Mel Britt - Shell Come Running Back - Fip

[Sharlow45]

Accepting OFFERS for a guaranteed original copy of

Mel Britt - "Shell Come Running Back"/"Love Invented Misery" FIP F-650 for sale.

Record is in VG++ condition. It was unplayed when it was found, and I played it only once to make these sound clips, tracking it very lightly at 1 gram of tracking force with a Shure V15 so as not to wear the styrene. Record has a slight storage warp that does not effect play at all, even when tracked with as low of tracking force as I used to make the soundclips.

Original pressing found here in the Chicago area. Deadwax reads:

Shell Come Running Back has "ZTSC142593-1A" stamped in the deadwax. 180 degrees from that "T11" is inscribed in the deadwax.

Love Invented Misery has "ZTSC142592-1A" stamped in the deadwax. 180 degress from that "T11" is inscribed in the deadwax.

Here are links to full mp3s of both sides taken from the actual record:

https://www.midwest45s.org/Ebay/MelBritt_ShellComeRunningBack_FIP_F-650.mp3

https://www.midwest45s.org/Ebay/MelBritt_LoveInventedMisery_FIP_F-650.mp3

Here are links to huge scans of both sides: (NOTE: The "T11" inscription does not show up in the scans while the "ZTSC" stamp does. One is a stamp and one is an inscription. The inscription just doesn't get picked up by the scanner. Have no fear, it is there.)

https://www.midwest45...meRunning_J.jpg

https://midwest45s.or...entedMisery.jpg

This is one of my favorite records of all time. An excellent double sided record written by Gary's Robert Lee of Lost Weekend fame. Sure "Shell Come Running Back" is northern dynamite, but "Love Invented Misery" is pure rust belt beauty. FIP was run by Gordon Keith of Steeltown fame, who commuted to Chicago to run the short lived FIP label. He got amazing results with this record, but alas it never made any waves in America.

OFFERS - PM me

Also, I have a lot of other records up on ebay right now. Didn't want the ebay 9% tax on this one. A ton of rare Modern and Northern Soul.....Motherfox, Bobby Hutton, Billy P. Hughes, Buddy Miles, 159 records total. Please check them out here:

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Please check out my 100% feedback on ebay for confidence.

Thanks!

Scott

Edited April 3, 2012 by mike

[Sharlow45]

Hi Everybody,

I will give this auction 24 more hours, closing it out at 10am Chicago time (CST)/4pm London Time tomorrow. I won't be posting bids as they happen over the next 24 hours. The highest bid before the closing time tomorrow will take it.

Thanks!

Scott

Edited February 10, 2010 by sharlow45

[Sharlow45]

Auction is CLOSED. Item has been SOLD. Thanks everybody for your participation!!

Scott