CRICKET CALYPSO 78 WE WANT RAMADIN ON THE BALL
£
103
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AN EXCELLENT COPY OF THIS MEGA RARE CALYPSO 78rpm RECORD ON THE RARE SAGOMES LABEL
NORMAN SPAN "KING RADIO" - WE WANT RAMADIN ON THE BALL
King Radio remains one of the most respected of all calypsonians. His infectious "Matilda," "Brown Skin Gal" and "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" are among the best-known calypsos to this day. (All three songs were hits for Harry Belafonte.) In Trinidad, Radio was a popular entertainer in the calypso tents. His colleague the Roaring Lion stated that he had a wonderful voice and was liable to steal the show at any moment.
Radio was born at the beginning of the twentieth century and was employed as a dockworker in Port of Spain. He sang vaudeville songs before joining the Red Dragon calypso tent in the late 1920s. In 1929 he sang a popular calypso on the flight of Charles Lindbergh to Trinidad. In 1936 he traveled with other select calypsonians to record in New York; he continued to record into the 1950s. After World War II, Radio spent 18 months in the U.S., with performances in nightclubs in New York, Miami and Hollywood. In the early 1950s, he recorded for Eduardo Sa Gomes's label in Trinidad. One of the most popular of these later recordings was "Ramadin on the Ball," a celebration of the great West Indies cricket spin bowler who was part of the team that defeated England at Lords in 1950. During the 1960s, Radio performed in nightclubs in the Caribbean. He died in 1970.
DISC DETAILS
SAGOMES SG 103 (Made in England) 10" 78rpm
A SIDE: KING RADIO - WE WANT RAMADIN ON THE BALL
B SIDE:-LORD INVADER - McGEE
with Russell Henderson and his Orchestra CONDITION IS RATED AS EX/EX+ HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO BID ON THIS MEGA-RARE CRICKET CALYPSO 78DON'T MISS OUT - BID NOW!!
I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE POSTAGE ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES
eBaY IN THEIR INFINITE WISDOM HAVE VERY STUPIDLY PUT A FALSE CEILING ON THE COST OF POSTING 78s IN THE UK OF £4 !!
THIS IS A FRAGILE 78 AND THE COMBINED COST OF SAFE PACKING AND POSTAGE BY 1ST CLASS MAIL OR BY AIRMAIL SMALL PACKET IS - IN THE UK £ 5 , EUROPE £ 8 , AND REST OF WORLD IS £ 12
So for UK customers unless you pay the optional £1 "insurance" charge this record will be posted 2nd class - sorry
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO COMBINE POSTAGE RATES ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES OF 78S - USUALLY 75p PER EXTRA RECORD IN THE UK £1 PER EXTRA RECORD TO EUROPE AND £1.50 PER EXTRA RECORD IN THE REST OF THE WORLD
10" 78 RPM RECORDS NEED CAREFULLY PACKING, AND I CLAIM TO HAVE THE BEST PACKAGING IN THE WORLD FOR DISPATCHING THEM!!
THE GREG'S GREAT'S SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A SPECIALLY DESIGNED INNER BOX MADE OUT OF 1" THICK POLYSTYRENE, WHICH THEN GOES INSIDE A DOUBLE CORREGATED STIFF OUTER CARDBOARD CARTON. THE BOXES CAN TAKE UP TO 21 RECORDS,
USUALLY FOR MAILING OVERSEAS, I RECOMMEND NO MORE THAN 7 IN A BOX, OTHERWISE IT GOES OVER THE AIRMAIL SMALL PACKET MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF 2Kgs WHICH CAUSES A LARGE HIKE IN POSTAL RATES.
I SEND OUT ON AVERAGE ABOUT 30 PARCELS A WEEK AND DISPATCH IS NORMALLY DONE ONCE A WEEK - SO IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR RECORD WITHIN A WEEK IN THE UK, PLEASE DON'T BE TOO SURPRISED - YOU MAY HAVE JUST PAID FOR IT THE DAY AFTER I'VE DONE THE PARCEL RUN!! - ON THE OTHER HAND YOU MAY HAVE HIT IT LUCKY, AND GET THE PARCEL WITHIN A DAY OR TWO!!
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