THE SHADOWS DEMO"SATURDAY DANCE"COLUMBIA 1959 PRE-HITS

	£		43
	$		56

ATTENTION SERIOUS 1950s BRITISH ROCK AND ROLL/SHADOWS AND DEMO COLLECTORS!!

ONE OF THE RAREST SHADOWS RECORDS IN THE WORLD!!!!!! 

THE SHADOWS 

"SATURDAY DANCE".

THE"B"SIDE="LONESOME FELLA" 

THIS 45 FAILED TO SELL OR CHART!

THE FIRST SINGLE AS"THE SHADOWS"AFTER  TWO FLOPS AS THE DRIFTERS AND OF COURSE BEFORE THE #1"APACHE".

BOTH SIDES ARE VOCAL EFFORTS! 

AN ORIGINAL UK DEMONSTRATION  PRESSING 1959 COLUMBIA LABEL 45 FROM 50 YEARS AGO. 

ONE OF AROUND 200 COPIES,

MADE IN ADVANCE FOR SELECTED RADIO DJs/PRODUCERS AND RECORD REVIEWERS!

IT MAY SEEM INCREDIBLE TO YOUNGER COLLECTORS , BUT BACK IN 1959 WHEN THIS DEMO WAS MADE,THERE WERE VERY FEW RADIO STATIONS AND MUSIC PAPERS OR REVIEWERS TO SEND UPFRONT PROMOTIONAL RECORDS TO.A FEW IMPORTANT MAJOR RECORD DEALERS AND JUKE BOX OPERATORS MIGHT GET THEM BUT IT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY SEVERAL RESPECTED MUSIC INDUSTRY PROMOTIONAL STAFF THAT THE

 ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM PRINT RUN FOR A DEMONSTRATION DISC BEFORE THE MID-1960s PIRATE RADIO AND NIGHTCLUB EXPLOSION WAS 250 COPIES-EVEN THE BEATLES"LOVE ME DO"HAD JUST 250 DEMOS MADE-SEE MARK LEWISOHN's EXCELLENT AND ESSENTIAL BOOK"BEATLES RECORDING SESSIONS"PAGE 22 FOR PROOF-HE SHOULD KNOW!!!!

SO HOW MANY SURVIVE 50 YEARS LATER AND AS GOOD AS THIS ONE??????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   

MOST COPIES HAVE NOW ENDED UP IN LONG TERM COLLECTORS COLLECTIONS AND ARE GETTING LESS FREQUENT ON EBAY OR ANYWHERE IN 2009!!!

NOT A DODGY REPRO AS MAY EXIST

THIS IS A GENUINE UK DEMO 45!!

JUST THINK ABOUT HOW MANY MILLIONS OF SHADOWS FANS ARE OUT THERE AND OUT OF THE 200 DEMO COPIES THAT WERE MADE,HOW MANY ARE ACTUALLY STILL IN EXISTANCE??

HOW MANY WILL EVER BE SEEN AGAIN?

COULD THIS BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET THIS RARITY FROM A RELIABLE SOURCE??? 

 HOUSED IN THE  CORRECT ORIGINAL COLUMBIA"FINEST NAME ON RECORD"COVER.

NOT A NASTY REPRO!!!!  

SOME SHADOWS COLLECTORS MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THIS 45! 

(MORE DETAILS BELOW)!!!

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A VERY RARE DEMO 45 OF THIS SCARCE SINGLE -THIS COULD BE THE ONE FOR YOU!

EVEN STANDARD GREEN LABEL  ISSUES CAN FETCH AROUND £50 IN NEAR MINT CONDITION! 

A DEMO 45 IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ANY SHADOWS 45s COLLECTION!

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN DREADFUL CONDITION.

THIS COPY HAS JUST A LITTLE SURFACE NOISE-VERY CLEAN SURFACES-NO SURFACE MARKS/SCUFFS etc !

FLAT VINYL!NO WARPS! 

THIS ONE IS THE BEST AND WOULD LOOK GREAT FRAMED UP!

JUST LOOK AT MY PHOTOS!

A UNIQUE WHITE LABEL TO ENJOY FOR HOURS UNLIKE THE BORING STANDARD GREEN LABEL

A FAINT STAIN ON ONE LABEL WHERE A SMALL STICKER HAS BEEN CAREFULLY REMOVED!  

AN ELITE ITEM FOR ANY SHADOWS/DEMO 45s COLLECTOR!

THE CENTRE FULLY INTACT!

MOST DEMOS HAVE WRITING!

THIS ONE HAS NO WRITING! 

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD EXPERTS/DEALERS.  

FROM MY OWN COLLECTION!

TIME FOR A LITTLE ABOUT ME! FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED DEALER,  MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE!! 

DUE TO A LACK OF SPACE AND THE REALISATION THAT I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME TO PLAY THE MAJORITY OF MY HUGE COLLECTION,I AM PRUNING DOWN SELECTED ITEMS.

EMI  PRESSED COLUMBIA

45-DB 4387  

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS ONE IS IN STRICTLY GRADED>>>>>>>>> 

NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH  A LITTLE FAINT SURFACE NOISE AT HIGH VOLUME.

NO CLICKS/NO STICKS!/NO JUMPS!/NO SWISHES!  

DEMOS WERE USUALLY PLAYED A LOT BY DJs AND IN THE"ROUGH"WORLD OF"DJing"SO OFTEN LEFT OUT OF THE COVER,BADLY TREATED OR EVEN THROWN OUT AFTER USE!

MOST DJs and REVIEWERS WOULD BE SENT DOZENS OF RECORDS EVERY WEEK AND HARDLY ANY THOUGHT LONG TERM INVESTMENT!!!!

I have kept hold of several DEMOS over the years but the time has come to thin down the collection AGAIN!

The Mono mixes are brilliant and full of bass.

Vinyl is still the best way to hear BRITISH 1950s TEEN POP/THE SHADOWS and always will be!  

A FANTASTIC ITEM!

GREAT INVESTMENT FROM ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING RECORD EXPERTS! 

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.

I HAVE PLAYED IT TWICE TO CHECK FOR ANY FAULTS.

There is NO spindle wear.  

THE PRINT IS STILL CLEAR TO READ.

THE COVER IS IN FABULOUS ORDER:A FEW EDGE CREASES BUT NO STAINING/WEAR,NO WRITING. 

NO NASTY SELLOTAPE REPAIRS,NO STAPLES,NO HOLE CUTS ETC.  

Look elsewhere on ebay and MIGHT see other copies-Look closer and you will find they are often FAKES,reissues or lower grade copies with all manner of faults. 

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!

This is A POSSIBLE UPGRADER COPY-EXAMINE YOURS AND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!

AT WORSE AND IN THE STRICTNESS OF POTENTIAL BUYERS,THE DISC IS IN A VERY STRONG,EXCELLENT++++++++++ CONDITION. FAR BETTER THAN MOST PEOPLES USE OF THE "NEAR MINT"GRADING BUT IT IS DOWN TO MY STRICT GRADING POLICY.

AN OUTER PVC COVER WILL BE SUPPLIED AS WITH ALL MY RARE SINGLES AND EPs SOLD.    

REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY THE PHOTOS! 

As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!

Realistic  £40 STARTING price with no annoying reserve. BUY IT NOW OFFERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED! 

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A PIECE OF BRITISH POP/SHADOWS HISTORY. A GREAT INVESTMENT! 

Postage is £2 RECORDED DELIVERY 1ST CLASS(SPECIAL DELIVERY AVAILABLE FOR £5) SOLID PACKING-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK FOR PROOF! YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!

Outside UK extra depending on destination. PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SEVERAL ITEMS OVERSEAS BEING"LOST", IF THE OPTION TO SEND INSURED IS REFUSED THEN I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS. I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.Paypal or cheque within 7 days please.

CHEQUE WILL NEED TIME TO CLEAR BEFORE DELIVERY. 

SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

DO NOT BID UNLESS YOU INTEND TO PAY.Feedback always left. BE AWARE!!!! NON PAYERS AND TIMEWASTERS WILL BE DEALT WITH AND REPORTED TO EBAY AS WELL AS CIRCULATED VERBALLY AND BY EMAIL TO MY MANY DEALER AND COLLECTOR FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!

Checkout my power seller status and my own feedback of OVER 9000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BUY with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week. Customers from all over the world regard my  ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.

I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH OVER 7 YEARS ON EBAY.

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE OF GLOWING STATEMENTS! 

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings  by prior email arrangement. over 7 YEARS ON EBAY and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY!

A VITAL PART OF ANY DEMO 45s COLLECTION!

MORE FINE DESIRED 45s, ENDING FROM ME SHORTLY BEFORE AND AFTER THIS ONE ENDS!!!!

I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

MANY MORE TOP ITEMS TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS!

KEEP WATCHING IN 2009 AND BEYOND!!!!!!!