VICTORIA SPIVEY w/ALBERTA HUNTER & AL WOMEN OF BLUES SEALED ORIG '66 RCA MONO LP

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·       VARIOUS CLASSIC FEMALE BLUES SINGERS OF THE 1920s (VICTORIA SPIVEY, ALBERTA HUNTER, LIZZIE MILES, SIPPIE WALLACE, AND OTHERS) – WOMEN OF THE BLUES - RARE ORIGINAL  1966 RCA VICTOR MONO LP LPV-534

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ***

·       BELIEVED TO BE PRESSED ON THE CUSTOM RCA VICTOR LABEL, UNIQUE TO RCA ‘VINTAGE’ SERIES OF RELEASES  (MIMICKING THE RCA VICTOR PRE-WAR BLUES 78rpm LABEL)

·       THE THICKNESS OF THE VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL’S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.

·       TWO “BREATHE” (AIR) HOLES NOTED ON THE SHRINK WRAP

·       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)

·       ORIGINAL GLOSSY, LIGHTLY LAMINATED COVER

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       As far as we know, this album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other way, manner or format.

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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Is there any uglier record cover in existence than this one? Nobody would want to be the judge in that type of contest. What with a lineup of eight female blues recording artists from the '20s and '30s, there must have been some sort of photography that would have looked better than the atrocious design the label wound up with. Perhaps the notion was that any consumer who would go to the trouble to seek out recordings by lesser-known blues vocalists wouldn't care if the sides came wrapped in old newsprint (which would have looked better, mind you). One of these artists continued her recording career well past the release of this compilation in the late '60s, Alberta Hunter. Her nightclub and recording career blossomed in the ensuing decades, and as a result, she can be regarded as the most famous singer of this bunch. What makes her recordings from 1927 doubly rewarding is that her lone backup comes from Fats Waller seated behind a pipe organ, an image with more potential for adventure than Buck Rogers at the controls of his rocketship. The Waller dementia seems to go up a notch further at the odd points in his career when he got near pipe organs. These two duets are so astounding that they threaten to drown out the memory of anything else on this album. Nonetheless, there is some musical competition as several of the studio bands assembled for these sessions contain hot players. A threesome of New Orleans guys creates magic behind Sippie Wallace, namely clarinetist Johnny Dodds, trombonist Honore Dutrey, and Natty Dominique on cornet. The Monette Moore songs contain some early playing from the sharp trumpeter Rex Stewart, while the Victoria Spivey tracks bring together a roomful of classic jazz soloists such as Henry "Red" Allen on trumpet, J.C. Higginbotham on trombone, and Albert Nicholas on clarinet. The classic female blues style always veered toward the jazzier side of the highway, which makes the performances by Margaret Johnson particularly special. She is backed by piano, guitar, and harmonica, representing a typical country blues backup for this era, which is complimented by her raunchy vocal style. Both her performances are good, but "Dead Drunk Blues" is a real winner, as well as yet another addition to the long list of fine blues recordings on the subject of being totally inebriated. Lizzie Miles has one of the better voices of this bunch, but the material she is provided with by Andy Razaf is about as trite as it gets.

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

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID)

(b)          The record is believed to come in its original, custom, inner sleeve, which is UNIQUE to RCA’S “Vintage Series” albums

(c)             The record is  apparently 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!

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

·       COVER

COVER IS NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has a visible "wrinkle"(crease)  in one of the corners.

-         Cover has two corners slightly worn / dinged  / bent.

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on back side, apparently from aging.

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No ring wear

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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