R. CRUMB AND THE CHEAP SUIT SERENADERS NUMBER THREE BLUE GOOSE LP NMM
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Here is a NEAR MINT MINUS/EXCELLENT PLUS! LP by R. CRUMB AND THE CHEAP SUIT SERENADERS titled NUMBER THREE. It is an ORIGINAL! US pressing on the BLUE GOOSE label, catalog #BG-2025 in STEREO sound and released in 1978. The vinyl is in NEAR MINT MINUS! condition, shiny and black and should have excellent playback. The cover is in EXCELLENT! condition with corner/edge creases along top, small corner bumps, light corner and edge wear. It is your opportunity to purchase this LP by R. CRUMB in this condition. It’s a true gem for the JAZZ / ROCK collector! Email me with any questions and be sure to look at the pic’s. I DO NOT ACCEPT BIDS FROM OR MAIL TO SOUTH AMERICA, SOUTH AFRICA, ITALY & OTHER COUNTRIES. IF YOU ARE NOT FROM THE USA CONTACT ME BEFORE BIDDING! International bidders can email me for shipping rates. SHIPPING IN THE US IS $4.00 for MEDIA MAIL. I COMBINE SHIPPING. BUYERS PLEASE WAIT FOR INVOICE! Thanks for Looking & Good Luck!
Music Review from AllMusic.com by Matt Fink
One would think it unlikely for cartoonist R. Crumb's band to be this remarkably listenable, but the proof is abundant in tracks like the infectious early jazz of the title track, the string band blues of "Suits Crybaby Blues" (co-written by Crumb), and the hilarious Cajun romp in "Shopping Mall." Though many of the tracks display the sly humor consistent with some of Crumb's other work, the subversive elements have been toned down in favor of the dry wit of the chosen material. The instrumentals here, featuring a vast expanse of instruments including the musical saw, accordion, mandolin, Hawaiian guitar, violoncello, banjo-mandolin, and brass instruments, are handled by a outstanding group of musicians who effortlessly jump from polkas and rambunctious Hawaiian instrumentals to dancehall waltzes and ragtime pieces. Crumb handles most of the tenor banjo parts and sings lead, with a voice remarkably well suited to the material, and is accompanied by authentic back-up harmonies to fill in for his lack of range. It would be very easy to refer to this band as novelty music, but to do so would be a grave injustice, as more than being an homage to bygone styles, they make music that can easily stand on its own as a reverent recreation of the charm of a genre that has largely been forgotten. Singin' in the Bathtub may not be the best old-time jazz/string band album ever made, but it is doubtful that there are many that are more fun to listen to.
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