Item Details
- Artist: Ronnie & The DeVilles (Early band format of the legendary Box Tops!)
- A-Side: Last Date (Vocal version of the Floyd Cramer classic)
- B-Side: Oh Love
- Label: Youngstown Records (Catalog #: Y-605)
- Release Year: 1965
- Format: 7" Vinyl Single, 45 RPM
Historical Relevance for Collectors
An amazing artifact of Memphis garage rock history! Before changing their name to The Box Tops and hitting #1 worldwide with "The Letter", Ronnie Jordan and his band recorded a tiny handful of regional singles for Chips Moman's Youngstown Records imprint. This local pre-fame pressing is highly sought after by 1960s garage rock and teen-beat collectors.
Condition Assessment (Goldmine Standard)
Please review the high-resolution photos provided to see the exact condition of the vinyl and labels.
- Vinyl Visual Grade: VG+ (Very Good Plus)
- Notes: The vinyl retains a beautiful original glossy sheen. It displays a few very light, faint paper scuffs from its vintage storage sleeve, but completely free of deep, feelable scratches or groove wear. Very clean copy!
- Audio Play Grade: VG+ (Very Good Plus)
- Notes: Audio reproduction is crisp. The music overpowers the noise, with a hint of faint surface crackle strictly audible in the quietest run-in/run-out segments. Plays without any skips, distortion, or loud pops.
- Center Label Condition: Clean yellow Youngstown labels with legible print. Please check the photos for any typical vintage shelf wear, small spindle marks.
Shipping & Packaging Protection
As a collector, I understand the importance of safe transit for rare vinyl:
- Shipped securely inside a premium, heavy-duty Square Deal 7-inch cardboard record mailer.
- Internal depth is folded down tightly to prevent the record from sliding in transit.
- Protected with rigid cardboard insert stiffeners to prevent edge bending or crushing.
- The record will be safely packaged outside of its outer sleeve to eliminate transit seam-splits.
- No signature confirmation is required upon delivery.