Harry Belafonte Belafonte At Carnegie Hall The Complete Concert 45RPM (5 LP)

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180g 45rpm Vinyl 5LP Box Set!
Mastered at Sterling Sound by Ryan Smith from the Original 3-Track Analog Tapes!
Plating by Gary Salstrom, Pressed at QRP & RTI!
Includes Bonus Tracks Previously Unavailable on Vinyl!
This deluxe LP box set with 5 vinyl discs is really something special. Like the double hybrid SACD by Analogue Productions, it contains Harry Belafonte's concert recording from Carnegie Hall from April 1959, including some songs that were missing from earlier editions due to lack of space. This includes Belafonte's spoken introduction before beginning with the delicate "Scarlet Ribbons" followed by the orchestral overture.
This "grandpa of all live albums" (allmusic.com) was an anomaly at the time of its release. Only comedians recorded their albums outside the studio. The great commercial and artistic success of "Belafonte At Carnegie Hall" was unexpected, but powerful: the recording of the concert remained in the charts for over three years and remained a bestseller in RCA's catalog until they stopped pressing LPs there.
The remastering for the 5-LP box set at 45 rpm was done by Ryan K. Smith in the studios of Sterling Sound.
Described by reviewers as "the quintessential Belafonte package," Belafonte at Carnegie Hall captures the excitement of a Harry Belafonte concert at the height of his popularity. What Analogue Productions has done with this 5LP 45RPM box set release exceeds other vinyl versions.
Analogue Productions has included the entire concert. The fifth disc in this premium set includes tracks heretofore missing from prior editions due to space limitations. They include Belafonte's spoken introduction before launching into the touching and tender "Scarlet Ribbons," followed by the orchestral overture.
What AllMusic.com describes as "The grandaddy of all live albums," was an anomaly at a time when only comedy albums were recorded outside of the studio environment. A major financial and artistic success, the live performance stayed on the best-selling album charts for over three years and remained in print until RCA discontinued pressing LPs.
The concert is divided in three sections: "Moods of the American Negro," "In the Caribbean," and "Round the World." All the hits are here: "Day O," "Jamaica Farewell," "Mama Look a Boo Boo," and others, plus calypso, folk songs, chain gang songs, spirituals, and songs from other lands, representing a veritable best-of package of Belafonte's first decade with RCA Victor.
Wait no more if you haven't heard this marvelous record. They've gone all out for this deluxe reissue. Starting with premier mastering by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound from the original analog tapes. Spread over 5 LPs, the wider-spaced grooves reduce distortion and high frequency loss and let your stereo cartridge track more accurately.
Plating is by Gary Salstrom and pressing is by Quality Record Pressings and RTI. But the deluxe treatment doesn't stop there: Analogue Productions has enhanced the original studio photography and housed the collection in a custom-designed slipcase box.
Belafonte's mastery in front of an audience was never better displayed than here, a mastery that resulted in him becoming one of the most popular concert draws in history. From the opening trumpet fanfare to the epic 12-minute version of "Matilda" (which set a standard for audience participation), the album never lets up!

Features:

• 5LP Box set
• 180g Vinyl
• 45rpm
• Mastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound from the Original 3-track Analog Tapes
• Plated by Gary Salstrom
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings & RTI
• Custom Designed Slipcase Box
• Bonus Tracks Previously Unavailable on Vinyl

Musicians:

• Harry Belafonte

Selections:

Side A
1. Introduction/ Darlin' Cora
2. Sylvie
3. Cotton Fields
Side B
1. John Henry
2. Take My Mother Home
Side C
1. The Marching Saints
2. Day O
3. Jamaica Farewell
Side D
1. Man Piaba
2. All My Trials
Side E
1. Mama Look A Boo Boo
2. Come Back Liza
3. Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
Side F
1. Hava Nadeela
2. Danny Boy
3. Merci Bon Dieu
Side G
1. Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma
2. Shenandoah
Side H
1. Matilda
Side I
1. Harry Belafonte (Spoken Intro) *previously unreleased on LP
2. Scarlet Ribbons *previously unreleased on LP
Side J
1. Overture Medley (Instrumental) *previously unreleased on LP