Black Music Record LP w/ Hitler Title

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Extremely Rare Black Record LP with Hitler Reference

For your consideration is a exceedingly rare and interesting (peculiar) vintage record album that is not only Racist but also likens being colored and Adolf Hitler, as if in the same ilk.
The record is a 10 inch 78 on Decca 34007A/B. with the B side title I'll be a Colored Hitler and it was performed by Lionel Belasco and his Orchestra and probably dates to the late 30's early 40's.
The A side is The Soldiers Came and Broke up My Life with Lord Invader and Belasco and his Orchestra and was written by Rupert Grant.

Belasco, whose mother was afro-Caribbean and father a Sephardic Jew was best known for his Calypso music as stated below. The interesting thing is that you don't usually associate a piano with calypso.
The song was written and composed by King Radio (real name Norman Span) who wrote the famous calypso song Matilda which was recorded I believe by Harry Belafonte.

This song is impossible to find; just try to Google it. The album below is the only record that I found and although it is a compendium of 25 songs, it doesn't include this song. I'm going to crank up my record player because I'm curios to hear what it sounds like.
The Compendium album is not included in this auction!

I also want to apologize for the listing, my intention is not to offend anyone. I don't agree with the sentiment in any shape or form and I hope that it can be used for historic purposes and to educate.

Lionel Belasco (born 1881; died in New York City, c. June 24, 1967) was a prominent pianist, composer and bandleader, best known for his calypso recordings.
According to various sources, he was born either in Barbados or in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; he grew up in Trinidad, the son of a Afro-Caribbean mother and a Sephardic Jewish father. He travelled widely in the Caribbean and South America in his youth, absorbing a wide variety of musical influences.
He was leading his own band by 1902. He made his first phonograph recordings in Trinidad in 1914, and soon after first traveled to New York City, where he made more recordings and set up a publishing business. He would continue to travel back and forth between New York and Trinidad for the rest of his life.
He is unusual as a calypsonian in the fact that his instrument was the piano, (not exactly the best instrument for the calypso tent.) It is because of this that his style is more orchestrated and arranged. Instead of marching the streets or playing the tents, as was the custom for the average calypsonian, he instead became a darling of the local elites, playing the high class balls and debutante dances.
In fact, around this time (1903-4) he began giving piano tutorials to the mayor´s daughter. Don Hill, an expert on the subject, who wrote detailed liner notes on the "Goodnight Ladies and Gents, the creole music of Lionel Belasco" CD, claims that "According to rumour", he taught her a bit more than simply how to play the piano.... she was shipped back to England in disgrace, and Belasco was forced to flee to New York. He is originally the famous interpolator of the Martiniquan Folksong L'Anne Passee, a tragic song about a Martiniquan girl who became a prostitute in Trinidad. The melody of the song was used in the song for which Lord Invader became famous.
During his stay in Maracaibo, Venezuela, in the late thirties, he wrote waltzes with a local flavour (Luna de Maracaibo) and introduced a touch of jazz in some of them (i.e. Juliana). He also wrote the calypso Margarita, recorded by the Cuban singer Vicentico Valdés in New York in the sixties.
He also was featured in the soundtrack for the 2001 film, Ghost World.

King Radio (Real name Norman Span) was a calypsonian active in the 1930s and 40s.
He was the composer of many calypsos which later became standards, such as Mathilda, Man Smart Woman Smarter and Brown Skin Gal.

1. Good Night Ladies and Gents - Lionel Belasco,
2. Roses of Caracas Waltz - Lionel Belasco,
3. "I Used to Do All the Heavy Things" - Lionel Belasco,
4. Panama Paseo No. 1 - Lionel Belasco,
5. Miranda - Lionel Belasco, Belasco,
6. Blow Wind Blow - Lionel Belasco,
7. Venezuelan Little Tune - Lionel Belasco,
8. Prohibition - Lionel Belasco, Morini, Alberto
9. Sly Mongoose - Lionel Belasco,
10. Carmencita - Lionel Belasco,
11. Caroline - Lionel Belasco,
12. Maysotis - Lionel Belasco,
13. Treasury Fire - Lionel Belasco,
14. Caracas - Lionel Belasco, Belasco,
15. Hits and Run Away - Lionel Belasco,
16. Iris - Lionel Belasco, McKenzie, G.L.
17. Why Me Neighbor Vex With Me - Lionel Belasco,
18. The Palms of Maracaibo - Lionel Belasco,
19. Esperanzas - Lionel Belasco,
20. You Bob - Lionel Belasco,
21. Oh Rufus Hold Me Tight - Lionel Belasco,
22. Bournes Road - Lionel Belasco, Belasco, Lionel and 23. Rosa Negra Vals Venezolano - Lionel Belasco, Belasco, Lionel 24. Go Away Gal - Lionel Belasco,
25. Venezuela - Lionel Belasco, Traditional
Condition: Very Good
Approx. Measurements: 9.75 inches