Sing it again, Sam 1961 LP Sam Sacks VG+ Legendary Worst Album Ever
$
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Description
No splits or tears on the jacket. Record condition itself is excellent - see vinyl photos, one of each side. Very glossy, rarely handled. There are just a few light scratches, but playback is unaffected. Also note the close up photos of the jacket corners - light wear, but overall quite solid. If you don't know the history of the record, do a quick search - quite an interesting story with many unknowns - even to this day. From what I have seen, these aren't available for sale very often and this one is is really nice shape. Check out the description I found online below and have fun with the auction!
There are vocalists in this world who have the ability to create audiophonic magic. You know of these artists. The ones with the five-octave vocal range. The ones who can hit that high note and sustain it for what seems like an eternity. The ones whose raw power and emotion can bring you to applause and tears and cheers.
Well, let me introduce you to Sam Sacks. He can also bring you to tears and cheers.
Tears for hearing him, and cheers for knowing when he’s finished.
What, you’ve never heard of Sam Sacks? This guy couldn’t carry a tune in a shopping cart. If he sang the Star Spangled Banner, I would assume it was written by Francis Scott Off-Key. (Yeah, I know it’s an old ESPN Charley Steiner joke, but it’s still a funny old ESPN Charley Steiner joke).
Even today, I’m still not sure if this LP was a carefully orchestrated put-on or a sincere – albeit misguided – effort to humiliate a guy into thinking that he could record an album and sell millions of copies.
There’s a review and dissertation on the WFMU websiteabout Sam Sacks’ LP, but suffice it to say that Sam Sacks went into the studio to record about a dozen different songs. The producer turned on the tape recorder, Sam Sacks introduced each song, and then started singing. Well, that’s what he he called it. Then, eventually, he would sing faster and faster, and the musicians would have trouble keeping up with him.
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