1960s 208 Items

Limited Green Transparent Vinyl Edition.
Records are slightly warped but still enjoyable.
PVC outersleeve with seam split.

Minor writing of cover and label. Visible signs of use and superficial marks however plays without skiping. Only low surface noise audible in quieter parts.

Tears in spines. Original US stereo album.

A Timeless Reflection on America and Ourselves: Simon & Garfunkel’s Searching Bookends Searches and Asks Big Questions, Includes “Mrs. Robinson” and “A Hazy Shade of Winter”

Mastered on MoFi’s Renowned System and Limited to 4,000 Numbered Copies: Mobile Fidelity’s 180g SuperVinyl 33rpm LP Magnifies the Brilliance of the Original Recording Sessions

1/4" / 15 IPS analog copy to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe

Concept album, career-making moment, industry-defying creation, years-long pursuit of perfection: Simon and Garfunkel’s Bookends adheres to all those descriptions and more, the record at once a defining statement of the late 1960s and salient reflection on relationships, identity, society, and mortality whose enduring relevance attests to its exceptional merit. Ranked by countless sources as one of the greatest records of all time, the 1968 work transcends styles, trends, and generations.

Original US stereo pressing.

Drill hole. Mono pressing.

Cover with tear on the opening

German reissue. Stained gatefold cover with price tag.

close to NM. 2020 reissue.

Violet vinyl edition. Still sealed with hype sticker and OBI.

Violet vinyl Limited edition. 2022 reissue.

Vinyl is close to NM. Sticker on cover. UK reissue.

Japanese pressing with obi.

“‘Please Stay’, by The Cryin’ Shames, was the last song by producer Joe Meek to enter the UK Top 40, peaking at No. 26. Released on 18 February 1966, the song should have reached the top, but its progress was held back by the fact that the Decca record label had not pressed enough copies to meet demand. The collaboration should have been long and successful for both of them, but the Cryin’ Shames story is cursed with bad luck and, sadly, within a year of the success of ‘Please Stay’ the band broke up and Joe Meek died. This compilation brings together a first part of the material collected by Cherry Red on the double CD ‘The Tea Chest Tapes’ . The group began as The Bumblies, formed in Liverpool in 1963 by bassist George Robinson and singer Joey Kneen who had previously been in a band called The Calderstones, that included Tom Evans, who later went on to form the group Badfinger. The Bumblies’ name was taken from a television series of the same name featuring Michael Bentine. The rest of the line-up included Charlie Crane (vocals, harmonica), John Bennett (guitar), Phil Roberts (keyboards) and Charlie Gallagher (drums). Charlie Crane would be known in addition as ‘Carl’ or ‘Paul’ to avoid confusion with the other Charlie in the group. Joe Meek didn’t like the band’s choice of name so they changed it to The Cryin’ Shames. Ritchie Routledge replaced Bennett (guitar) after the recording of their debut single ‘Please Stay’. Derek Cleary (bass/guitar) replaced Robinson in time to play on their second single ‘Nobody Waved Goodbye’. After the original Cryin’ Shames fell apart, Routledge and Crane formed a group known as Paul And Ritchie And The Crying Shames with new members Brian Norris (bass), Mike Espie (guitar), Pete Byrne (organ) and Paul Commerford (drums). They released one single, ‘September In The Rain’. The group (as The Bumblies) auditioned for Joe Meek in late October or early November 1965 - the exact date cannot be ascertained because Meek’s tapes contain very little information, and only one or two of the more than seven hundred tapes actually bear a recording date...” (liner notes extracted from the Cherry Red’s booklet made by Mr. Craig Newton)

Japanese pressing without obi | Faint foxing inside gatefold otherwise VG+, no seam splits, tears ...

No obi.

Japanese pressing, no Obi.

Cover close to VG+

Japanese pressing. Gatefold cover has some foxing on the inside.

Japanese pressing. Still in shrink but opened with OBI

Red vinyl. Japanese pressing.

Japanese pressing. taped spine

Japanese pressing.

Japanese pressing. Discoloured cover.

Record is close to VG+.

Vinyl close to VG+

2012 reissue. Still sealed with hype sticker.

2012 reissue on 180gr vinyl. Still sealed with hype sticker.

2012 reissue. Still sealed with hype sticker.

Still sealed with hype sticker. 2012 reissue.

Record has some hairlines and a few superficial scratches.

Still sealed with hype sticker. 2012 reissue. 180gr vinyl.