May 27 Rock & Roll 45's and 78's Auction Highlights
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My May 27, 2025 Rock & Roll 45's and 78's auction–complete list
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Classic and Obscure 1950's, '60's and '70's Rock & Roll 45's & 78's:
FOUR ROCK & ROLL 45's RARITIES:
1. Bob Dylan "Mixed Up Confusion /Corrina Corrina" COLUMBIA 42656 M-/VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO in SUPER RARE ORIGINAL SLEEVE!!! Dylan's very FIRST record in original sleeve! First time I have ever seen this sleeve! MB $500

2. Robin Luke "Susie Darlin' / Living's Loving You" INTERNATIONAL 206 VG/M- Original True FIRST pressing on original label before becoming a Huge Hit on DOT! The picture sleeve shows up but the record is ULTRA RARE! MB $500
3. Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs "Wooly Bully / Ain't Gonna Move" XL 906 M- ORIGINAL TRUE FIRST PRESSING ON FIRST LABEL FROM MEMPHIS before it went to M-G-M and became a smash hit. These are INSANELY hard to find! MB $500

4. Led Zeppelin "JUKEBOX ONLY MINI 33 1/3 with Cover" ATLANTIC 33 SD 7-7208 VG/VG+ VERY scarce Zeppelin item! Never sold to the public . . . the only way to get it was on jukeboxes. MB $300
FOUR ROCK & ROLL 78's RARITIES:
254. Eddie Cochran "Summertime Blues / Love Again" LIBERTY 55144 VG+ Plays like new! One of the all time rarest and most desirable of all USA Rock & Roll 78s!!! I have had only three copies in 50 years! Probably will never have another copy. MB $500
255. Jimmy & Duane Eddy! "Soda Fountain Girl / I Want Some Lovin' Baby" EB X. Preston 212 M-/VG+ ONLY copy I've ever had! Came from the files of 4 Star Record Company! This is DUANE EDDY'S VERY FIRST RECORD! 4 Star custom pressing. MB $500
256. Johnny Clifton And His String Band aka BILL HALEY "Stand Up And Be Counted / Loveless Blues" CENTER 102 VG+ BEFORE he was rocking around the clock, this is indeed BILL HALEY, using his real name of Johnny Clifton! Only had four of these in fifty years! MB $500
257. Elvis Presley "One Night / I Got Stung" RCA VICTOR 7410 MINT OLD STORE STOCK NEW copy of his LAST and RAREST RCA RELEASE FROM LATE 1959! You never see these in MINT condition! MB $500
5. The Animals "The House Of The Rising Sun/Talkin' 'Bout You" M-G-M 13264 VG/M Record has some wear but the PICTURE SLEEVE looks totally untouched and just beautiful MB $25
8. Arbogast & Ross "Chaos--Part I/Chaos- -Part II" ATP 1001 MINT First Label True First Pressing before it went BIG on LIBERTY! From Ovington, Illinois. VERY SCARCE and this copy is perfect! MB $30
9. The Arbors "A Symphony For Susan/Love Is The Light" CARNEY 1011 VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO and this is the Original True First Pressing on the Original Label before it went BIG nationwide on the DATE label MB $25
10. The Archies "Bang-Shang-A-Lang/Truck Driver" CALENDAR 63-1006 M/VG+ YELLOW LABEL PROMO with PICTURE SLEEVEYes, this is the first one before their mega-hit "Sugar, Sugar" MB $20
14. Vampire State Building "Barnabas/I'm Bats About You" ROULETTE 7056 M- WHITE LABEL PROMODARK SHADOWS MB $20
17. The Beattles "Please Please Me/Ask Me Why" VEE JAY 498 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO dated FEB 15 1963 a very significant date in Beatles history! Previous owners initials, writing and "coloring" on label MB $50
18. The Beatles "The Girl I Love/For You Tunas Only" QUEST 101 MINT RED VINYL!! Never seen this one before! NOT the real Beatles but some kind of spoof! Label says "If it sells, it's a miracle" and "Please flush after playing." MB $30
25. Chuck Berry "Run Rudolph Run/Merry Christmas Baby" CHESS 1714 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $30
27. Big Bopper "Chantilly Lace/Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor" D 1008 M- GORGEOUS COPY of Original True First Pressing on Original Label before it went nationwide on MERCURY MB $100
30. Bubble Puppy "What Do You See/Hurry Sundown" INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS 138 M- PROMO COPY pressed on BEAUTIFUL GREEN VINYL MB $25
31. Lord Buckley "Hipsters, Flipsters And Finger Poppin' Daddies Knock Me Your Lobes" RCA VICTOR EPB-3246 VG+/M- Double EP with ORIGINAL JIM FLORA artwork cover MB $30
33. The Byrds "All I Really Want To Do/SAME" COLUMBIA 43332 VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO pressed on gorgeous RED VINYL MB $30
35. The Byrds "Eight Miles High/Why" COLUMBIA 43578 VG+/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $30
38. The Camps "The Ballad Of Batman/Batmobile" PARKWAY 974 M/VG+ WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $50
42. The Carpenters "Please Mr. Post-man/SAME" A & M 1646 M-/M- WHITE LABEL PROMO WITH PICTURE SLEEVEMONO version on one side and STEREO version on the other side MB $20
43. Johnny Cash "I Walk The Line EP with Cover" SUN EP-113 VG+/M NICE COPY MB $50
45. Johnny Cash "Ring Of Fire / SAME" COLUMBIA 42788M/VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO pressed on beautiful RED VINYL with special PROMO ONLY PICTURE SLEEVESAME SONG on both sides MB $100
48. Bruce Channel/Paul & Paula "Hey! Baby/Hey! Paula" LE CAM 627 M- SPECIAL PROMO ONLY PRESSING for getting the two songs into MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS MB $50
51. The Chipmunks "Soaky Sends Christmas Greetings From The Chipmunks" COLGATE SOAKY NO # M- MB $25
52. The Chipmunks "Do You Want To Know A Secret/All My Loving" LIBERTY 55734 VG+/VG+ WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $25
55. The Dave Clark Five "I Walk The Line/First Love" RUST 5078 M- TOUGH ONE MB $25
56. The Dave Clark 5 "At The Scene/I Miss You" EPIC 9882 VG/VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO with PICTURE SLEEVE MB $10
61. Roy Clark "Talk About A Party/As Long As I'm Movin' " CAPITOL 4794 VG/VG+ SUPER RARE PROMO ONLY SLEEVE MB $50
62. Clikit Crikit "Let's Do The Cricket/SAME" SKYWAY 6601 M- MB $20
63. Bobby Comstock "Your Boyfriend's Back/This Little Love Of Mine" LAWN 219 M- WHITE LABEL PROMONice ANSWER RECORD to the Angels "My Boyfriend's Back" MB $25
64. Ronnie Cook "The Goo Goo Muck/The Scotch" AUDAN 122 VG Pittsburg classic later covered by THE CRAMPS MB $20
67. Alice Cooper "No More Mr. Nice Guy/SAME" WARNER BROTHERS 7691 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with MONO version on one side and STEREO version on the other side MB $20
74. Creedence Clearwater Revival "Up Around The Bend/Run Through The Jungle" FANTASY 641 VG+/VG+ WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $15
76. The Crickets "The Sound Of The Crickets EP with Cover" BRUNSWICK EB 70138 M-/M- Wol but very nice otherwise MB $50
77. The Cyrkle "Turn-Down Day/SAME" COLUMBIA 43729 VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO PRESSED ON BEAUTIFUL RED VINYL with the same song on both sides, date on label MB $20
80. The Detours "Bring Back My Beatles/Money" McSHERRY 1285 MINT MB $20
81. Neil Diamond "Two-Bit Manchild/SAME" UNI 55075 VG PROMO COPY on BEAUTIFUL RED VINYL, small wol MB $5
84. Doors "Light My Fire/The Crystal Ship" ELEKTRA 45615 VG+ ORIGINAL TRUE FIRST PRESSING with old style label, slight label fade MB $20
85. Doors "People Are Strange Unhappy Girl" ELEKTRA 45621 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO OF ALL TIME DOORS CLASSIC MB $50
86. Doors "People Are Strange/Unhappy Girl" ELEKTRA 45621 M-/M- WITH BEAUTIFUL PICTURE SLEEVE MB $50
87. Scott Douglas "The Beatles' Barber/The Wall Paper Song" APOGEE 105 VG+ MB $20
89. Bob Dylan "Subterranean Homesick Blues / SAME" COLUMBIA 43242 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO ON STUNNING PURPLE/RED VINYL. Most known copies are RED vinyl, but one pressing mixed in some purple! RARE! MB $500
91. Bob Dylan "Positively 4th Street / SAME" COLUMBIA 43389 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO PRESSED ON GORGEOUS RED VINYL with the same song on both sides MB $300
93. Bob Dylan "Highway 61 Revisited/Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?" COLUMBIA 43477 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $100
99. Bob Dylan/David Bowie "Interviews on What's it All About?" WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT? 1791 M- Dylan on one side and David Bowie on the other, RADIO STATION ONLY five minute INTERVIEWS from January 1980 MB $25
101. The First Theremin Era "The Barnabas Theme From "Dark Shadows"/Sunset In Siberia" EPIC 10440 VG+/M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with great PICTURE SLEEVE MB $50
102. The Five Americans "Western Union/Now That It's Over" ABNAK 118 M- PROMO COPY ON NICE ORANGE VINYLSCARCE as most copies are either black or yellow vinyl, not orange MB $25
112. Bobby Fuller "You're In Love/Guess We'll Fall In Love" YUCCA 140 M- MB $30
113. The Golliwogs "Don't Tell Me No Lies /Little Girl (Does Your Mamma Know?)" FANTASY 590 M- PROMO COPY with tiny tear on A-side label MB $200
114. The Golliwogs "You Can't Be True / You Got Nothin' On Me" FANTASY 599 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $200
115. The Golliwogs "Fight Fire / Fragile Child" SCORPIO 405 M- PROMO COPY MB $200
117. Frank Gorshin "The Riddler/Never Let Her Go" A & M 804 VG+/VG+ WITH PICTURE SLEEVE and NO drill hole like most that show up MB $50
122. Bill Haley And The Comets "Rock With Bill Haley EP with Cover" TRANSWORLD EP-119 M-/M- RARE ONE ON TRANSWORLD INSTEAD OF ESSEX MB $100
126. Bill Haley And His Comets "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock/Thirteen Woman" DECCA 29124 VG+ PINK LABEL PROMO of all time ICONIC recordSuper tough to find as original promo MB $50
127. Bill Haley And His Comets "Shake, Rattle And Roll/A.B.C. Boogie" DECCA 29204 MINT OLD STYLE LINES LABEL TRUE FIRST PRESSING MB $30
128. Bill Haley And His Comets "Shake Rattle and Roll EP with Cover" DECCA ED-2168 M-/VG+ Some staining on the back cover MB $25
129. Larry Hall "Sandy/Lovin' Tree" HOT 1 M- BEFORE it reached Hit status on STRAND MB $25
135. Herman's Hermits "I'm Henry VIII, I Am/The End Of The World" M-G-M 13367 M-/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVE, two tiny staple holes in sleeve MB $20
136. Don Hinson And The Rigamorticians "Riboflavin-Flavored, Non-Carbonated, Polyunsaturated Blood/Monster Jerk" CAPITOL 5314 M-/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $75
140. Rock Hudson "Pillow Talk/Roly Poly" DECCA 30966 M-/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVE which advertises a FREE AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO which is included inside MB $50
142. Jay Jay Imus & Freddy Ford "I'm A Hot Rodder (And All That Jazz)/The Boogala" CHALLENGE 59248 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO and yes, this is RADIO SHOCK JOCK DON IMUS, WAY EARLY in his career MB $25
145. Terry Jacks "Seasons In The Sun/Put The Bone In" GOLDFISH 101 M- First Label, True First Pressing before it became a MEGA-HIT on the BELL labeloriginally issued in Canada on GOLDFISH MB $50
148. Jill & Ray, aka PAUL & PAULA "Hey Paula/Bobby Is The One" LE CAM 979 M- True First Label, First Pressing long before it became a MEGA-HIT on PHILIPS! MB $30
150. The Keytones "I Was A Teen-Age Monster/I Don't Care" CHELSEA 1004 M-/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $75
151. The Kinks "Long Tall Sally/I Took My Baby Home" CAMEO 345 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $75
152. The Kinks "You Really Got Me/It's All Right" REPRISE 0306 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $50
161. Big Bee Kornegay "At The House Of Frankenstein/The Fiesta Rock'n Roll" GO RECORDS 101 VG+ Tough MB $25
163. The Lovin' Spoonful "Do You Believe In Magic/On The Road Again" KAMA SUTRA 201 VG+ PROMO COPY MB $10
165. The Lovin' Spoonful "She Is Still A Mystery/Only Pretty, What A Pity" KAMA SUTRA 239 M/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVERARE ONE MB $30
166. Loretta Lynn "I'm A Honky Tonk Girl /Whispering Sea" ZERO 107 MINT HER VERY FIRST RECORD MB $200
167. Loretta Lynn "Heartaches Meet Mr. Blues/New Rainbow" ZERO 110 VG MB $50
168. Loretta Lynn "The Darkest Day/Gonna Pack My Troubles" ZERO 112 M- MB $100
169. The Mama's And The Papa's "If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears EP with Cover" DUNHILL DS-50006 SEALED/MINT EP made for JUKEBOXES ONLYPERFECT MINT and STILL SEALED in the Original Shrinkwrap with all PHOTOS AND TITLE STRIPS INCLUDED MB $50
171. Manfred Mann "5-4-3-2-1/Without You" PRESTIGE 312 M- Rare stock copy of their first record"NR" stamped on the label MB $30
173. MC5 "Kick Out The Jams /Motor City Is Burning" ELEKTRA MC5/1-A M- VERY RARE! This is a SPECIAL "PREVIEW PRESSING FOR BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF THE MC5" I have never seen this before! MB $150
174. Bobby McBride "Chantilly Lace #2/Cryin' Heart" PRIDE INC. 660P-5811 MINT MB $50
176. Morgus "Morgus The Magnificent /The Lonely Boy"VIN 1013 M- RARE MB $150
177. Gene Moss "I Want To Bite Your Hand (I Want to Hold Your Hand)/Ghoul Days" RCA VICTOR 8438 M-/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $50
181. Willie Nelson "What A Way To Live/Misery Mansion" BETTY RECORDS 5702 M- MB $30
182. Willie Nelson "Night Life/Rainy Day Blues" BELLAIRE 107 VG+ RED VINYL with small wol MB $50
186. Bo-Pete aka HARRY NILSSON "Do You Wanna (Have Some Fun)/Groovy Little Suzie" TRY 501 VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO with xol on A-side MB $30
190. Leonard Nimoy "The Ballad Of Billbo Baggins/Cotton Candy" DOT 17028 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO, rare. Remember: Live Long and Prosper! MB $35
191. The Novas "The Crusher/Take 7" PARROT 45005 VG ORANGE LABEL PROMO. You Turkey Necks! MB $20
192. Roy Orbison/Lesley Gore/Los Bravos/Drifters "Swing The Jingle For Coca-Cola" SWINGERS FOR COKE No # VG+/VG+ WITH PICTURE SLEEVE!!! Promo only issue for Coca-Cola MB $25
193. Bobby (Boris) Pickett "Monster Mash/Monster's Mash Party" GARPAX 44167 M/M MB $25
196. Elvis Presley "Old Shep/BLANK" RCA VICTOR CR-15 VG+ ONE-SIDED WHITE LABEL PROMO ONLY RELEASE MB $100
199. Elvis Presley "Surrender/Lonely Man" RCA VICTOR 37-7850 VG COMPACT 33 MB $50
201. Procol Harum "A Whiter Shade Of Pale/Lime Street Blues" A & M 1389 M-/VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO with wol MB $20
206. Harold Reynolds "Sing It Pretty – Patsy Cline/Love Spells Hurt" COUNTRY ARTISTS 1018 VG+ MB $10
207. The Righteous Brothers "Little Latin Lupe Lu/I'm So Lonely" MOONGLOW 215 VG WHITE LABEL PROMO pressed on RED VINYL MB $20
213. Little Roger & The Goosebumps "Gilligans Island (Stairway) / The Wet Look" SPLASH 901 M/M WITH SUPER RARE PICTURE SLEEVE!!! This record was indeed BANNED because of Led Zeppelin's objection to the hilarious parody of "Stairway To Heaven" MB $100
215. Todd Rundgren "I Saw The Light/SAME" BEARSVILLE 0003 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO pressed on gorgeous BLUE VINYL MB $30
216. Irene Ryan (Granny) "Granny's Mini-Skirt/Bring On The Show" NASHWOOD 100 M/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $30
217. Doug Sahm & The Markays "Why, Why, Why/If You Ever Need Me" SWINGIN' 625 VG+ RAREFirst copy I have ever seen MB $50
219. David Shelby And Nancy Barrertt "I Wanna Dance With You/Theme From "Dark Shadows" " PHILLIPS 40648 M-/M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with PICTURE SLEEVE MB $50
233. The Troggs "Any Way That You Want Me/66-5-4-3-2-1" FONTANA 1585 MINT YELLOW LABEL PROMO MB $25
234. The Turtles "Happy Together/Like The Seasons" WHITE WHALE 244 M-/VG+ WITH PICTURE SLEEVE, and the PS is pretty darn scarce MB $30
237. Tyrone A'Saurus And His Cro-Magnons "The Monster Twist/(Love Theme From) The Monster Twist" WARNER BROTHERS 5305 M-/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $50
239. Ian Whitcomb "Boney Moronie/Soho" JERDEN 735 MINT HIS FIRST RECORD MB $25
240. Johnny Winter "Road Runner/The Guy You Left Behind" TODD 1084 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $50
243. The Yardbirds "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago/The Nazz Are Blue" EPIC 10094 VG+/VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO with PICTURE SLEEVE MB $25
247. Neil Young "Only Love Can Break Your Heart/Birds" REPRISE 0958 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $25
250. Led Zeppelin "Black Dog/BLANK" ATLANTIC 2849 M- ONE-SIDED PROMO ONLY RELEASEEDITED SHORT VERSION MB $50
Original USA Rock & Roll 78's:
258. Chuck Berry And His Combo "Maybellene/Wee Wee Hours" CHESS 1604 M- One of the very few copies out there that does NOT have a faded label MB $75
264. Chuck Berry "Johnny B. Goode/Around & Around" CHESS 1691 M-/VG+ All Time Classic and sounds best of all at 78 rpm as the SOUND JUST LEAPS FROM THE GROOVES!!! MB $100
265. Chuck Berry "Run Rudolph Run/Merry Christmas Baby" CHESS 1714 M- TOUGH TO FIND ON 78 RPM FORMAT MB $100
268. Chuck Berry "Let It Rock/Too Pooped To Pop" CHESS 1747 VG His RAREST 78 rpm! I have only had two copies of this in all my 50 years in records! 1960 78 rpm release!! MB $100
270. Johnny Cash "Hey, Porter!/Cry! Cry! Cry!" SUN 221 M- HIS FIRST RECORD MB $100
271. Johnny Cash "I Walk The Line/Get Rhythm" SUN 241 M- ALL TIME CLASSIC MB $100
273. Ray Charles And His Orchestra "What'd I Say Part 1 /Part 2" ATLANTIC 2031 MINT VERY SCARCE ON 78 RPM ESPECIALLY IN OLD STORE STOCK NEW CONDITION LIKE THIS COPY MB $200
276. The Coasters "Charlie Brown/Three Cool Cats" ATCO 6132 MINT Old Store Stock MB $75
278. The Coasters "Poison Ivy/I'm A Hog For You" ATCO 6146 VG+ Tough to find on 78 rpm format MB $50
279. The Coasters "Run Red Run /What About Us" ATCO 6153 M- THE VERY LAST COASTERS 78 FROM 1959 AND SUPER, SUPER HARD TO FIND ON 78 RPM FORMAT MB $150
281. Eddie Cochran "Mean When I'm Mad/One Kiss" LIBERTY 55070 VG+ MB $100
282. Eddie Cochran "Drive In Show/Am I Blue" LIBERTY 55087 M- MB $150
284. The Crickets "Maybe Baby/Tell Me How" BRUNSWICK 55053 M- MB $100
288. Buddy Holly "Peggy Sue / Everyday"CORAL 61885 MINT OLD STORE STOCK NEW! TOUGH TO FIND ON 78 RPM AND EVEN TOUGHER TO FIND IN MINT CONDITION MB $150
290. Jerry Lee Lewis "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On/It'll Be Me" SUN 267 M- CLASSIC AND TOUGH TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION MB $100
291. Jerry Lee Lewis And His Pumping Piano "Great Balls Of Fire/You Win Again" SUN 281 M- MB $100
292. Carl Perkins "Gone, Gone, Gone/Let The Jukebox Keep On Playing" SUN 224 VG+ MB $100
295. Little Richard And His Band "Long Tall Sally/Slippin' And Slidin' " SPECIALTY 572 M- MB $50
303. Royal Teens "Short Shorts/Planet Rock" ABC-PARAMOUNT 9882 M- MB $50
304. Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps "Be-Bop-A-Lula/Woman Love" CAPITOL 3450 MINT OLD STORE STOCK NEW MB $100
307. Jackie Wilson "Lonely Teardrops /In The Blue Of The Evening" BRUNSWICK 55105 MINT OLD STORE STOCK NEW AND SUPER HARD TO FIND ON 78 RPM FORMAT MB $200
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John Tefteller
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