THE HI-LO's | Suddenly It's The Hi-Lo's | 1957 VINYL LP

Description: The Hi-Lo’s With The Frank Comstock Orchestra Suddenly It’s The Hi-Lo’s Artist: The Hi-Lo’s with The Frank Comstock Orchestra Title: Suddenly It’s The Hi-Lo’s Release Year: 1957 Pressing Year: 1957 Label: Columbia Records Catalog Number: CL 952 Run-Out Stamping: XLP39158-3A. ☆ Format: 33 RPM • 12” Album • Monaural UPC: none The Hi-Lo's were a vocal quartet formed in 1953, who achieved their greatest fame in the late 1950s and 1960s. The group consisted of Gene Puerling (bass-baritone or fourth voice, arranger, leader, and occasional soloist), Bob Strasen (baritone or third voice), Bob Morse (baritone or second voice and frequent soloist) and Clark Burroughs (tenor or first voice/lead). Thanks to exposure via television's Nat King Cole Show, The Hi-Lo's Columbia debut proved to be the group's commercial breakthrough, a somewhat surprising distinction given that it's also their most eclectic and challenging effort to date. Reuniting with conductor Frank Comstock, The Hi-Lo's continue to challenge the formal limitations of the group harmony aesthetic -- their vocals go up, down, and side-to-side, yet Puerling's arrangements are unerring, walking the tightrope between chaos and control with absolute assurance. However, for all its flights of fancy, this album remains a human and heartfelt affair, never substituting acrobatics for emotion. Renditions of perennials like Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries, Stormy Weather, and Love Walked In are both innovative and immediately accessible. Side One: Side Two: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Stormy Weather Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries I Married An Angel Deep Purple Tenderly My Sugar Is So Refined The Old Ox Road Brahms’ Lullaby Love Walked In The Desert Song Basin Street Blues VINYL GRADE: VG+ Notes: Minimal surface noise. A quick cleaning is all this one needs. No warping. LABEL GRADE: VG+ Notes: No spindle wear, writing, ring wear, or tape. White text logo on red. Rest of text is black on red. Three Columbia white “eyes” in black rectangle on left side of label; same on right side. “LP” in white text in white outlined circle on red at bottom center of label. SLEEVE GRADE: EX Notes: Non-original brand-new plain white paper with rounded corners and circles cut in center of both sides to display label. JACKET GRADE: G+ Notes: Light ring wear. No writing, no tape, a few dings, a few obvious crinkles (especially at bottom right), some light age spots. Spine (partially readable), corners, edges are worn. Three-and-a-half-inch split beginning at bottom right corner and continuing back on bottom edge. (See my original scan.) Rear jacket liner notes are by Jose Ferrer. Shipping is $4.49. NOTE: I will NOT be responsible for items lost or damaged in the mail. Combined shipping: I will be happy to combine multiple items. If you buy more than one item from me, the shipping cost will be the highest original shipping fee plus $1 per additional item. Payment and international shipping managed by eBay. This is not a cut-out or a record-club pressing. It is the original issue. Note: I haven't cleaned this 67-year-old record because everybody seems to prefer their own methods. I'll leave the cleaning up to the buyer. Also, I'm not a professional vinyl seller or buyer. This comes from my own collection. Enjoy the auction — and good luck!

Price: 6.99 USD

Location: Radford, Virginia

End Time: 2024-12-30T20:09:14.000Z

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