1959 WINK MARTINDALE 78 DECK OF CARDS / NOW YOU KNOW HOW IT FEELS LON HLD 8962 E
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A RARE 1959 CHART HIT 78 ON THE UK LONDON LABEL
WINK MARTINDALE
DECK OF CARDS
b/w
NOW YOU KNOW HOW IT FEELS
"The Deck of Cards" is a recitation song that was popularized in the fields of both country and popular music, first during the late 1940s. This song, which relates the tale of a young American soldier arrested and charged with playing cards during a church service, first became a hit in the U.S. in 1948 by country musician T. Texas Tyler.
The song is set during World War II, where a group of U.S. Army soldiers, on a long hike during the North African campaign, arrive and camp near the town of Bizerte. While scripture is being read in church, one man who has only a deck of playing cards pulls them out and spreads them in front of him. He is immediately spotted by a sergeant, who believes the soldier is playing cards in church and orders him to put them away. The soldier is then arrested and taken before the provost marshal to be judged. The provost marshal demands an explanation and the soldier says that he had been on a long march, without a bible or a prayer book. He then explains the significance of each card
The highest-charting version was recorded in 1959 by future game show host Wink Martindale, and was performed on The Ed Sullivan Show. Martindale's rendition (titled "Deck of Cards") went to No. 7 on the Billboard charts and number 11 on the country charts in 1959, attained multi-platinum recognition and reached No. 1 on many worldwide music charts.
UK LONDON HLD 8962 10" 78rpm (RELEASED LATE 1959) SHELLAC
ENTERED UK CHARTS 4 DEC 1959 FOR 8 WEEKS BUT WAS RE-RELEASED IN 1963 WHERE IT WAS IN THE CHARTS FOR 21 WEEKS AND GOT TO NO 4 (AS A 45) AND AGAIN IN 1973!
CONDITION = E
THIS IS A VERY HARD RECORD TO FIND ON A 78
DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS RARE LATE ISSUE 78
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