Another Royale label spectacular--eight world famous waltzes, with only seven listed, and no artist credits. Meanwhile, one title (Say It Isn't So) isn't even a waltz. Oops. The usual crack job by the ever-alert Royale quality control team.
Incredibly cool cover, though. Especially with the price sticker, etc., cloned out.
Despite the minus-ten-cent production, World Famous Waltzes is a fun collection. This somehow manages to be the case with nearly every Royale/Ultraphonic/Varisty/Rondolette LP of an instrumental-to-symphonic nature. (If only I'd held on to those scores of Record Corp. of America LPs I used to own.) Sound quality is decent, considering, except for the sole untitled track, which is either a crappy transfer of a decent master or a good transfer of a damaged master. Or a bad transfer of a decent master. Or a bad transfer of a damaged master. Or a so-so transfer of a barely adequate master. Or....
On the other hand, it is a waltz. This 10-inch long-playing record originally cost someone $1.98, but I got it for around 15 cents. It was included in a $9.98 box of polka 78s. Never did it expect to debut in cyberspace. It's at a loss for words.
To the (mostly) waltzes: World Famous Waltzes (Royale 1831)
SKATERS WALTZ
GYPSY LOVE
DOLORES
?
SAY IT ISN'T SO
VALSE BLUETTE
WALTZ OF THE BELLS
OVER THE WAVES
(Royale 1831, 10", copyright 1956)
Lee
4 comments:
Your comment was probably more entertaining than the record for me, but will we get to hear the polka 78s?--Bill
Hi, Bill.
Actually, I've already featured most of them! They made up about 3/4 of my previous polka posts. But I've gotten a number since then, and I reckon I need to get back in polka mode.
In fact, I had a playlist ready to go just before my previous PC crashed. I'd forgotten it was there, and I was delighted to find it. Then it was gone.
Now all I have to do is figure out what's gone up and what hasn't. Give me till about, oh, 2014....
I came here to say pretty much the same thing - I love your comments about the music and artwork as much, if not more than, actually listening to the music.
I'm downloading now - so all I can do is anticipate the mediocrity...and look at the cool cover.
Thanks again!
Hope you had a mediocre time! Thanks for the nice words. My next post will be a real change of pace from dime-store-LP predictability, so stay tuned.
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