I Cried A Tear/ Dix-A-Billy

One of Lavern Baker's greatest! The flip, 'Dix-A-Billy,' is an uptempo hoot! A rare nugget indeed. Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage Atlantic Records factory sleeve. Its labels grade Near Mint with only light signs of wear. Although the vinyl is somewhat scuffed-looking, especially the B side, grading EX, this copy's audio is perhaps the best I've yet had in an original pressing. Typically, this pressing has light, persistent surface noise, but this one is blissfully absent all but very light noise (and that's before I've even cleaned it well!), grading Near Mint. The B side audio is also Near Mint.

Condition
Overall Label Sleeve Vinyl Audio
M- M- EX M-
Disc Details
Label Year Chart
Atlantic 2007 1958 #6p in March 1959; #2r in December
Song Details

A-side

B-side

Artist

Lavern Baker

Lavern Baker

Title

I Cried A Tear

Dix-A-Billy

Track Time

2:34

1:54

Songwriter

A. Julio (A), Harris-Evans-Reardon (B)

A. Julio (A), Harris-Evans-Reardon (B)

Producer

A. Ertegun-J. Wexler

A. Ertegun-J. Wexler

Category

Rockin' RnB

Rockin' RnB

Lists

Marsh Rank
589

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