MIKE KING King Size Boogie 195? CANADA TREMULO LP DHARMA BLUES EX+
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THIS IS A SUPER RARE PIANO BLUES / JAZZ LP. PRESSED IN CANADA ON THE TINY AND VERY OBSCURE PRIVATELY PRESSED TREMULO RECORDS LABEL ( SPELT TREMULO ON THE LABEL BUT SPELT TREMOLO ON THE BACK COVER ) SOMETIME IN THE 1950'S AFTER 1952 ( I COULD NOT FIND ANY INFORMATION AT ALL ONLINE REGARDING THE RELEASE DATE ) IN A LIMITED EDITION. CATALOGUE NUMBER IS TR 1 SO THIS IS THE FIRST ( AND POSSIBLY ONLY ) RECORD ON THE LABEL. THE COVER IS HAND MADE WITH GLUED ON FRONT AND BACK PICTURES. APPARENTLY TREMULO / TREMOLO RECORDS WAS BASED IN TORONTO, CANADA.
MIKE KING PLAYS IN AN IMPROVISED STYLE THAT IS INFLUENCED BY SUCH GREATS OF BOOGIE WOOGIE PIANO AS JIMMY YANCEY, ALBERT AMMONS, PINETOP SMITH, PETE JOHNSON AND MEADE LUX LEWIS. HE WENT ON TO RELEASE OTHER RECORDS UNDER HIS OWN NAME AND ALSO FEATURED ON THE 1969 UK MAJOR MINOR ALBUM " DHARMA BLUES " BY THE DHARMA BLUES BAND !!!
THIS IS AS FAR AS I KNOW THE FIRST RECORD RELEASED BY MIKE KING.
ULTRA RARE !!! THERE ARE NO OTHER COPIES OF THIS ALBUM ON WORLDWIDE EBAY OR ON DISCOGS AND I HAVE'NT SEEN IT LISTED AT ALL ON EITHER OF THESE SITES !!!!
THANKS FOR LOOKING AND PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER ITEMS !!!
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