TWO VINYL TESTS: King Oliver O. "Call of the Freaks" and "Trumpeter's Prayer" E
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HERE ARE two 1950s RCA-Victor vinylite master test pressings by KING OLIVER AND HIS ORCHESTRA - "THE CALL OF THE FREAKS" and "THE TRUMPETER'S PRAYER." These were issued originally in 1929 on both sides of Victor V-38039. These vinyls are much quieter than even the finest shellac pressing!
The Oliver band in 1929 - King Oliver directing: LOUIS METCALF, cornet / J. C. HIGGINBOTHAM, trombone / CHARLIE HOLMES, TEDDY HILL, saxophones / LUIS RUSSELL, piano / WILL JOHNSON, guitar / "BASS" MOORE, tuba / PAUL BARBARIN, drums. (Properly, this is Luis Russell and his Orchestra).
These two original 1950s Vinylite RCA master tests each are in E condition. There are some scratches, mostly on "Freaks."
PHOTO: Joe "King" Oliver ca. 1920, looking sharp.
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