THE CRYSTALS Twist Uptown LP *Capitol Record Club Issue Start Price USD 979.00 Current Price USD 979.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, October 08, 2008 End Time Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Location Chicago, Illinois See more about 'THE CRYSTALS Twist Uptown LP *Capitol Record Club Issue' Description A Mega Rare CAPITOL Record Club Issue! LIGHTLY PLAYED & IN NEAR MINT CONDITION! AN ORIGINAL ISSUE OF THE IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND "Twist Uptown" ALBUM.... THE SOUND IS INCREDIBLE! FLAWLESS COVER! PERFECT SPINES AND CORNERS WITH ZERO RINGWEAR! A PERFECT ALBUM! The PHILLES Record # is: DT-90722. The Vinyl Is In VG++ To Near Mint Condition (closer to Near Mint)! The labels Are In Pristine Condition. You Will Have A Hard Time Finding Another Copy Of This Album In This Condition... What An Addition To Your Rare Album Collection This Could Be! Produced By Phil Spector. I Have Just Made A Major Purchase Of Ultra Rare Rock Albums From The 60's. They Were From A Radio Station Manager And Are From His Personal Collection. Most Have Never Been Played And The Vinyl Is In Astonishing Condition! More Than Half Are Promotional Only With Stamps And Promotion Stickers. Some Are White Labels! Check Back As I Will Be Listing These Shortly. THIS RECORD IS A HOT STAMP PRESSING INDEED! In the early 1960s, Barbara Alston, Mary Thomas, Dolores "Dee Dee" Kenniebrew, Myrna Girard and Patricia "Patsy" Wright formed The Crystals through the help of Benny Wells, Barbara's uncle. Soon, the quintet signed with Phil Spector's label Philles Records. Spector then chose Alston to be the group's lead singer by default, which made her very uncomfortable since she had a fear of singing in front of audiences. Their first hit was 1961's "There's No Other Like My Baby". This song's A-side "Oh Yeah, Maybe Baby" (featuring Wright on lead) didn't generate the interest that the more late 50s R&B-flavored, "Chantels-like" B-side did. Their second release, "Uptown" was very topical and socially-aware, as it had the group crooning about loving a boy in the ghetto. After the success of "Uptown", a pregnant Girard was replaced by Dolores "LaLa" Brooks. The next single was 1962's "He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)", still widely remembered though only rarely played on the radio due to the touchy subject matter of spousal abuse. Sales were sluggish. WHAT A RARE RARE CAPITOL RECORD CLUB CLASSIC FROM THIS GIRL GROUP! BELIEVE ME... YOU WILL WANT THIS FOR YOUR COLLECTION! It's time to for this old collector to empty the vaults if you will. I Am Selling Most Of My Rare and Autographed Albums. Most Are From My Very Own Personal Collection Which I Have Saved and Stored Very Carefully For A Long Time. So Check Back Often As I Will Be Selling Most Of My 70's & 80"s Autographs In The Coming Months. If You Have A Want List... Feel Free To Send It. What A Great Addition To Any Serious "Music" Collection. Place a Bid!