ROCKABILLY RAY SMITH 78 ROCKIN' LITTLE ANGEL
£
200
$
265
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS ULTRA RARE ROCK-A-BILLY 78 FROM ROCKIN RAY SMITH ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN RIDGE LABEL
ROCKIN' LITTLE ANGEL
b/w THAT'S ALL RIGHT
Ray Smith (October 30, 1934 - November 29, 1979) was an American rockabilly musician.
Smith recorded for Vee-Jay Records, Tollie Records, Smash Records, and Sun Records during his career, and had a hit with the song "Rockin' Little Angel" in 1960 on Judd Records. "Rockin' Little Angel" took its tune from the 1844 song "Buffalo Gals". The record sold over one million copies, earning a gold disc. He often recorded material written by Charlie Rich, and was heavily influenced by Elvis Presley.
Carl Perkins on Ray Smith:
"Well, to say something about Ray Smith, you're talking about a man who had as much to do with the foundation of rock-a-billy music as anybody I knew. I knew Ray many, many years ago, back in the fifties. I knew him to be a trooper, and when we called each other a trooper back then, that's what you was. You were not a copy cat. Ray Smith should have been, and was, in the hearts of people like me, and his fans, one of the truly great rockin' talents who came out of the fifties years. He will never be forgotten. When men go on and leave what Ray Smith left us to love and cherish, it's a treasure that man cannot take away. It's something you bury in your soul and you live on with it, and through our livin', Ray Smith will never die."
Ray Smith on Sun Records and Sam Phillips
"It really was a little hole in the wall but it had the best damned sound! It had the sound for that day and time. I remember I sung one song with a bucket over my head so that they could get the sound they wanted. Another time we did Sail Away with Stanley Walker singing tenor. We took five stacks of records, in fact it was Bill Justis's record of Raunchy, and stood Stanley up there on those so he could get even with me to sing in the mike. Hell, they'd do anything to get a sound! Another time on So Young I remember Charlie Rich was on piano. The intro and the ending was the same and I remember we faded out on that damned thing. After we'd faded, Charlie was still sitting there playing his lick. Everybody had done stopped and Sam yelled, "Charlie, we're done. We're finished!" Charlie was feeling good. He'd reach up, get a drink, never miss a lick.
THIS CLASSIC ROCK-A-BILLY RECORD WAS NEVER RELEASED IN THE UK OR THE US AS A 78!!
DISC DETAILS
Disc condition - EX- (SOUNDS GREAATTT)
SOUTH AFRICA RIDGE TA 301 10" 78 rpm HEAVY DUTY VINYL
THIS IS A MEGA RARE RECORD!
DON'T MISS IT
BID NOW!!
THERE IS A MINIMUM RESERVE OF £60 ON THIS ULTRA RARE RECORD
10" 78 RPM RECORDS NEED CAREFULLY PACKING, AND I CLAIM TO HAVE THE BEST PACKAGING IN THE WORLD FOR DISPATCHING THEM!!
THE GREG'S GREAT'S SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A SPECIALLY DESIGNED INNER BOX MADE OUT OF 1" THICK POLYSTYRENE, WHICH THEN GOES INSIDE A DOUBLE CORREGATED STIFF OUTER CARDBOARD CARTON. THE BOXES CAN TAKE UP TO 21 RECORDS,
USUALLY FOR MAILING OVERSEAS, I RECOMMEND NO MORE THAN 7 IN A BOX, OTHERWISE IT GOES OVER THE AIRMAIL SMALL PACKET MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF 2Kgs WHICH CAUSES A LARGE HIKE IN POSTAL RATES.
I SEND OUT ON AVERAGE ABOUT 30 PARCELS A WEEK AND DISPATCH IS NORMALLY DONE ONCE A WEEK - SO IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR RECORD WITHIN A WEEK IN THE UK, PLEASE DON'T BE TOO SURPRISED - YOU MAY HAVE JUST PAID FOR IT THE DAY AFTER I'VE DONE THE PARCEL RUN!! - ON THE OTHER HAND YOU MAY HAVE HIT IT LUCKY, AND GET THE PARCEL WITHIN A DAY OR TWO!!
IF YOU REALLY HAVE AN URGENT REQUIREMENT FOR THE RECORD - BIRTHDAY PRESENT, WEDDING, FUNERAL etc PLEASE TELL ME - (BECAUSE I CAN'T READ MINDS!) I WILL DO MY BEST TO GET IT OUT FOR YOU URGENTLY.
IF A RECORD ARRIVES CRACKED OR BROKEN DESPITE MY BEST EFFORTS WITH THIS FANTASTIC PACKAGING I WILL REFUND THE MONEY IN FULL. - JUST SEND ME A QUICK SCAN - IF IT IS A VERY RARE RECORD I MAY ASK YOU TO SEND IT BACK OTHERWISE IT WILL BE YOURS TO KEEP OR DISPOSE OF.
Pay instantly with your debit or credit card through PayPal.
