June 27, 2021 Records of the Day

In September of 1967, sixteen-year-old Alex Chilton and his band, the Box Tops, are number one in the country with “The Letter”. It will stay at #1 for four weeks. “The Letter” is only the second #1 hit in the history of Rock and Roll to be under 2 minutes in length. The other is “Stay,” by Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs, which was a #1 single from 1960. The album, “The Letter/Neon Rainbow,” released on Bell Records, is worth up to $30.00 but the “Stay” album, released on the Herald label, can now sell for $250.00.

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