 Would you believe that in all my 40+ years of record collecting and dealing I've never had a decent original pressing of this early Pitney/Spector masterpiece of doo-wop-style pop craft. And here I found one worth selling that comes in a beautiful copy of the release's striking picture sleeve (see scan). (This is the second pressing on the tan/black Musicor label; first pressings are on the gray label.) Besides Pitney's performance, of course, what makes this recording truly special is Phil Spector's production chops — one of his earliest "Wall of Sound" efforts. (He also produced the Pitney-penned flip.) Add to that the stunning music and lyrics by Gerry Goffin & Carole King, and you have the makings of a pop masterpiece. Note: This copy has EX+ labels, reflecting some light ringwear, mainly affecting the A label (it's a darkening of the brown paper color in a ring pattern). The vinyl grades VG, as it's significantly scuffed-looking. Fortunately, the scuffing is pretty much a surface affair, and the audio, reflecting some light styrene-related degradation in one channel, grades Near Mint on the A side and a strong EX on the flip. Have a listen to the mp3 "snippet" of the A side to hear what it sounds like. The picture sleeve has virtually no ringwear to speak of and is bright and shiny, though it does have some light "corner wrinkling" (the tendency of a sleeve to "collapse" slightly around the contours of the 45 within, over time); I grade the sleeve Near Mint overall.
Condition Detail:Label: EX+ | Vinyl: VG | Audio: EX+Written by: G. Goffin-C. King (A), Gene Pitney (B)Produced by: Phil SpectorChart info: #42p in September 1961Track time(s): A: 2:40 | B: 2:40Mix: Mono
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| More 45's by Gene Pitney |
(I Wanna) Love My Life Away (M-), Musicor 1901 , 1961: $9.00 |
   Every Breath I Take/ Mr. Moon, Mr. Cupid And I (M-), Musicor 1011, 1961: $40.00 |
| Half Heaven - Half Heartache (M), Collectables 3076, 1962: $6.50 |
 I'm Gonna Be Strong/ Aladdin's Lamp (M-), Musicor 1045, 1964: $14.00 |
Last Chance To Turn Around/ Save Your Love (M-), Musicor 1093 , 1965: $30.00 |
| Last Chance To Turn Around/ Save Your Love (M-), Musicor 1093, 1965: $15.00 |
| She's A Heartbreaker/ Conquistador (M-), Musicor 1306, 1968: $10.00 |
| Take Me Tonight/ Louisiana Mama (M-), Musicor 1006, 1961: $20.00 |
| That Girl Belongs To Yesterday/ Who Needs It (M), Musicor 1036, 1964: $36.00 |
| That Girl Belongs To Yesterday/ Who Needs It (M-), Musicor 1036, 1964: $18.00 |
| Town Without Pity (M), Musicor 1901, 1961: $9.00 |
| True Love Never Runs Smooth (M), Collectables 3076, 1963: $6.50 |
| Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa/ Mecca (M-), Musicor Startime 1904, 1963: $7.00 |
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| Dorothy/ Just A Shoulder To Cry On by The Hi-Fives (M-), Decca 30657, 1958: $80.00 |
| Every Breath I Take/ Mr. Moon, Mr. Cupid And I by Gene Pitney (M-), Musicor 1011, 1961: $40.00 |
| Hear The Bells/ A-B-C, 1-2-3 by The Tokens (M-), RCA 8210, 1963: $45.00 |
| It Ain't The Meat (It's The Motion)/ Eternally by The Swallows (M), Collectables 3620, 1951: $6.00 |
| Martian Hop/ Forgive Me Darling (I Have Lied) by The Ran-Dells (M-), Chairman 4403, 1963: $18.00 |
| Mind Over Matter (I'm Gonna Make You Mine)/ Beside You by Nolan Strong and the Diablos (M), Fortune 546, 1962: $50.00 |
| My Little White Gardenia/ Don't Cry Pretty Baby by The Demensions (M-), Coral 62392, 1964: $35.00 |
| Yo Me Pregunto (I Ask Myself)/ Tonky by The Valrays (M-), Parkway 904, 1964: $18.00 |
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