Rare A.L.Lloyd Ewan MacColl Black Ball Line Vinyl 1957
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Jan 26, 2008 Sold Date
Jan 16, 2008 Start Date
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Here's one for the true connoisseur and collector....

The Black Ball Line

A L Lloyd and Ewan MacColl

Original Vinyl in great condition.... 1957...... MONO

 

On this record

THE BLACK BALL LINE.

Ships of this line had a red swallow tail flag with a black ball in the middle. They ran from New York to Liverpool.

 

DO ME AMA. A foc'sle song. This version is a little fuller than those printed.     THE HANDSOME CABIN BOY.

A l9th century broadside ballad, that remained a steady seller in fairs and back streets of provincial towns for more than sixty years.

 

A HUNDRED YEARS AGO. A halliard shanty deriving from a mid nineteenth century minstrel song. 'A Long Time Ago'. STORMALONG.

A shanty for manning the capstan or pumps.

 

THE COAST OF PERU.

Is a song from the hey-day of Pacific spermwhaling; between the 1790's and the 1840's.

 

THE GAUGER.

A gauger is an exciseman. This song dates from about 150 years ago, when liquor smuggling was going strong on the South-East coast of Scotland.

 

SALLY RACKET.

This version of the song probably comes from the ships running to the West Indies. The tune resembles the Jamaican tune Mr. Ramgoat.

 

 

Topic

T8

8 inch LP     33 1/3 Micro

?MA LP T8 2A

 

Cover excellent (see picture)

Disc Near Mint

?MA LP T8 1A

 


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