Clyde McPhatter Rhythm and Soul SR 60750 1st Press EX!

IS OFFERING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TODAY,ARARE CLASSIC CLYDE McPHATTER AND THEMERRY MELODY SISTERS ORIGINAL1962FIRSTPRESSING (STEREO)"RHYTHM AND SOUL"LPIN EX+ CONDITION! THIS IS A SCARCELP THAT DOES NOT TURN UP VERY OFTEN! CHECK OUT THE SONG LIST BELOW TO SEE THEAWESOME COLLECTION OF DOO-WOP TUNES THAT WILL REALLY GET YOUR FEET MOVIN'!! THISIS THEFIRST ORIGINAL1962PRESSINGON THEBLACK MERCURY LABEL WITHSILVER PRINTLABEL# SR 6075. VISUALLY,THE48 YEAR OLD THICK VINYLPLATTERIS INEXCELLENT CONDITION. I HAVE EXAMINED THIS UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT AND DO SEEA COUPLE OF EXTREMELY LIGHT SCUFFS/HAIRLINE SCRATCHES (MOSTLY OF THE SWIRLY VARIETY).NOTHING EVEN CLOSE TO BEING FEEL-ABLE. NOR DO THEY SERIOUSLY EFFECT THEOUTSTANDING LISTENING EXPERIENCE.THE LABELS HAVE A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF RESIDUE WHERE APPARENTLY A STICKER WAS REMOVED. (PLEASE SEE PICTURES BELOW) BASED ON THE ABOVE IMPERFECTIONSI FEEL THE VINYL GRADESAS EX. THE COVER LOOKSNICE AND GRADES EX THERE IS NO SPLITTING ON ANY OF THE SEAMS. THERE IS NO SPLITTING, WRITING, TAPE, OR STICKERS!THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY READABLE. THERE ARE SOMEMINORDINGS/CREASES AS SHOWN.THE LINER NOTESWERE EXTREMELY INFORMATIVE AND PERFECTLY READABLE & CLEAN.THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY RING WEAR ON EITHER SIDE.THE COVER STILL HAS MOST OF IT'S ORIGINAL GLOSS.THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT FLAW IS THE STAIN/DISCOLORATION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MOUTH ON BOTH SIDES. BASEDON THE ABOVE IMPERFECTIONS I FEEL THAT THE COVER GRADES A STRONGEX AND PRESENTSVERY WELL. I HAVE PLAY GRADED THISAND THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE WAS OUTSTANDING! THERE WAS SOMEEXTREMELY MINORCRACKLEUNDERNEATH THE MUSICHERE AND THERE BUTNOTHING I WOULD SAY WAS DISTRACTING AND YOU REALLY HAD TO LISTEN FOR IT. THE LISTENING EXPERIENCETRULY WASEX++! THERE WERE NOSKIPS, OR LOUDDISTRACTINGPOPS, HISSES, CLICKS OR BURPS! PLEASE NOTE THESE LABEL PICS ARE BLOWN UP TO 2X THE ACTUAL SIZE! ANY IMPERFECTIONS APPEAR TWICE AS BAD AS THEY ACTUALLY ARE!! THE WORD "ADMATTER" WILL NOT APPEAR ANYWHERE ON YOU RECORD OR COVER! PLEASE NOTE THESE LABEL PICS ARE BLOWN UP TO 2X THE ACTUAL SIZE! ANY IMPERFECTIONS APPEAR TWICE AS BAD AS THEY ACTUALLY ARE!! THE WORD "ADMATTER" WILL NOT APPEAR ANYWHERE ON YOU RECORD OR COVER! OVERALLTHISCLASSIC LP GRADES A SOLID EX! SONG LIST: SIDE 1 1. HEY LOVE 2. THE BEST MAN CRIED 3.I DO BELIEVE 4.WITHOUT LOVE 5. CAN IT BE WRONG 6.SAME TIME SAME PLACE SIDEII 1. STOP 2.THE NAME OF THE GAME IS LOVE 3. FROM A TO Z 4.MAYBE 5.UP TO MY EARS IN TEARS 6. CLIMB THAT MOUNTAIN OF LOVE McPhatter was born in Durham, NC, on November 15, 1932, one of six children. The McPhatters moved to New York City in late 1950 and McPhatter after singing for a few years with gospel groups, joined Billy Ward and the Dominoes.The Dominoes signed with King Records in 1950 and recorded the chart-topping, "Sixty Minute Man" with McPhatter singing the lead vocals. That song was the biggest R&B hit of 1951 and the first by a Black group to cross over from the R&B to the pop charts.McPhatter stayed with the group for three years singing such hits as"Have Mercy Baby", "The Bells," "I'd Be Satisfied". However, Ward had his name as top billing and collected all of the profits while McPhatter wasn't earning enough to live on from the small amount of money that Ward paid him. Finally, in early 1953, McPhatter decided to quit.Atlantic Records approached him with an offer to record his own group, eventually named, the Drifters. As the leader of the Drifters that McPhatter racked up a number of hits beginning with "Money Honey," which became the biggest R&B hit of 1954, "Such a Night," "Honey Love," "White Christmas," and "What'cha Gonna Do." McPhatter had already made a decision to leave the Drifters as he saw himself moving toward a solo career. His voice was so dominant that it took five years for the Drifters to recover after he left.In 1955, McPhatter recorded a duet for Atlantic Records with Ruth Brown on "Love Has Joined Us Together," which made number 8 on the R&B charts, and in August of that year he recorded "Seven Days," which became a number 2 R&B hit in 1956. In 1956 he scored with "Treasure of Love," which was his first solo chart-topper on the R&B and the pop charts. "Just to Hold My Hand" made the Top 10 on the R&B charts and "Long Lonely Nights" made the pop Top 30 in 1957.In 1956, Atlantic released his singles as Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters. McPhatter saw his biggest hit on Atlantic in 1958 with "A Lover's Question," which was a top 10 smash on the pop charts and a #1 seller on the R&B listings. He had three more chart singles in 1959, none of which broke the Top 10.He left Atlantic that year after one last hit, "Lovey Dovey" and had some minor hits in "I Told Myself a Lie" and "Think Me a Kiss" in 1960. He moved to Mercury Records and his career picked up again with the Top 10 single, "Ta Ta," which was followed by the smash Top 10 pop single in 1962 with "Lover Please". It seemed that McPhatter was back on top. However, behind the scenes, McPhatter was dealing with alcoholism and unreliability and his career started to spiral down.Over the next few years, he recorded for several smaller labels but was unable to get a hit or keep his performing career going. McPhatter moved to England. In the early '60s and found work in British clubs for a few years until the same personal problems began to haunt him. He returned to the U.S. in the early '70s, and signed with Decca Records. He recorded the album, Welcome Home, which was his final attempt at a comeback. It was too late for McPhatter, however, both professionally and personally as alcoholism, depression, and personal problems ended with a fatal heart attack in New York in 1972 WE USE GOLDMINE AS GUIDELINE FOR OURGRADING SYSTEM. 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