Description SquareTrad IMPORTANT: OUR EBAY STORE WILL BE CLOSED FROM AUGUST 20, 2013 TO SEPTEMBER 14, 2013 AND NO ITEMS WILL BE SHIPPED DURING THIS PERIOD. ALL ITEMS PAID WHILE OUR STORE WAS CLOSED WILL BE SHIPPED AS SOON AS WE REOPEN.  THANK  YOU ! Click here to see ALL our ROCK auctions Our PSYCH & PROGRESSIVE  auctions Our PUNK & NEW WAVE  auctions Our  JAZZ auctions Our BLUE NOTE JAZZ auctions  Our BLUES auctions Our CLASSICAL auctions Our COUNTRY auctions Our FUNK auctions Our LATIN auctions Our METAL auctionsOur REGGAE auctions Our SOUL auctions Our STILL SEALED ITEMS  Our PROMO auctions  Our AUDIOPHILE auctions · BUDDY HOLLY – THE COMPLETE BUDDY HOLLY – RARE ORIGINAL 1981 MCA RECORDS 6-LP BOX SET WITH A LARGE, 64-PAGE BOOK INCLUDED – ORIGINAL 1981 MCA RECORDS MONO/STEREO BOX SET # MCA-6-80.000                                                                                                                                                              · ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING · THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING. · ORIGINAL SKY-BLUE MCA LABELS WITH “RAINBOW” LOGO. · ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD BOX · INCLUDES ORIGINAL, CUSTOM INNER SLEEVES UNIQUE TO THIS TITLE · INCLUDES ONE-PAGE INSERT WITH A COMPLETE BUDDY HOLLY DISCOGRAPHY AND SESSIONOGRAPHY · CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS · FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 7. · As far as we know, this album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other way, manner or format. (PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW) (Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get.  GUARANTEED!) In the wake of the number one British ranking for 20 Golden Greats in 1978 and the release of the feature film The Buddy Holly Story, MCA U.K. assembled this six-LP box set (which finally was released in the U.S. in February 1981). It traces Buddy Holly's career from his country & western duo with Bob Montgomery in 1954/1955 to his 1956 Nashville sessions for Decca Records; the Clovis, NM, recordings with the Crickets and producer Norman Petty that launched his career in 1957; the New York sessions of 1958; the final 1958 demo recordings; the various posthumously overdubbed versions of the demos; and other assorted rarities. In other words, all the material that Decca/MCA previously had spread across seven LPs -- The "Chirping" Crickets, Buddy Holly, That'll Be the Day, Reminiscing, Showcase, Holly in the Hills, and Giant -- between 1957 and 1969 (not counting the many compilations) was here, plus more. The box also contained an extensive scrapbook, lots of liner notes, and a detailed discography. It was, thus, the state of the art in box sets just prior to the CD era, and given Holly's importance in the history of rock & roll, an essential album for any serious collector. With the passing of the LP era, it is out of print, and MCA claims to be gathering more unreleased material for some comparable box set, though years go by without its appearing. If you needed one record album to demonstrate what the most popular music of the second half of the 20th century sounded like, this would be it.  (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY WILLIAM RUHLMANN, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/) For additional historical information on this album, including track listing click here TO SEE IF WE HAVE OTHER LISTED ITEMS BY THIS GROUP OR ARTIST   CLICK HERE · CONDITION: · RECORD  (IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight) (a) WE GRADE THE VINYL (ALL 12 SIDES / 6 RECORDS) AS NEAR MINT (SOME ARE STRONG NEAR MINT). The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new. (b) The album comes with the original insert still intact. (c) The album comes with the original booklet still intact. (d) The records come in their original, custom, inner sleeves, which are UNIQUE to this album. (e) The records are pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording! (f) Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!! · COVER (box) THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT VERY GOOD++ (VG++). The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover: - Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 2  (front side) and 4 (back side) - Back cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record),  probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution. - A few tiny drop-like stains noted on the top edge of the lid (top part) of the box - Cover has one corner slightly separated/split  (nothing significant) - Cover has a visible "wrinkle"(crease)  on the right-hand edge of the lid (front part of the box) - Minor shelf wear noted on the seams (nothing significant) NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER: - No cut-out (drill) holes. - No cut-out corners - No saw-marks or indents - No yellowing from aging - No writing - No stamps - No peel-off marks - No mold or mildew spots - No stickers or labels - No water damage - No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts. - No warping - No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover - No glue traces or wax residue. - No bar codes - No RIAA stamps or stickers.  POSTAGE & SHIPPING: We offer THREE postage rates for both Domestic and International Mail: Media Mail, Priority Mail and Express Mail for domestic, and First Class, Priority International Mail, and Express International Mail for international orders. 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