Julie London Julie Is Her Name LP 1960 Repress Mono Excellent Condition
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Julie London Julie Is Her Name LP 1960 Repress Mono Excellent Condition Archival Sleeve
You will never get tired of this amazing recording
Julie Is Her Name is the first LP album by Julie London, released by Liberty Records in December, 1955, under catalog numbers LRP-3006, in monaural form. It was subsequently reprocessed to produce a stereophonic album, and this stereophonic version was released on May 25, 1960 as catalog number LST-7037. The album featured Barney Kessel on guitar and Ray Leatherwood on bass.
The first track, "Cry Me a River", was released as a single (Liberty 55006) and was London's biggest chart success
An exquisite collection of mid-50s torch songs, interpreted expertly by Julie London. Barney Kessel is doing much of the heavy lifting on guitar. "Cry Me a River" and "I'm In the Mood for Love" are the two best known singles from this release, but every song is well worth a listen.
For a mono recording, the instrument separation is quite good. Barney's intros and solos are tasteful yet brief, supporting the song.
Born in Santa Rosa, California, to vaudevillian parents, London was discovered while working as an elevator operator in downtown Los Angeles, and she began her career as an actress. London's 35-year acting career began in film in 1944, and included roles as the female lead in numerous Westerns, co-starring with Rock Hudson in The Fat Man (1951), with Robert Taylor and John Cassavetes in Saddle the Wind(1958), with Gary Cooper in Man of the West (1958) and with Robert Mitchum in The Wonderful Country(1959).
In the mid-1950s, she signed a recording contract with Liberty Records, marking the beginning of her professional musical career. She released her final studio album in 1969, but achieved continuing success playing the female starring role of nurse Dixie McCall in the television series Emergency! (1972–1979), in which she acted with her husband Bobby Troup. The show was produced by her ex-husband Jack Webb.
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