Decca Records Ken Darby The Spirit Of Christmas lp, 1959,PSYCH,SO WEIRD & RARE

$

105

Ken Darby was an Academy Award and Grammy Award winning American composer, vocal arranger, conductor, choral director, singer and author. He has shared in winning an Oscar three times for The King and I (1956), Porgy and Bess (1959) and Camelot (1967) and was nominated for three others: South Pacific (1958), Flower Drum Song (1961) and How the West Was Won (1963). He shared a Grammy Award with Andre Previn for Porgy and Bess (1959).

Highlights of his career include: his choral group, The Ken Darby Singers singing backup for Bing Crosby on the original 1942 Decca Records studio recording of "White Christmas"; composer and production supervisor for Walt Disney Studios; choral and vocal director on the 1946 Disney film classic, Song of the South; associate producer of many record albums; vocal coach for Marilyn Monroe for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and There's No Business Like Show Business (1954); composed the Elvis Presley hit "Love Me Tender" (he signed the rights over to his wife, Vera Matson whose name appears as co-lyricist with Elvis Presley for royalty purposes).

And this an extremely rare copy of his 1959 cult classic "A Christmas Pageant The Spirit Of Christmas" psych lp! It's still in fantastic condition too! The textured Cover is still clean and pristine and there are absolutely no "spindle hole" markings on the Labels to indicate any play time!

Please see my five pictures for all the pertinent information, Thank You!

Cover: Excellent (Many would grade this Near Mint. I grade conservatively since it was fabricated in 1959)
Vinyl: Excellent (As mentioned above, there are absolutely no "spindle hole" markings on the Labels to indicate any play time!)
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