SAMMY DAVIS JR. 1st Solo Recording as Sammy Davis Jr. 78RPM Capitol #15390 V+/V+
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We pack all of our shellac 78rpm records bubble wrapped between two pieces of cardboard, and packed in12x12x4 box with plenty of padding. (12" Shellac records are packed using the same method but are shipped in a 14x14x4 box for adequate spacing. If for any reason your 78 is broken during shipping just send us a picture and we will refund your purchase including shipping!
SAMMY DAVIS JR. 1st Solo Recording 78RPM Capitol #15390.
A little easy to find history on this record.
His first opportunity to do just that came after Capitol Records executive Dave Dexter heard Sammy on a radio broadcast from LA in late 1948. He asked a mutual friend, big-band drummer Jesse Price, to contact Sammy and he was soon signed to a 20-record deal – at $50 per side. Although the singles released were commercially unsuccessful (even resorting to releasing two singles under different pseudonyms – Charlie Green and Shorty Muggins), “The Way You Look Tonight” was chose by Metronome magazine as their ‘Record of the Year’ for 1949. The magazine also labeled Sammy the year’s ‘Most Outstanding New Personality’.
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