Chuck Berry ♫ After School ♫ Rare! 1957 1st Pressing! Chess Lp-1426 Black Label

THE COVER PRESENTS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL. THERE IS NO SPLITTING, WRITING OR STICKERS ANYWHERE! THE UPPER & LOWER SEAM BOTH HAVE A TINY 1" PIECE OF SUPER CLEAR TAPE NEAR THE MOUTH TO APPARENTLY WARD OFF A POTENTIAL SPLIT. HARDLY NOTICEABLE AND I ALMOST MISSED IT ENTIRELY. THE SEAMS SHOWS WEAR BUT STILL VERY STRONG. THE SPINE IS UN-SPLIT, STRONG, SUPER TIGHT SHOWS WEAR BUT STILL READABLE. THERE IS SOME EXTREMELY MINOR RING/SHELF WEAR EVIDENT TO BOTH SIDES AS SHOWN. THERE ARE SOME CORNER DINGS/CREASES/SOILING/STAINING AS SHOWN.

THE REVERSE SIDE LINER NOTES ARE VERY INFORMATIVE, CLEAN AND PERFECTLY READABLE & LIGHTLY SOILED . THAT BEING SAID, I FEEL THAT THE COVER GRADES AS EX+!

   I HAVE  PLAY GRADED THIS MOMENTS AGO AND THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE WAS  AWESOME! THE FIDELITY EXCELLENT DESPITE SOME VERY MINOR BACKGROUND NOISE HERE & THERE MOSTLY NOTICEABLE BETWEEN TRACKS AND THE QUIET PASSAGES. I DID NOT CONSIDER THE NOISE LEVEL TO BE  OVERWHELMING  OR DISTRACTING AT ALL!

 THERE NO WERE SKIPS, STICKS, REPEATS OR LOUD OR DISTRACTING POPS, TICS OR BURPS! OVERALL THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE WAS VERY MUCH ENJOYABLE AND I GRADE IT NRMT- (MINUS) TO NRMT!

  OVERALL  CONSIDERING ALL OF THE ABOVE I FEEL THIS LP DESERVES A GRADE OF EX+. 

SONG LIST

SIDE 1

1. SCHOOLDAY (RING RING GOES THE BELL)

2. DEEP FEELING

3. TOO MUCH MONKEY BUSINESS

4. WEE WEE HOURS

5. ROLY POLY

6. NO MONEY DOWN

SIDE II

1. BROWN EYED HANDSOME MAN

2. BERRY PICKIN'

3. TOGETHER WE WILL ALWAYS BE

4. HAVANA MOON

5. DOWN BOUND TRAIN

6. DRIFTING HEART

Chuck Berry, fountainhead of the rock guitar and first citizen of the hallowed halls of rock and roll music, has been hailed by rock and roll fanatics, guitarists and guitar-lovers of every generation as the Father of Rock and Roll.

He comes closest to being the one individual that can rightfully be credited with inventing rock and roll as weve come to know it today. He is one of the greatest guitarists and song-writers the world has ever known. His seminal influence on the world of music has been acknowledged by every rock musician in his wake.

Chuck Berry not only breathed life into the rock and roll sound, he infused vital energy and spirit into the rock and roll attitude. His masterfully crafted compositions were an astonishing blend of traditional black rhythm and blues with white country, jazz and western licks, and they transcended race, class and age barriers to capture the imagination of a wide variety of cosmopolitan audiences.

The thumping, foot-tapping guitar licks and the magic of the witty, rapid-fire lyrics complete with sly references to cars, girls and growing-up pains became the anthems of a generation.

Berrys music has managed to stand the test of time and reverberated through the ensuing decades to excite music connoisseurs even in the twenty-first century. To this day, his songs are essential listening for every true rock fan. Bequeathing his talent with the reverence it deserves, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Chuck Berry #6 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. Compliments of Scotty Smith of Guitarists Rock.