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Presenting The Belafonte Folk
Singers |
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LP mono RCA LPM1760
LP stereo RCA LSP1760
LP: SL10671 (Australia)
Reel to reel: CPS-169 (only 6 tracks)
Not released on CD |
Recorded
on February 21 and 26 and on March 11 and 20, 1958.
Orchestra and Chorus directed by Bob Corman. |
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Tape |
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Time |
Sample |
| A1 |
1 |
The Ox Drivers #
(solo: Ned Wright) |
2:50 |
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| A2 |
2 |
Mule On The Mount # (solo: Robert Henson) |
3:28 |
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| A3 |
3 |
The Rooster And
The Chickens # |
1:43 |
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| A4 |
4 |
Red Rosey Bush #
(solo: Joe Crawford) |
2:49 |
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| A5 |
- |
David's Lamentation # |
2:03 |
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| A6 |
- |
Sergeant And Mrs. McGrath # |
3:48 |
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| A7 |
- |
Who's Gonna Be
Your Man # (solo: Milt Okun) |
3:27 |
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| B1 |
5 |
Swing Dat Hammer # |
5:50 |
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| B2 |
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Two In The Middle
# |
1:56 |
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| B3 |
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My Hat # |
1:11 |
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| B4 |
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Balm In Gilead
# |
4:47 |
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| B5 |
6 |
The Whalers # (solo: Sherman Sneed) |
3:30 |
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| B6 |
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If You Ever See A
Whale |
1:32 |
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Formed by
Harry Belafonte in 1957, this vocal group consisting of twelve men
accompanied
Belafonte during his tours in the late '50s and early '60s. Led by
Robert Corman, Belafonte's then composer and arranger, the group performed
spirituals, folk songs, hymns, work songs, sea chanteys, and just about
every other subgenre of American folk music (Belafonte
himself was involved in name only). Their debut album was stunning -- a
cornucopia of styles which paralleled that of their peripatetic mentor who
gave them their name. Two of the songs, the chain gang song "Swing Dat
Hammer" and the love song "Who's Gonna Be Your Man," were recorded by
Belafonte as well. What is amazing about the album is the versatility
needed to perform the stirring frontier work song "The Ox Drivers," the
tender love song "The Red Rosey Bush," and the popular nonsensical
children's song "My Hat" without seeming forced.
~ Cary Ginell, All Music
Guide |
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7½"/sec - 19 cm/s - two track stereo
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