RARE Music to SUFFER By READ Leona Anderson Unique Records LP 115 Album LP LOOK
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Description
Truly historic, collectible and mega rare record. Vinyl like this is as much an investment as it is an enjoyment.
From web:
In the canon of terrible and terrifying singers, Leona Anderson reigns supreme. Sandwiched perfectly between Mrs Miller and Florence Foster Jenkins, this 1958 recording badly needs to be heard by anyone with a sense of humour, and also by anyone with no humour at all. From the classic Rats In My Room to the swinging Limburger Lover (possibly the greatest song about cheese ever sung), Miss Anderson is faultless in her extraordinary timing and musical execution. Every song here is magic, made even more so by the most perfect orchestra, who add humour and a true sense of importance to what has to be the best worst album of all time. And here it is, for the first time in all its remastered glory, so it now sounds even more glorious.
Recently I tried to remember where I first got hold of a copy of Music To Suffer By. I think it might have been from Intoxica in the mid 1990s. The photos on the reverse of the sleeve showed her in full musical flow, yodelling and beautifully bonneted. I loved the pictures so much I wanted to meet her. Then I heard the record and immediately wanted to hear her live. This was not to be as Leona passed away aged 89 in 1973.
With the album always within easy reach, I would often torture my wife with it, and occasionally plant the album’s devilish musical hooks into unexpecting visitor’s minds. The only other time I heard the recording was on the Danny Baker radio shows, Leona being the perfect musical foil to Danny’s wildly creative banter.
Since then I have notice the album has appeared on blogs, as rough downloads and as straight forward downloads too. But I also notice no one had really bothered to remaster the album at all. So we did. And here it is in all its insane glory, sounding worse than ever.
Here’s the terrible tracklist
1. I love Paris
2. Chloe
3. Hep Cat
4, Habanera from “Carmen”
5. Il Bacio
6. Tell Me A Tale
7. Indian Love Call
8. Limburger Lover
9. Giannina Mia
10. Rats In My Room
11. Yo Ho The Crow
12. Italain Street Song
Cover:
The cover is not NM, but is intact and VG+. VG+ mostly due to corners which are not sharp as they could be and faint seam wear. Record has not been opened or handled much. Lower middle seam split. GREAT Color on Smooth Cover. Would display VERY Well.
Vinyl:
VG/VG+. The vinyl is flat and glossy with sheen. Original inner sleeve in almost perfect condition. I visually inspected with bright light. There a multiple hairline surface lines and paper scuffs. Record plays with no skips but there is some minor background noise between tracks. Still, very listenable.
Condition is subjective, please spend a moment or two to zoom in and decide for yourself if this is a record you wish to invest in. To truly enjoy this record get an original copy, original mix and in a condition that does not compromise the sonics.
Pictures taken both with and without flash. In person colors really pop and look right. No fading, smell etc.
Not a re-issue, Original And Vintage recording.
See feedback, I have not had a record returned EVER.
FREE SHIPPING TO US (lower 48) in professional slim record box, not in an envelope via media mail. Each box costs me $1, I do not skimp on shipping records.
I will ship worldwide - send a question for a quote. Worldwide shipping is not free. Shipping is $18 to Europe. I sell to only select international buyers and countries at my discretion. I ship on Saturdays.
No returns due to rare nature of record.
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