Ricky Nelson 78 Poor Little Fool NM 1958 BB #1 Ultra Rare Canada Imperial 5528

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Ricky Nelson 78 Poor Little Fool NM 1958 BB #1 Ultra Rare Canada Imperial 5528:
$95.00

-Artist / Group:Ricky Nelson

Mini bio: Born Eric Hilliard Nelson on May 8, 1940 in Teaneck, New Jersey. Died in a plane crash in DeKalb, Texas on Dec. 31, 1984 (age 45). Son of bandleader Ozzie Nelson and vocalist Harriet Hilliard. Rick and brother David appeared on The Ozzie & Harriet radio show from March 1949, later on TV, 1952-66. Formed Stone Canyon Band in 1969. Ricky was one of the first teen idols of the rock era and recorded some great rockabilly singleswith the help of guitar wizards Joe Mathis andJames Burton. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.

-Ricky Nelson released 63 singles between 1957-1973 which entered Billboard\'s Top Pop Singles charts.

-Nineteen of those 45\'s were Top 10 singles, the first 14 released as by Ricky Nelson: I\'m Walkin\' (1957), A Teenager\'s Romance (1957), Be-Bop Baby (1957), Stood Up (1957), Believe What You Say (1958), Poor Little Fool (1958), Lonesome Town (1958) B/W I Got A Feeling (1958), Never be Anyone Else But You (1959) B/W It\'s Late (1959), Just A Little Two Much (1959) B/W Sweeter Than You (1959), Travelin\' Man (1961) B/W/ Hello Mary Lou (1961).

-Then as by Rick Nelson: Young World (1962), Teenage Idol (1962), It\'s Up To You (1962), For You (1963) and Garden Partyas by Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band (1972).

-Ricky Nelson also released several Classic Non-Hot 100 Songs some of which are: Boppin\' The Blues (1957), Your True Love (1957), Don\'t Leave Me This Way (1958), Down The Line (1958), My Babe (1958), There\'s Good Rockin\' Tonight (1958), Shirley Lee (1958) and Night Train To Memphis (1966) among others. Many of these songs were hot rockabilly sizzlers and were released only on EP\'s or Lp\'s or both.

-Side one:Poor Little Fool

-Ricky Nelson\'s 10th Billboard entry of 63 entries

-Ricky Nelson\'s first Billboard # 1 entry

-The #1 hit on Billboard\'s first Hot 100 chart (8/4/58)

-Written by Eddie Cochran\'s girlfriend Sharon Sheeley

-Side two:Don\'t Leave Me This Way

-Ricky Nelson\'s first composition

-Label:Imperial 5528

-Year released: 1958

-Billboard number:1 for two weeks

-Billboard debut:July 7,1958

-Pressed in: Canada

-Visual grade:Near mint with little evidence of being played or handled, beautiful copy!

-Ever see the cover of Rockin\' Record\'s 2011 front cover? That cover illustrated by R. Crumb depicts a guy who having just opened a box containing a record thinks to himself \"After forty years, at last it\'s mine, nice clean copy too....look at the luster of those grooves\" and the sweat is pouring off brow while examining his new treasure!

-I wouldn\'t be at all surprised if the person buying this rare 78, feels exactly the same way as the record collector so skillfully depicted by R. Crumb back in 2011!

-See our Gallery pictures above for the R. Crumb illustration

-Note: Plays with amazing fidelity both sides

-Label one:Near mint

-Label two: VG++, see scans.

-Factory sleeve: VG+ see scans

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U.S.A.- $5.00 for the first two 45\'s plus .75 for each additional 45 up to seven 45\'s

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Record grading:

(M) Mint: A mint record should appear to have just left the manufacturers without any handling; that is, it should appear perfect! No light scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains on labels or writing, tears or splits; nothing. Perfect. And age has nothing to do with it; the same standards for Mint apply to a rare rockabilly single from 1955 as they do to a Top 40 record from 1988! There are no sliding values for Mint. A Mint record cover should appear to have never had a record in it; no ring-wear, dog-eared corners, writing, seam-splits; nothing! Perfect! Even a new, unplayed old stock record can have factory flaws. Mint should be used sparingly and will usually attract a premium value to serious collectors. Mint means perfect and nothing else!

(SS) Still sealed: Still sealed in the factory shrink wrap.

(M-) Mint minus: A nearly perfect record. The record will show no obvious signs of wear, very light surface scuffs from normal handling are permitted but no light scratches. Original finish intact. Picture sleeves should have no more than the most minor defects, such as almost invisible ring wear or other signs of slight handling.

(VG+) Very good plus: The record will show some signs that it was played or otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Record surfaces may show some slight signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or light scratches. Picture sleeves may have some slight ring wear, lightly turned up corners, or a small seam split.

(VG) Very good: Many of the defects found in a VG+ record or sleeve will be more pronounced in a VG record or picture sleeve. Groove wear may be noticeable, the record may have light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound, but the foreign noises will be less prominent than the music. Picture sleeves may have quite prominent ring wear. Creases, folds, seam splits and tears will be more obvious and may appear on all three sides, and there may be writing as well.

(VG-) Very good minus: Foreign noises may be about as prominent as the music. The record still plays through without skipping. The picture sleeve will have more significant seam splits, perhaps to the point where they were taped closed, and highly obvious ring wear and heavier writing. Can serve as a filler until a better one comes along.

(G) Good: We seldom offer a good record for sale unless it is particularly rare for the following reasons: Foreign noises are louder than the recorded music and listening can be distracted by the noise. May or may not play through without skipping, but should be so noted. Picture sleeves are so badly seam split that they may not be able to contain the record within.Tears, folds, writing and ring wear may be overwhelming.