AUDIOPHILE RADKA TONEFF Fairytales AWESOME ORIG MINT

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ARTIST : RADKA TONEFF

TITLE    : Fairytales

Stunning Copy Of A Legendary Recording

A Must Have For All Audiophile Music Lovers

Side One :

1.      The Moon Is A Mistress (3:05)

2.      Come Down In Time (3:20)

3.      Lost In The Stars (4:15)

4.      Mystery Man (4:13)

5.      My Funny Valentine (5:43)

Side Two :

1.      Nature Boy (5:41)

2.      Long Daddy Green (4:09)

3.      Wasted (5:06)

4.      Before Love Went Out Of Style (2:24)

5.      I read My Sentence (2:07)

Music Web Encyclopedia writes :

RADKA TONEFF : ----------------

(b 25 June '52, Oslo, Norway; d 21 Oct. '82)

Singer. Her Father Was Bulgarian Folk Singer Toni Toneff; Her Mother Played Piano; Radka Began Piano Lessons At age Six And Studied At Oslo Music Conservatory '71-'75, Planning To Become A Piano Teacher . She Began Singing When A Pop Group Was Looking For A Vocalist, And Switched To Jazz When She Met Erik And Jon Balke And Started Practising With Them . She Had No Formal Training As A Singer . Lyrics Were Very Important To Her; She Set The Poems Of Nikki Giovanni, Robert Creeley And Sylvia Plath . She Led Her Own Quintet '75--80, Then Met Pianist Steve Dobrogosz In Stockholm '79 And Mainly Worked With Him; Bassist Arild Andersen Was A Close Musical Partner . Albums : Winter Poem '77 On Verve ( incl. 'The Ballad Of The Sad Young Men' ) ; It Don't Come Easy '79 On Verve; Fairytales '82 On Odin (Duet With Dobrogosz) . Fairytales Was Off-Putting For Jazz Purists Because Of Its Title And 'New-Agey' Cover Art, But Was Her Best Album, With A Version Of 'The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress' Soon Issued On An Odin CD Sampler : People Who Heard It Began Scrambling For Toneff's Albums, But She Was Already Gone . Her Sudden Death Was Described By Newspapers As A Suicide, But Friends Said That Although She Brought It On Herself, It Was An Accident . Live In Hamburg '81 Was Released '92 On Odin And Posthumously Won Her The Norwegian Buddy Prize '93, Incl. 'Lonely Woman', 'Just Like A Woman', 'Havana Candy', 'Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most', 'Lost In The Stars', 'My Funny Valentine' Etc . Norwegian Pianist Per Husby And Chan Parker (Charlie Parker's Wife) Co- Wrote 'A Song You'll Never Sing' In Toneff's Memory, Included On His Album Dedications '85 On Hotclub, Sung By Karin Krog .

MUSIC NOTE : --------------------

Gorgeous Copy !

There Are Scant Few Records In Audiophile Circles That Have Become Legendary .

This Is One .

Recorded By ODIN In 1982, In Swedish, It Features Wonderful Music From The Likes Of RADKA TONEFF, And  STEVE DOBROGOSZ, And Has Been On Every Audiophile “Must Have” List I Know Of .

To The Point :

This Is The Real McCoy-Toneff's Voice Is Absolutely Gorgeous .  

This Record Is Going To Stop You In Your Tracks .

Top Recommendation !!!  

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LABEL     : Odin

NUMBER : LP 03

Description : One Of The Most Acclaimed Copy Of Toneff's, A Record You Do Not Listen To, I Warn You . Instead, You Come To Witness ........................................................................................................ Truly Great Sound !!  On My Favorite Records, A Very, Very Well Kept, This One . 1982 Original Made In Swedish .

RECORDS CONDITION : MINT  ( Unplayed)

COVER CONDITION      : VG++

Note : A Middle Top Of Cover Have Defects, And Minimal General Wear .

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Sealed : Album is still sealed in original shrink wrap and has never been opened.

Mint (M) : Album has been opened and most like unplayed and as close to new as possible.

Near Mint (NM) : The records appears as Mint condition with perhaps one spindle mark and no marks on the vinyl. Vinyl has original gloss.

Near Mint - ( NM - ) : In Between NM and VG ++

Very Good Plus (VG++) : May have some minor scratches or scuffs that would not effect play quality. And well looked after with still glossy vinyl.

VG+, Poor or Fair condition items : I do not sell .

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