Hollywood Argyles You Been Torturing Me 1961 Paxley Records Promo ALCO Press VG+

Description: For sale is a 45 RPM vinyl single by the Hollywood Argyles titled "You Been Torturing Me b/w The Grubble", originally released in 1961 by Paxley Records, distibuted by Liberty Record Sales Corp, as a promotional copy, which in the 1950's and 1960's was indicated by "Audition Copy" on the white/beige labels. I bought this used, professionally cleaned it on my VPI HW-17 machine and immediately put it into an archival inner sleeve, then into a storage box for 45 RPM singles, that was kept under optimum conditions for both temperature and humidity until today. The generic white inner sleeve is graded as Near Mint. In the dead wax ,between the labels and the end of the tracks, is etched ALC inside a large circle, along with "delta 37508", indicating that this single was made at ALCO Research & Engineering's pressing plant, located in Los Angeles, Cali-fornia. These are hallmarks of state-of-the-art engineering, sought after by collectors and music lovers for their superior sound qualities. The vinyl is visually graded as Very Good Plus because of superficial sleeve marks and hairlines, one of which, on "The Grubble", can be felt with a fingertip, but still with surfaces that are shiny and bright, without any smudges or scuffs. I'm play grading this record as Very Good Plus because of occasional low levels of surface noise, none of which over-powers the vocals or the music. It plays all the way through without any skips, pops or lock-ups from start to finish. You would be hard pressed to find another rare white-labeled promotional single like this one, especially an ALCO first pressing. This would be a welcome addition to anyone's collection. Please read all descriptions and look at all pictures, as this is a final sale and I do not accept returns. Thank you for viewing my listing. I've been collecting records for more that 50 years and always clean them before and after playback to keep them in a pristine condition. I try to describe them to the best of my ability and use record grading guidelines like the Goldmine rating system as reference. Since retiring, I've begun to sell my very esoteric collection via my Ebay store (bobsanalogemporium) and will offer discounts for multiple sales. I always pack the items for sale in an archival inner sleeve, then put them in either a Kraft paper bubble mailer with sturdy cardboards or cardboard record mailers, always with the records separate from the jackets or its original picture sleeve, then sandwiched between sturdy cardboards before shipping. Please read all descriptions carefully and note all pictures before-hand, as I do not accept returns. Please visit my Ebay store for records, 45's, cassette tapes and comics of all different genres. They're predominately Near Mint. Thank you viewing my listing.

Price: 8 USD

Location: Columbus, Ohio

End Time: 2025-02-01T15:54:41.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.63 USD