Classic and RARE 1950's
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Closes Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 7:00 pm PT
My May 30th, 2023 Rockabilly 45's auction, complete list
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1. C. J. And The Casuals — "Study Hall / Zombie" VIBRATION no # • M-/VG+ MONSTER RECORD!!! Collectors can't decide if it is Rockabilly or Garage. I call it ROCKABILLY because it is from about 1962. B-side is stunning Instrumental that rocks to the max!MB $3,000
2. Larry Donn — "Honey _ Bun / That's What I Call A Ball" VADEN 113 • VG+/M- STUNNING TWO-SIDER AND SUPER, SUPER RARE!!! From Trumann, Arkansas. First time I've ever had one of these to sell. Absolute legendary record! MB $3,000
3. Joyce Green — "Black Cadillac / Tomorrow" VADEN 112 • M-This one gets my vote for the single best female Rockabilly ever waxed!!! Super, super rare from Trumann, Arkansas. First time I have ever had one of these. MB $2,000
4. Jess Hooper — "All Messed Up / Sleepy Time Blues" METEOR 5025 • M- MASTERPIECE!!! Primitive, raw and just amazing!!! And, almost never for sale these days. I had one 30+ years ago but that's it!!! What a Record! MB $3,500
5. Ferrell Duncan And His Rockers — "Flying Saucer Rocket / Little Susie" KIM 100 • M- Stunning Bo Diddley beat Rockabilly from Memphis!!! NEVER, ever had one of these to sell! Top shelf stuff and super, super RARE! MB $2,000
6. The Teen Kings With ROY ORBISON — "Ooby Dooby / Trying To Get You" JE–WEL 101 • M- YES, this is Roy Orbison's FIRST record and this is the very FIRST pressing with his name MISSPELLED on the label as Roy Oribson!!! TOUGH!!! MB $3,000
11. Bill Beach — "Peg Pants/You're Gonna Like Me Baby" KING 4940 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with BIO LABEL—CLASSIC! MB $100
26. Johnny Burnette — "Eager Beaver Baby/Touch Me" CORAL 61829 M- POWDER BLUE LABEL PROMO MB $150
27. Johnny Burnette — "Drinking Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee, Drinking Wine/Butterfingers" CORAL 61869 MINT Old store stock NEW copy!!! MB $200
40. Carl Cherry — "The Itch / Baby Doll"TENE 1023 NICE VG+PLAYS MINT_FABULOUS! MB $400
43. Sanford Clark — "The Fool/Lonesome For A Letter" M C I 1003 M- First Label True First Pressing before it became a MEGA-HIT on the DOT LABEL MB $150
47. Eddie Cochran — "Skinny Jim / Half Loved"CREST 1026 NICE VG+ Plays M- HIS FIRST RECORD! MB $500
51. Eddie Cochran — "Twenty Flight Rock/Cradle Baby" LIBERTY 55112 MINT TINY PRINT PRESSING MB $250
60. Sonny Cole And The Rhythm Roamers — "I Dreamed I Was Elvis/Curfew Cops" EXCEL 123 M- PROMO COPY MB $300
64. Cliff Crofford — "There Ain't Nothin' Happenin' To Me/Another Love Has Ended" TALLY 104 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO with small #ol on B-side MB $150
79. Jerry Dove And The Stringmasters — "Strange Love/I Love You Because" T N T 162 M- Comes with super rare T N T company sleeve MB $100
82. Bobby Edwards — "I'm A Long Gone Daddy/Trouble And Blues" OZARK 1241 MINT MB $200
87. Charlie Feathers With Jody And Jerry — "Bottle To The Baby / One Hand Loose" KING 4997 • M- DOUBLE-SIDED MASTERPIECE!!! NO collection is complete without this one!!! MB $1,000
88. Charlie Feathers With Jody And Jerry — "Nobody's Woman/When You Decide" KING 5022 VG+ White label promo with BIO label MB $300
95. Mickey Gilly — "Drive In Movie/Give Me A Chance" KHOURY'S 712 NICE VG+ HIS FIRST RECORD MB $300
104. Curley Griffin — "I've Seen It All/Magic Of The Moon" ATOMIC 302 M- RARE MB $300
105. Jimmy Haggett — "They Call Our Love A Sin / No More, No More" SUN 236 • VG+/M- GORGEOUS COPY AND SUPER RARE SUN RELEASE, small wol MB $2,000
120. Benny Ingram — "Jello Sal/How Can I Keep You Loving Me" BANDARA 1302 M- MASTERPIECE MB $600
127. Waylon Jennings — "Jole Blon/When Sin Stops" BRUNSWICK 55130 M- MAROON LABEL STOCK COPY—MUCH RARER THAN THE PROMO MB $150
140. Jimmy Lamberth With The Saxons — "Latch On To Your Baby/I'll Pretend" METEOR 5044 NICE VG PLAYS M- MB $300
148. Jimmy Lee And Wayne Walker — "Love Me/Lips That Kiss So Sweetly" CHESS 4863 VG+ RED AND WHITE PROMO COPY—RARE! MB $300
151. Jimmie Lester — "Granny Went Rockin'/Oh! Barbara Jean" CANON No # VG+ MB $200
160. Janis Martin — "Just Squeeze Me EP with Cover" RCA VICTOR EPA-4093 M-/M- GORGEOUS COPY OF VERY SCARCE EP MB $300
165. Tom Moffatt And The Flames — "Rock Along/Beyond The Reef" INTERNATIONAL 204 M-/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVE!!! About 15 years ago, I bought Mr. Moffatt's record collection in Hawaii and even HE didn't have a copy of this PICTURE SLEEVE! MB $200
167. The Musical Linn Twins — "Rockin' Out The Blues/Indian Rock" BLUE FEATHER 277 MINT Storage warp but plays okay—WILD, CRAZY, INSANE, NUTTY, STOMPIN' ROCKABILLY! MB $200
168. Bobby Nelson Quartet — "There Ain't Nothin' True About You / Zapp"LERON 101 • M- GREAT ONE!!! B-side is GOOD INSTRUMENTAL MB $500
171. The Night Riders — "Pretty Plaid Skirt (And Long Black Sox)/I'll Never Change" SUE 713 VG PLAYS MINT, mark on label to show plug side MB $200
179. Clyde Owens And His Moonlight Ramblers — "Swing It, Little Katy / The Last Bouquet"LINCO 1313 • M- FABULOUS!!! Faded sticker stain on both labels MB $750
182. Jimmy Patton — "Okie's In The Pokie/Lonely Nights" SIMS 117 M- CLASSIC MB $200
185. Carl Perkins — "Movie Magg / Turn Around" FLIP 501 • NICE VG FIRST RECORD and this is a nice clean playing copy, date of MAR 8 1955 stamped on labelMB $500
186. Carl Perkins — "Gone, Gone, Gone/Let The Jukebox Keep On Playing" SUN 224 M- From the WMPS, Memphis radio station library #ol MB $200
196. Elvis Presley — "That's All Right / Blue Moon Of Kentucky" SUN 209 • M- GORGEOUS COPY with just ONE tiny scuff on the B-side. Push marks are indeed on the labels, just not visible in photo. MB $4,000
197. Elvis Presley — "Milkcow Blues Boogie / You're A Heartbreaker" SUN 215 • M- STUNNING NEAR PERFECT COPY! Push marks are indeed on the labels, just not visible in photo. MB $4,000
198. Elvis Presley — "Mystery Train /I Forgot To Remember To Forget" SUN 223 • MINT PERFECT COPY!!! You NEVER see them this clean—mirror finish!!! MB $2,000
202. The Rangers — "Justine/Reputation" CHALLENGE 59239 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO—Fabulous two-sider! MB $500
203. David Ray — "Lonesome Baby Blues / I Am A Fool" KLIFF 101 • M-/VG+ MASTERPIECE! Intense Rockabilly from Texas. One of my all time favorites!MB $500
223. The Senders — "Party Line/Love Me Too" LEOPARD 201 M- GREAT MB $400
226. Chucklin' Chuck Sloan With The Dukes Of Greenville — "Too Old To Rock And Roll/Brown Haired Sue" COWTOWN 806 M- Nice PRIMITIVE ONE MB $350
241. The Tennessee Drifters — "The Drifter/Chinese Maid" MAID 1000 MINT Fabulous Chuggin' PRIMITIVE ROCKER, Owner's stamp (Linco Music) on label MB $500
242. Terry & The Pirates — "What Did He Say/Talk About The Girl" CHESS 1696 VG+ Faded #ol on A-side, Really Nice ROCKABILLY AND Super Obscure CHESS RELEASE MB $200
243. Helen Thomas & The Rhythm Heirs — "Chattanooga Drummer Man/Young Sweethearts" TRAIL 102 MINT With great INSERT describing her as "The Fourteen Year Old Rock & Roll Idol of Florida" MB $100
249. The Velvatones — "Real Gone Baby/Feeling Kinda Lonely" METEOR 5042 MINT Sounds like The Andrews Sisters meet Rockabilly!!! Unique record with great Guitar break!!! MB $300
250. Little Victor — "Papa Lou And Gran/What Is Love" RICHLAND 23 VG Stains on B-side label and drill hole in the label, GREAT ROCKER MB $200
254. Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps — "Lotta Lovin' / Wear My Ring" CAPITOL 3763 • M-/M- With Super Rare PROMO ONLY PHOTO INSERT!!! WHITE LABEL PROMO 45 as well! MB $1,000
259. Don Waynick And The Green Bullets — "Telephone Boogie / There She Goes" DIXIE 1147 • VGRARE AND PLAYS NEAR MINT MB $350
261. Howard Western And His Western Swing Band — "Sawmill Boogie Blues/You're The One That I've Always Loved" WESTERN STAR 147 M- SUPER OBSCURE ONE FROM MAPLETON, OREGON MB $200
263. Hank Williams — "Move It On Over EP with Cover" M-G-M X 1076 M-/M- GREAT ONE! Listen to "Move It On Over" . . . then listen to Bill Haley's "Rock Around The Clock"—definitely inspired by HANK MB $100
267. Malcolm Yelvington And Star Rhythm Boys — "Drinkin' Wine Spodee-O-Dee/Just Rolling Along" SUN 211 MINT MB $150
My May 30th, 2023 Rockabilly 45's auction, complete list
Good luck, everybody!
John Tefteller
Next Month's Auction:
The Jim Coulter Sun and Memphis Label 78 RPM records Auction #2!