CAB CALLOWAY HI DE HI DE HO RARE ORIG '60 RCA VICTOR LIVING STEREO AUDIOPHILE LP

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·       CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA – HI DE HI DE HO - ORIGINAL 1960 RCA VICTOR "LIVING STEREO" LP LSP-1978

·       ORIGINAL US PRESSING

·       DEEP GROOVE PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL BLACK RCA VICTOR STEREO LABEL WITH "SILVER TOP" [RCA VICTOR’S NAME IS IN SILVER LETTERS], ‘DOGGIE; LOGO ON TOP CENTER OF THE LABEL, AND "LIVING STEREO" INSCRIPTION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LABEL

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

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Cabell “Cab” Calloway III did not start out his life in the stereotypical jazz way. Born to a middle class family (his father was an attorney, his mother a teacher and church organist), young Cab began singing in church. His parents recognized his talent and arranged voice lessons. Despite his musical education, Calloway was imbued with a passion for jazz. He joined his sister Blanche, in a touring production of Plantation Days. In Chicago, he met Louis Armstrong, who introduced him to the world of “scat” singing. Calloway would front a band as a singer, replacing a touring Duke Ellington at the famed Cotton Club in Harlem. Radio broadcasts on NBC, Walter Winchell and appearances with Bing Crosby elevated him to stardom.

His records were considered to be “vocal specialties”, and became hugely successful. The apex of his fame came with the release of “Minnie The Moocher”. This record was used in Betty Boop cartoons, and led to film roles. A natural performer, he would invent the “reverse glide” later popularized as the “moonwalk” by Michael Jackson. Broadway celebrity arrived as he owned the role of Sportin’ Life in Porgy and Bess. His unique vocal style, blending vaudeville with jazzy improvisation, set Calloway apart from his peers. Each generation would rediscover this performer, as exemplified by his scintillating performance (“Minnie The Moocher”, of course) in the 1980 classic movie, The Blues Brothers.

Hi De Hi De Ho, released in 1960, was designed to re-record the classic songbook of Cab Calloway with state of the art technology (Living Stereo). The shrillness and muddled sound of the 1930s has been replaced with clear separated hi-fidelity. Calloway’s fantastic vocal prowess is captured with precise detail. “St. James Infirmary” begins with a subtle bass and guitar, then transforms into a hilarious wailing blues gem. The inventive phrasing by Calloway weaves a comic spell over the urban landscape (…”six crapshootin’ pallbearers”). These exaggerated vocals can be heard on “The Jumpin’ Jive”, as the bandleader trades chants with the backup singers. More of these refrains enliven the title track.

Certainly, the signature piece is “Minnie The Moocher." A torrent of soulful litany (no doubt inspired by his church background) is unleashed as the “Hi De Hi De Ho” exchanges are dazzling. It is disappointing that the drug reference is omitted with a clumsy substitution. “Kicking The Gong Around”, which also uses Minnie as a character, maintains the subversive vernacular. The band is sharp on this cut, especially the sultry trumpet solo. Two songs from Porgy and Bess bring a new interpretation to Gershwin. “It Ain’t Necessarily So” (strongly associated with the charismatic icon) is full of jump swing breaks and a sleek alto clarinet run. Calloway’s elocution is incomparable, and delves into the varied lyrical nuances. “Summertime”, with a controlled breathing technique, is a harbinger of future R & B versions of classic Broadway fare.

TrackList: Side 1: The Hi De Ho Man; I’ll Be Around; Summertime; It Ain’t Necessarily So; Kicking The Gong Around; You Rascal You.

Side 2: Minnie The Moocher; I See A Million People (But All I Can See Is You); St. James Infirmary; Stormy Weather; The Jumpin’ Jive

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY ROBBIE GERSON, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

"RCA Living Stereo" recordings - mostly classical, but also a handful of pop and easy listening titles - were made under the supervision of the most knowledgeable technicians and engineers on earth. The sound is simply amazing. On  mint or near mint copies , quiet passages are so quiet - and the surface noise so conspicuously absent - that you will not even realize that your stylus has hit the surface of the record until the music starts. The highs are high, and the lows are very low. You are going to need a subwoofer and a hypersensitive tweeter to express some of these tonal ranges appropriately. This is the music for the ears, heart, soul, mind and guts alike.

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·       THE RECORD

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(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL  AS  NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(c)           The record has a "deep groove" (an indent in the label about 1/2-inch from the edge of the label, which on SOME labels is associated with very early or first pressings).

(d)          Stereo  pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more preferable to its mono  counterpart. The mix is more graphic, the sound resolution more precise, and the channel separation (which does not exist on mono version) adds a whole new dimension to the music. Also, the stereo mixes are (by definition) somewhat different than on the mono version. We estimate that mono copies of this album outnumber stereo copies  by a ratio of at least 5:1 (mono pressings have a different, mono-specific title).

(e)           The record comes in the original stock inner sleeve.

(f)            Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·                               THE COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 2  (front side) and 4 (back side)

-        Cover has some light yellowish stains, probably from exposure to humidity. (less than 5 square inches in size)

-        Cover shows some light yellowing on back side, apparently from aging (nothing significant)

-        Minor shelf wear noted on the top seam and opening side (nothing significant)

-        Back cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record),  probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.

-        Cover has three corners slightly worn / dinged (nothing significant)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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