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Cat. No. VV 1074: CRASH CRADDOCK ~ CRASH'S GREATEST HITS. CBS CORONET KLLS 166.
Cat. No. VV 1074: CRASH CRADDOCK ~ CRASH'S GREATEST HITS. CBS CORONET KLLS 166.

Cat. No. VV 1074: CRASH CRADDOCK ~ CRASH'S GREATEST HITS. CBS CORONET KLLS 166.

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USED VINYL RECORD. PART OF A COLLECTION NOW UP FOR SALE.

MANY OF US WOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH THE STORY OF CRASH CRADDOCK (WILLIAM CRADDOCK) BUT JUST TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORY HERE IS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIS CAREER.

"CRASH" (A NICK-NAME HE EARNED FROM HIS OUTSTANDING FOOTBALL ABILITY AND HIS SPECIAL TALENT FROM SMASHING THROUGH THE OPPOSITION TO SCORE TRY AFTER TRY) COMMENCED HIS MUSICAL CAREER AT AGE 11 WHEN HE TOTED HIS GUITAR UP TO A LOCAL TV STATION AND TRIED OUT FOR A TALENT SHOW. THE GUITAR WAS ALMOST AS BIG AS HE WAS BUT HE KNEW HOW TO HANDLE IT AND CHARMED THE AUDIENCE INTO VOTING HIM THE PROGRAMME'S TOP WINNER FOR 15 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS. WHEN HE WAS 15 YEARS OF AGE HE JOINED THE RANKIN HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO QUARTET CALLED "THE FOUR REBELS" AND IT WAS A SINGING AUDITION WITH THAT QUARTET AT GREENSBOROS' PLANTATION SUPPER CLUB WHICH GAVE CRASH CRADDOCK HIS FIRST BIG GIG. THE CLUB OWNER (FRED KOURY) TOOK ONE LOOK AT THE GUITAR PLAYING FOOTBALLER AND SIGNED HIM TO A PERSONAL MANAGEMENT CONTRACT. AFTER THIS CAME A CBS RECORDING CONTRACT.

HOWEVER, IN HIS HOME COUNTRY CRASH FAILED TO SET THE WORLD ON FIRE BUT HERE IN AUSTRALIA HE WAS A PHENOMENON. HIS RECORDING OF "BOOM BOOM BABY" SOLD OVER 62,000 RECORDS IN AUSTRALIA EQUIVALENT TO 1,500,000 IN AMERICA. HE FOLLOWED THIS SUCCESS UP WITH SEVERAL MORE TOP TEN HITS. NOT SINCE JOHNNY RAY'S FIRST AUSTRALIAN VISIT HAD AUDIENCES PACKED STADIUMS, TOWN HALLS ETC., TO SUCH CAPACITY AS WHEN CRASH TOURED WITH THE LEE GORDON BIG SHOW. IT CAN BE SAID THAT AUSTRALIA MADE CRASH CRADDOCK A STAR AND THAT IS SOMETHING HE TOTALLY ACKNOWLEDGES.

THIS SELECTION IS AN ORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN CBS RELEASE PURCHASED IN THE EARLY 1970s AS FAR WE CAN ASCERTAIN. THE SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH THE ONLY SIGNS OF WEAR BEING A SMALL CREASE IF THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER. THE RECORD IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.

TRACK LISTING: Side 1 - Boom Boom Baby / Ah, Poor Little Baby / I Want That / Letter Of love / Sweetie Pie / Good Time Billy (Is A Happiness Fool). Side 2 - Heavenly Love / One Last Kiss / Don't Destroy Me / Is It True Or False? (That I'm In Love With You) / All I Want Is You / Well, Don't You Know.

12" VINYL RECORD

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