CATHY CARR "IVORY TOWER"+"PLEASE,PLEASE BELIEVE ME" 1955 FRATERNITY GD OLDIES

Description: THIS 7” RECORD COMES FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION, SOME ARE PROMO’S FROM THE NATIONAL RADIO NETWORK I WAS AT FOR 19 YEARS OTHERS FROM RECORD STORES, SWAPS,YARD SALES,CHARITY SHOPS, ETC.….ALL OF MY 45’S COME IN A PROTECTIVE PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE…I DO COMBINE SHIPPING, .25 EACH FOR THE U.S. FOR EACH ADDITIONAL RECORD. CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS.WHEN I CLICK ON EBAY’S “USED” THAT ONLY MEANS THE RECORD IS OPENED, IN MOST CASES IT IS UNPLAYED SO “NEW” IN THAT SENSE. I USE THE GOLDMINE STANDARD GRADING SYSTEM.THE PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM FOR SALE, SORRY IF THEY ARE SLGHTLY BLURRY OR IF THERE MAY BE A LITTLE GLARE.THESE ARE VISUALLY & PLAY GRADED. AS FAR AS I KNOW THEY ARE UNPLAYED. I WILL NOTE ANY MARKS OR SCRATCHES ON THE VINYL IF I SEE ANY... NOTE: INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING LIMITED AT THIS TIME, PLEASE CHECK IN THE SHIPPING TAB TO MAKE SURE I SHIP TO YOUR COUNTRY BEFORE BIDDING/BUYING... THANKS! THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE DUST IN A COUPLE OF THE PICS CAUSED BY STATIC ELECTRICITY. ALWAYS FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS. NOTE: eBay HAS TAKEN IT UPON THEMSELVES TO REMOVE WHAT THEY CALL “OUTSIDE” LINKS, THESE ARE IN THE HTML DESCRIPTION, AND CAN'T EVEN BE SEEN IN MY ITEM DESCRIPTION, SO FROM NOW ON IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE ITEM &/OR ARTIST LOOK 'EM UP, ON WIKI, OR OTHER SOURCES ETC. (SORRY 'BOUT THAT!) NOTE: I AM CLEARING OUT SOME OF MY 45's COLLECTION. ARTIST: CATHY CARR TRACKS: “A” SIDE “IVORY TOWER” (2:29) b/w “PLEASE,PLEASE BELIEVE ME” (2:29)NotesSide A published by Melrose Music Corp. Side B published by Windy City Music. This release is almost identical to the other version, the only difference being that on this issue, Side A is published by Melrose Music Corp. RECORD LABEL: FRATERNITY RECORDS CAT #: F-734 YEAR: 1955 RECORD CONDITION: GD/GD- CONDITION. THERE IS SOME VISIBLE WEAR, MAINLY LIGHT SCUFFS, NO VISIBLE SCRATCHES, THERE IS SOME LIGHT WEAR ON BOTH LABLES MAINLY THE “B” SIDE (SEE PHOTOS), THE AUDIO IS FAIRLY CLEAN, BUT THERE IS NOTICABLE BACKGROUND NOISE ON THE TRACKS, SONGS PLAY CLEAN FOR IT'S AGE. SLEEVE: THIS COMES IN A GENERIC PAPER SLEEVE. OTHER INFO: THIS RECORD IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. I GUESS THERE ARE TWO DIFFERINT VERSIONS WITH DIFFERENT PUBLISHERS LISTED ON THE “A” SIDE LABEL, THIS IS THE MELROSE MUSIC CORP. VERSION. ARTIST & RELEASE INFO:The late traditional pop singer Cathy Carr (1936-1988) was a Bronx, New York native who started her entertainment career as a child performer on The Children’s Hour. As an adult, she went on to etch several placements on the Billboard pop music chart during the 50s music era. However, “Ivory Tower” proved to be her one and only hit, reaching the the top ten in 1956. But her other singles, such as her version of “To Know Him Is to Love Him,” failed to chart. Carr died in New York in 1988. American songstress Cathy Carr was born Angelina Helen Catherine Cordovano in Bronx, New York on June 28, 1936. As a young girl, Cordovano made her appearance on the television variety show The Children’s Hour, sponsored by Horn & Hardart (which is a now-defunct food services firm which operated the nation’s first food automats — self-service types of restaurant with just vending machines as chief servers). The company had a chain of restaurants in Philadelphia and New York. As Cordovano — or Cathy Carr by then — grew up, she was part of the United Service Organizations (USO) where she worked as singer and dancer. She also worked with big band orchestras such as those led by Johnny Dee and Sammy Kaye. During 1953 Carr ventured into the recording career and signed a contract with Coral Records. She recorded and released some singles but wasn’t able to achieve any hits. Carr then jumped to Cincinnati, Ohio-based imprint Fraternity Records in 1955. After three flop singles from Fraternity, she was finally able to notch her first hit — and a big one at that — with her rendition of the hit song “Ivory Tower.” It reached #2 on the Billboard pop chart; but big it was, “Ivory Tower” was also to be her only major hit. Carr’s first album, also titled Ivory Tower, was subsequently released. Her second charting Fraternity-released single “Heart Hideaway,” was only a small hit at #67. In 1959 Carr moved to Roulette Records, where she went on to have other minor hits until 1961 such as “First Anniversary” (#42, pop), “I’m Gonna Change Him” (#63, pop), “Little Sister” (#106, pop) and “Sailor Boy” (#103, pop). Her rendition of Phil Spector’s “To Know Him Is to Love Him” was largely ignored in favor of the original take by the Teddy Bears. She recorded briefly for Smash Records in her attempt to record more adult-oriented pop songs, but went back to teenybopper tunes again when she recorded for Laurie Records. Her single there “Sailor Boy,” bubbled under the Hot 100 in 1962. She moved to RCA where she recorded pop standards, before RCA released her last single in 1967. The growing popularity of rock and roll and beat music made it increasingly harder for traditional pop singers like Carr to gain a decent hit. Aside from that, her affinity towards teenage pop (despite her age) and not trying to include more mature songs to her repertoire held her back from growing as an artist. Carr died in Fayetteville, New York in 1988, aged 52. NOTE: LIMITED INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING AT THIS TIME DUE TO VIRUS MAILING CONCERNS. CHECK TO MAKE SURE I SHIP TO YOUR COUNTRY IN THE SHIPPING TAB. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING. I AM NOW OFFERING A CHOICE BETWEEN MEDIA MAIL OR 1st CLASS SHIPPING DOMESTICALLY. ALL 7” SINGLES WILL BE MAILED OUT IN PADDED ENVELOPES WITH EXTRA STURDY CARDBOARD TO PROTECT THE ITEM. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING WITH OTHER LIKE SIZED ITEMS. ADDITIONAL 45’S .25 EA. IN THE U.S. VIA MEDIA MAIL OR OTHER USPS SERVICES. ONE 45 WITH SHIPPING MATERIALS IS 5 OUNCES, 2 6 OUNCES, THREE 8 OUNCES, FIGURE 2 OUNCES FOR EA. ADDITIONAL 45. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING………. CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS PLEASE PAY FOR ALL ITEMS WITHIN 7 DAYS, OR MESSAGE ME TO EXPLAIN WHY YOU CAN’T,(IF YOU ARE BIDDING OR PLAN TO BID ON OTHER ITEMS) I WILL DO A ONE WEEK WAIT FROM THE DATE OF THE END OF THE FIRST AUCTION WIN, TO COMBINE SHIPPING ON ITEMS, AFTER THAT I NEED PAYMENT IN FULL AND WILL MAIL OUT THE ITEMS , EVEN IF YOU ARE BIDDING ON OTHERS, THUS BEGINS A NEW BILLING/SHIPPING CYCLE. THIS CASH FLOW IS MY SOURCE OF INCOME FOR PAYING RENT/BILLS, ETC. IF YOU HAVE WON AN ITEM AND I DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU ONE WAY OR THE OTHER WITHIN 7 DAYS I WILL OPEN AN “UNPAID ITEM CASE”, IN ORDER TO FREE UP THE ITEM FOR A POSSIBLE RE-LISTING OR A “SECOND CHANCE OFFER”. 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