ATILLA THE HUN QUEVEDO ST.BERNARD DICTATOR MAN CENTIPEDE CALYPSO SAGOMES
$
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You are bidding on RAYMOND QUEVEDO ( ATILLA THE HUN ) MAN CENTIPEDE / KENNETH ST.BERNARD (THE MIGHTY DICTATOR ) AH! LORD INVADERS.
This is a 78 RPM on Sagomes , British pressing.
Atilla the Hun (Raymond Quevedo)
One of the greatest calypsonians of all times, Atilla the Hun (1892-1962) started his musical career as a chantwell (lead singer) for a Carnival masquerade band in Port of Spain, Trinidad. By the 1920s, he was singing in calypso tents and soon became a very popular performer. Along with the Roaring Lion and other calypsonians, he helped to establish the Victory Tent and to introduce such innovations as calypso duets and calypso dramas. (An early drama dealt with the then contentious issue of divorce in Trinidad.) In 1934 Atilla and Lion traveled to New York to record for the American Record Company. While there, they met Rudy Vallee and appeared on his weekly radio broadcast. The historic broadcast reached all the way to Trinidad.
Shellac on Man Centipede is a very glossy VG+ with some minor scuff marks and some superficial hairline scratches. Play graded sounds excellent.
Shellac on Ah! Lord Invaders is similar to the the centipede side . However there is a scuff mark on the first ½ inch of the record that will produce a scrachy noise.
Rare 78 RPM on the Sagomes label.
