HANK BALLARD-1959 Singin-Swingin KING Orig LISTEN Twist

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Hank Ballard and the Midnighters - Singin' and Swingin' (1959): Original King pressing of this 51 year old gem! Includes the original version of 'The Twist'.  King records RARELY appear in this great condition. The country and R&B records they made were generally well loved and well played.  This LP looks and plays in marvelous condition with only a few faint marks and  I’ve included a sound sample of the noisiest (not really so noisy!) here:

Cover is beautiful! It has no seam splits, tears, cut-outs or writing, it was in a plastic sleeve that seems to have kept it this amazing for it's 50+ years.  The lightness shown in the photo on the woman's face and in the upper corner are just reflection due to the immaculate nature of the gloss.  Original black label, deep groove pressing with King in smaller letters about 2 inches across (later issues had a larger King about 3 inches across). Labels show only faint spindle wear and a small pen mark (looks like a bird with a C underneath) that seems to have been the owners personal mark as it's on the R&B and Jazz LPs I'm listing (check 'em out!).

Hank Ballard was in good company.  In the R&B instrumental field King had Tiny Bradshaw, Lucky Millinder, Todd Rhodes, Bill Doggett, Big Jay McNeely, Sonny Thompson and Earl Bostic. Their vocal R&B lineup included Roy Brown, Ivory Joe Hunter, James Brown, Little Willie John, Wynonie Harris, Bullmoose Jackson, Little Willie Littlefield, Eddie Vinson, Jimmy Witherspoon, Little Esther (Phillips), Annie Laurie, and Lula Reed.

Tracks:

Teardrops On Your Letter
Stingy Little Thing
Ring A-Ling A-Ling
Ashamed Of Myself
The Twist
Let Me Hold Your Hand
Ooh Ooh BabyTell Them
Don't Say Your Last Good-Bye
What So Never You Do
That House On The Hill
Rock and Roll Wedding
Sweet Mama Do Right
I'll Be Home Someday

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