"Once Before I Die" b/w "Let's Pretend" 45rpm (1967) RARE *NM*
*RARE* Reprise Records 0586 (1967) Promotional release.
“Let’s Pretend” - Produced by Jimmy Bowen and arranged by Don Peake. Written by Evans and Parnes. YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/cTPPxzU0ymE
“Once Before I Die” - Produced by Jimmy Bowen and arranged by Don Peake. This record was also released in Italy with Donna singing in Italian. Written by Gimbel and London. This was the title song for the movie of the same name, produced and directed by John Derek and starring Ursula Andress and John Derek. YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/9QRjGCTLkrg
Condition: Near Mint. **Rating (Goldmine Magazine): NM or NM-
A good description of a NM record is “it looks like it just came from a retail store and it was opened for the first time.” In other words, it’s nearly perfect. Many dealers won’t use a grade higher than this, implying (perhaps correctly) that no record or sleeve is ever truly perfect. NM records are shiny, with no visible defects. Writing, stickers or other markings cannot appear on the label, nor can any “spindle marks” from someone trying to blindly put the record on the turntable. Major factory defects also must be absent; a record and label obviously pressed off center is not Near Mint. If played, it will do so with no surface noise. (NM records don’t have to be “never played”; a record used on an excellent turntable can remain NM after many plays if the disc is properly cared for.)
Autographed on one side of label by Donna Loren. Due to lack of space on the record, there can be no Personal Inscriptions, only signature.