TRANSLUCENT GREEN VINYL BLUES 45: WYNONIE HARRIS Lovin’ Machine/Luscious Woman
  $   100

 


$ 100 Sold For
Oct 31, 2018 Sold Date
Oct 15, 2018 Start Date
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Description

TRANSLUCENT VINYL BLUES 45: WYNONIE HARRIS Lovin’ Machine/Luscious Woman KING

This 45 (King 45-4485 by Wynonie Harris With Todd Rhodes Orchestra) looked like a regular 1950s King pressing until I held it up to the light and found I could see through it (primarily the run-off area) and that the color was blue-green, not black. It is also lighter weight and more flexible than a regular King 45 (See photos. To try to get the color of the vinyl as accurate as possible I took photos with several lighted backgrounds and picked the two that seem closest to the actual color.) My guess is that since King Records owned its own pressing plants, they were able to manufacture different kinds of pressings like this. Translucency is a quality of virgin vinyl but I don’t know enough to say that this is an antique example of virgin vinyl (but it could be).

 

The record has scuffs, light scratches and groove wear, and the label is torn on one side. There is a little damage around the center hole. Looks G+, plays better.


See grading codes below.
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GRADING: LPs, EPs and 45s are graded M (mint), NM (near mint), VG+, VG (very good), VG-, G+, G (good), G-, F (fair), and P (poor).

A VG+ record may have some visible scuffs and light scratches and plays well with little surface noise. Scratches on records graded VG and VG- may be deep enough to feel with your fingernail, or there may be scuffs or scratches throughout that cause surface noise. On records in the G+, G and G- range the level of the music is still above the surface noise caused by scuffs and scratches. Surface noise is as loud as the music on records graded F and louder than the music on P records. P records are likely to be unplayable.

[+ and - denote in-between grades. Grades with a slash in between indicate the condition of Side A/Side B.]

Jackets graded VG+ have only slight wear; jackets graded VG are more worn but still intact unless defects are noted. G jackets show definite damage and F and P jackets are probably falling apart. Splits, markings, cut corners, and other defects will be noted.


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