FREDDY MORGAN - BUNCH-A-BANJOS AUTOGRAPHED BY FREDDY ON FRONT COVER LIBERTY 1966

	A$		49
	$		32

FOR SALE:

FREDDY MORGAN

BUNCH-A-BANJOS

AUTOGRAPHED BY FREDDY ON THE FRONT COVER! 

the goofy-looking banjo player in various bands led by Spike Jones, didn't make his recording debut as a leader until after his former boss' death in 1965, just a few short years before Morgan himself died in 1970. One can understand why he was one of Jones' best paid musicians, after hearing him in this brief LP of Dixieland arrangements of everything from oldies ("I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover") to 1950s pop songs ("Mister Sandman") to jazz standards (the ballad "The Very Thought of You"), as well as a salute to his late boss ("Cocktails for Two"). The music can be compared to the Dixieland records released under Spike Jones' name in the late-'50s and early-'60s; the humor is subtle in a campy, musical way without the heavy reliance on the goofy vocals favored in the heydays of Spike Jones & His City Slickers. Morgan overdubs as many as six banjo parts (on "Tiptoe Through the Tulips," back when it was still associated with banjo player Nick Lucas, before Tiny Tim debuted on television playing it on ukulele); he also plays an electric banjo (which sounds sort of like a soft electric guitar). Morgan wrote "Hey, Mr. Banjo" and "A Bunch of Banjos." Arranger Julian Lee kept almost all of the pieces clocked at under two-and-a-half minutes. The tuba player, bassist, and drummer are unidentified, though it doesn't matter, since Morgan is essentially the only soloist. This long-unavailable LP will likely be of interest to those familiar with Morgan's contributions to Spike Jones' recordings; it's too bad there wasn't anything approaching the humor of one of Jones' videos, with Morgan dressed as Joseph Stalin playing a wild Dixieland arrangement of "The Volga Boatman" with Jones & Company! (ALL MUSIC.COM)

I HAVE NO CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY FOR THE SIGNATURE, BUT COMPARING WITH WHAT I MANAGE TO FIND ON THE NET IT LOOKS VERY AUTHENTIC TO ME!

MADE IN:  AUS 1966

LABEL: LIBERTY LRP 3482

RECORD CONDITION: LOOKS EXCELLENT- BUT PLAYS EXCELLENT+

COVER CONDITION: VG: SOME RING WEAR AND RESIDUE FROM A STICKER ON THE FRONT COVER, AGEING DOTS (LOTS!) ON THE BACK  

SEE PICTURES, THEY ARE PICTURES OF THE ITEM FOR SALE (AS ALWAYS!!!)

LABELS: NICE AND CLEAN 

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THE RECORDS ARE VISUALLY GRADED (TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY!) UNLESS OTHER WAY SPECIFIED.

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For THIS LP

AUSTRALIA $9.00

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In Australia - add $2.95 to the total

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NEW ZEALAND: $18.80

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KOREA / TAIWAN: $21.00

USA / CANADA: $22.40

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PACKAGING DETAILS:  Records are packaged carefully in bubble wrap and cardboard box. We guarantee the condition of the records and their covers/inserts etc are accurately described and any photos we use are of the actual record/cover/insert for sale. See below.

Record grading:  Please note that all records are generally graded visually only.

MINT:  RECORD: As new condition with no surface mark. Records that looks un-played.

             COVER: As new. No surface marks or wears.

NEAR MINT: RECORD: Barely noticeable surface mark with no loss of sound quality.

                        COVER: Barely noticeable surface mark/ wear.

EXCELLENT: RECORD: Some signs of being played with extremely little if no loss of sound quality;

                          COVER: Slight wear.

VERY GOOD:  RECORD: Obviously been played with noticeable surface marks & the occasional light scratches but exhibits no major loss of sound quality.

                            COVER: Noticeable wear, with possible slight writing or stains.

GOOD: RECORD: Record has been played and has very noticeable surface marks & exhibits major loss of sound quality.

              COVER: Noticeable wear. Much writing/ stains.