A and "MORNING TRAIN"  an: A+

NOTE We are actually hard graders. Some people have even called us music snobs. But we aren't. We are just hard graders. That said, we will vigorously defend the lofty grades that we've given to these, the favorite records from our collection. We also think that the accompanying AUDIO SAMPLES will support our grading. Thank you!)

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HOW WE

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#1.

In classic "Golden Rule" fashion, FLAPPINCAT will treat you, our eBay customer, just as we like to be treated when we buy on eBay (and we often do). In other words, FLAPPINCAT will be honest and fair and respectful with you.

#2.

FLAPPINCAT will accurately and clearly describe all items that we peddle. When depicting an item and its condition, we will not permit ourselves vagueness, gobbledygook, doubletalk, or stretchers. If we screw up, our error will be one made in good faith--not from an attempt to deceive or cheat you by falsifying language.

#3.

FLAPPINCAT considers the packing & shipping of the items to be an essential part of our business, not an afterthought or a burden. We understand that unless items are CAREFULLY protected, they can be ruined during shipment. Thus, we take time and care to package things well and to ship them in sturdy--and well-taped--containers. (If anything, we over-tape; you might need a letter-opener to open a FLAPPINCAT box.)

#4.

FLAPPINCAT pledges to be prompt.

#5.

FLAPPINCAT takes to heart the truth that without you--without customers--we don't exist. It is really that simple. And FLAPPINCAT is sincerely grateful for your business--for your trust (!) in us--and though it may sound corny to some, our gratitude is genuine and it motivates our engagement with you.
 

HOW WE
GRADE CONDITION

As buyers, we 100% dislike it when the records we've bought online arrive in shabbier condition than they were described. In memory of that dislike, and outta respect for you, we, as sellers, will strive for accuracy, not hype, when describing the condition of the records we sell.

The prism through which we inspect, and grade, vinyl records is called "THE GOLDMINE STANDARD." This system was devised, and refined, by the experts at GOLDMINE RECORDS (the leading journal for vinyl collectors) and is regarded as the go-to guide by the Record Collectors Guild and many (if not most) amateur and professional vinylists and eBay sellers.

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THE GOLDMINE STANDARD. 

Though condensed for readability, the following GOLDMINE text has not had its meaning altered:

1. MINT (M) or (STILL) SEALED. "Absolutely perfect in every way. Certainly has never been played, possibly even still sealed."

2. NEAR MINT (NM or M-) [also called: VG++ or E+]. "A good description of a NM record is 'it looks like it just came from a retail store and it was opened for the first time.' In other words, it's nearly perfect... NM records are shiny, with no visible defects..... (NM records don't have to be 'never played'; a record used on an excellent turntable can remain NM after many plays if the disc is properly cared for)."

3. VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+) or (EX) EXCELLENT. "A good description of a VG+ record is 'except for a couple of minor things, this would be NEAR MINT.' Most collectors, especially those who want to play their records, will be happy with a VG+ record, especially if it is toward the high end of the grade (sometimes called VG++ or E+).

"VG+ records 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, too, such as telltale marks around the center hole, but repeated playing has not misshapen the hole...."

4. VERY GOOD (VG). "Many of the imperfections found on a VG+ record are more obvious on a VG record.... VG records have more obvious flaws than their counterparts in better shape. They lack most of the original gloss found on factory-fresh records. Groove wear is evident on sight, as are light scratches deep enough to feel with a fingernail.

"When played, a VG record has surface noise, and some scratches may be audible, especially in soft passages and during a song's intro and ending. But the noise will not overpower the music otherwise."

5. GOOD (G) or GOOD PLUS  (G+) or VERY GOOD MINUS (VG-). "Good does not mean bad! The record still plays through without skipping, so it can serve as filler until something better comes along.

"But it has significant surface noise and groove wear, and the label is worn, with significant ring wear, heavy writing, or obvious damage caused by someone trying to remove tape or stickers and failing miserably...."

6. FAIR (F) or POOR (P). "Records are cracked, impossibly warped, or skip and/or repeat when an attempt is made to play them."

COPYRIGHT: "THE GOLDMINE STANDARD" is: © Goldmine Magazine.

*5 MORE NOTES
TO SEE CONDITION 

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We agree that grading condition is subjective. We will try, at least, to be accurate and clear about our subjectivity.

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Rather than just slapping one of GOLDMINE's short-hand codes (VG, VG+, etc.) onto a record, we usually offer details about the condition of every record we sell. These details--some of which can be exhaustive and/or exhausting--are listed in the text area of each sale.

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In grading the records we sell we try to be conservative rather than hyperbolic. A record we label "VG" might be called VG+ or VG++ by another seller.

*4.

FLAPPINCAT will emphasize all discernible flaws in the records we sell. But we will sometimes fail to notice, and then note, a flaw. It my be that we sometimes also fail to notice every virtue of a record.

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Many sellers give one overall grade to a record they are selling. But the condition of a record's cover, sleeve, and label does not necessarily reflect the condition of the vinyl itself (and the sounds on that vinyl). Because they aren't even made of the same materials,let's consider them two groups: the paper group (cover, sleeve, label) and vinyl group. When FLAPPINCAT judges LPs and 45s it will judge and grade the paper and vinyl elements separately. 

FREE SHIPPING IN THE USA

FREE SHIPPING: FLAPPINCAT now offers free shipping (unless otherwise noted) on all purchases of vinyl records that are to be shipped within the United States. (We cannot, unfortunately, afford items to international countries for free.)

METHOD OF SHIPPING: In the United States, we ship all records via "media mail."

EXPEDITED SHIPPING: In the United States, expedited shipping can be purchased by the buyer if done so in advance of our processing, or shipping, of your order.

EXCEPTIONS: Any exceptions to our policy of shipping for free in the United States will be noted in the department that eBay calls "Shipping" and which appears onscreen with every item we sell on eBay.)

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING

DO WE SHIP RECORDS INTERNATIONALLY: Yes!

WHY? Because good music doesn't believe in boundaries.

INTERNATIONAL PRICES: Unfortunately we cannot offer free shipping on international orders. Instead, we use--and follow--the guidelines of­ eBay's GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM.

EBay's GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM automatically determines the specific cost of shipping each item to a specific international country and charges you that amount. This pricing--and other international shipping data--can be found when you click on the item you are interested in.

HOW LONG MUST INTERNATIONAL BUYERS WAIT TO RECEIVE THEIR PACKAGES? This varies. EBay itself shares details about how long each specific package takes to reach a specific country in the text of each listing.

JUST SO YOU KNOW: When FLAPPINCAT sells an item to somebody in an "international" country, we are obligated to send that item, rather than straight to you, to a specific eBay office in the USA. From that point on, eBay itself is completely responsible for the packaging and the rerouting and the shipping (and the monitoring) of your international purchase from us.

HOW WE PACK & SHIP

Every item that FLAPPINCAT ships to you will be wrapped and packaged a) attentively and b) carefully within c) a sturdy container. We understand that...vinyl records are fragile! (Even books can be damaged if not packaged well.) If anything, we over-pack and over-tape. (You will likely need a pen knife to open your FLAPPINCAT box.) NOTE: While we try to recycle shipping materials, we do NOT stint on protection, as you will see.

HOW TO PAY

All payments need to be made via PAYPAL and before 3 days (72 hours) pass from the time eBay declared you the winner. We ask that you pay us promptly as we like to ship promptly. After 3 days--and independent of us--eBay automatically starts a case against you for unpaid action. That said, we know that life happens (it sure does!) and we enjoy being reasonable and agreeable. If you need more time to make a payment, please just contact us before the payment-due deadline. 

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To BELIEVE this INCREDIBLE but TRUE VERBIAGE,

Your EARS Will Need to HEAR (for themselves)

the AUDIO SAMPLES that Accompany each 45.

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Jeepers! Haven't we said enough? Well, the one thing we don't mind repeating is our core belief. Our core belief: We at FLAPPINCAT think­--and feel­­--that it is both natural and civilized to treat you--our honorable eBay customer--as fairly, and as respectfully, and as fondly, as we ourselves like to be treated. So we will!

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