NORTHERN SOUL 45:JACKEY BEAVERS 'Need My Baby' LISTEN

$

2,300

After taking some time off from Ebay (for personal reasons) a couple years ago, I'm ready to continue parting with items from my
collection of nearly 40,000 promo singles, LP's & CD's from the 60's thru the 90's that I was fortunate to acquire from
doing 35 years of Rock Radio. All of my records are guaranteed original pressings.
In the 80's I advertised and auctioned off thousands of records in Goldmine magazine under the name of Hemp's Hits.
If you are a previous customer, you already know of my integrity as an honest dealer.
Those of you who are not familiar with me need only to check my Feedback. You can bid with complete confidence.

The most important thing you need to know, is that to the absolute best of my knowledge,
nearly all of the records I list, unless otherwise noted, have never ever been played on a turntable.

These records were sorted, stored, moved a few times, and then stored again for decades. Some carefully, others were not.
All of my gradings are strictly visual, and more often than not, quite generous. However, because of various quality in pressings,
I cannot guarantee that the pressings themselves will be noise-free. That comes with the territory.
Many 50's (e.g. Chess, Vee-Jay, etc.) & 60's pressings, especially the small independent labels, were pressed "on-the-cheap."

I will not play these records for any reason. The record you receive will be like new and unplayed.
If there are any imperfections, it will be from many years of storage, or more likely a "not-so-great" pressing.
I will also not attempt to tell you if I think the song is "funky-terrific", "psych-fabulous" or the like. My opinion, would be just that...an opinion.
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MY GRADING SCALE

Grading below is for the disc only. I'll throw in the corresponding sleeve when possible.
Sleeves show some natural wear from 40 years of storage. Many are perfect, others are not.
(remember...unless noted,these records, to the best of my knowledge have never been played)

NM (Near Mint): Record will show no serious scuffs or scratches in the playing area. May have minor scuffs on edges from
decades of storage, or a small scuff, scratch or paper scuff on playing area.
M- : A scuff or two or light scratch or two on either or both sides.
VG+: Scuffs and some minor scratches in the playing area. Some will most likely be heard.
VG: Many scuffs or scratches that will be heard but record should play fine.

SHIPPING CHARGES

Domestic insurance is required on this particular item.
I will add the required amount when I send you an invoice.

OUTSIDE THE U.S.A: THIS PARTICULAR RECORD WILL BE SENT PRIORITY
MAIL INTERNATIONAL (instead of First Class International). INSURANCE
IS INCLUDED IN THE OVERSEAS SHIPPING COST THAT YOU PAY.

IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE THE U.S.A. READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY BEFORE
YOU BID: MAXIMUM INSURANCE FOR THIS RECORD OVERSEASTO THE UK, ITALYAND
A FEW OTHER SELECT COUNTRIESIS $650.MANY COUNTRIES ALLOW MUCH MORE.
IN ANY CASE, YOU WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM ME BEFORE THIS IS SHIPPED
AND I WILL MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED INSURANCE
FOR YOUR PARTICULAR COUNTRY, AND THAT I WILL ONLY BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THAT AMOUNT IF THIS RECORD IS LOST BY ANY OTHER POSTAL SERVICE OUTSIDE OF THE USA.
I'M SORRY, BUT I CAN NO LONGER BE 'THAT GREAT GUY' THAT GIVES REFUNDS OUT
OF GUILT FOR A LOST PACKAGE. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THAT OFTEN, BUT IT ALWAYS
SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING THAT CAN NEVER BE REPLACED.

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If there is a problem with an item, please let me know first by contacting me through Ebay

- NO 'BEST OFFERS' ACCEPTED -

IF YOU WIN THIS RECORD, PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE!
I WILL ADD THE PROPER INSURANCE FEE TO THE TRANSACTION.

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JACKEY BEAVERS - "I Need My Baby / Love That Never Grows Old"
Original 45 rpm on Revilot from 1966
Visually Graded Condition of disc : READ EVERYTHING BELOW CAREFULLY

Ok,folks, I'll try and not write a book here, but I'll come close...only because I CARE about what I sell, and I want to make sure everyone
gets exactly what they expect. One quick (or lengthy) glance at my feedback quotes, and you'll see the kind of service I give...the same
that I expect in return.

I once had a bunch of copies of this title...but sold them all (cheap) over 25 years ago in Goldmine Magazine. But recently, an old friend, and a confidant
of mine in Radio (we worked with each other for well over 20 years) informed me he felt (since we both have one foot in the grave)
that he was ready to start parting with some of his record collection. He never collected for rarities...just for good songs. We both
agreed just a few days ago, that the only reason he probably had this record, is because Jackey is from our Home Town here in
Grand Rapids Michigan. We also both agreed, that he probably never even played this record...ok maybe once. (Sad to say, Jackey's records
were not all that huge sellers here in those days. I've mentioned here on Ebay before in some of my other Jackey listings, that I once had
the pleasure of jamming on stage with Jackey back in the late 60's/early 70's at some dive club that we both just happened be drinking
at....the band on stage...I think it was The American Breed who recognized us (I was the keyboardist/singer of the SoulBenders)
invited us up on stage, and we played a few tunes together...couldn't remember what they were for the life of me. 10 to 1 one of |
the tunes was probably Mustang Sally. z-z-z-z) ô¿ô

In any case, I agreed with my friend to help him sell this rare disc, but when I got to his house to check the condition of this disc,
I was, at first...somewhat heartbroken. The A-side had, what looked like, two nasty looking scratches...and my immediate thought was to toss it.

Before doing so...I decided to take the chance on my expensive cartridge, and at least see if it would skip...let alone play. (which is against
my normal policy...99.9% of all the records I list here on Ebay, are unplayed.) So I dropped the needle down of my Shure V-15 MXR
cartridge (the best cartridge ever made) to give it ONE play. (The Shure uses a weight of only 3/4 of a gram.)
My jaw dropped when I heard it. Not only did it not skip...the scratches are nearly inaudible. I counted maybe 4 or 5 subtle 'ticks' in the entire record.

I was smart enough to burn that 'one-play' to cd, archive it, and have decided now to let you hear it for yourself in it's entirety!
Clips are provided below this long-winded speech.

HERE'S THE DEAL: Visibly...aside from the two scary scratches, it's in really decent shape. The flip side
has no issues. Audibly...aside from a few 'ticks' , to me, it almost plays like a M-.
Again, check my feedback....I run a tight honest ship (with only 1 neg feedback in 10 years fromone unpleasant
person who felt that it was 'my' fault that the pressing on the record he got was lousy). I do not BS!
Aside from the two aforementioned scratches, other visible deficiencies are limited to some scuffs, most likely from the heavy-duty sleeve my friend
stored it in for nearly 40 years. If your plan is to frame this record and put it on display under a strong light...it's not for you.
If your plan is to play it, and be happy with a record with very little noise, then this one has your name on it.

JUDGE FOR YOURSELF. YOU CAN HEAR THE ENTIRE A-SIDE OF THIS RECORD BELOW.
There is an obvious 'tick' just before it starts, a few small ones during the first 10 seconds or so and one noticeable at the end of the fade-out,
and otherwise...just a few small ones total during the rest. I did imagine while listening, how much better the overall sound would be
if Revilot had used vinyl instead of styrene...but they never did. And I would have mixed the bass a tad lower...it seems to distort just a hair,
probably their attempt to imitate the Motown gems of the same era being recorded just down the street. (Heavy bass can often be a
side effect of styrene anyway.)

ASIDE FROM ALL THE 'HOT-AIR' I'VE TYPED ABOVE, THIS IS GOOD RECORD IN NICE CONDITION.
I've sold many other records here over the past decade that I've been less confident about, and the buyers were generally elated with them.
I TRULY BELIEVE YOU WILL BE PLEASED.

ALSO BEFORE YOU BID: Please make sure you read the disclaimer above in the 'Shipping' box section regarding, how this record will be FULLY insured
no matter where it is shipped for the max amount possible. You must understand that depending on where you live, we may not be able to insure this
for the amount you end up paying for it. No exceptions on the shipping rules.



LISTEN!

NOTE: THE CLIPS BELOW ARE FROM MY SHURE V-15 CARTRIDGE THAT IS TIED FOR MONO OUTPUT.
These may have a different quality if played using a stereo cartridge. I have a special mono cartridge for playing 45's.

TWO AUDIO CLIPS ARE PROVIDED DEPENDING ON YOUR INTERNET SPEED CAPABILITIES:

You can hear the entire A-side of this record (mono) in 112k HERE. (The file size is 2.21mb)

You can hear the entire A-side of this record (mono) in 64k HERE. (The file size is 1.26mb)

Do I really need to mention that the record you win, will sound infinitely better than these low-fi files?

GOOD LUCK TO ALL! I hope you win!!