SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS Screamin' Jay Hawkins LP CBS 1958 FRA reissue+2 bonus trac

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Influential soul, R&B and rock ‘n’ roll singer, whose haunting "I Put a Spell on You" 

has bewitched generations. Screamin' Jay Hawkins was the most outrageous performer 

extant during rock's dawn. Prone to emerging out of coffins on-stage, a flaming skull 

named Henry his constant companion, Screamin' Jay was an insanely theatrical 

figure long before it was even remotely acceptable. Hawkins' life story is 

almost as bizarre as his on-stage schtick. Originally inspired by the booming baritone 

of Paul Robeson, Hawkins was unable to break through as an opera singer. 

His boxing prowess was every bit as lethal as his vocal cords; many of his most 

hilarious tales revolve around Jay beating the hell out of a musical rival.

Hawkins caught his first musical break in 1951 as pianist/valet to veteran jazz 

guitarist Tiny Grimes. He debuted on wax for Gotham the following 

year with "Why Did You Waste My Time,".....

"SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS"

<Originally released 1958 in France (Fontana TR 662.114) as 10">

LP     CBS RECORDS   SERIE APOLLO      7-63481

MADE IN FRANCE

LATE-60s REPRESSING WITH 2 BONUS TRACKS

FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE COVER

This version: on front & back cover "série APOLLO"

Barcode and Other Identifiers

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LABEL: CBS - ORANGE LABEL -  BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: 7-63481

Catalog on labels: 7-63481 (7-63481 A) / 7-63481 (7-63481 B)

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): CBS 63481 A

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): CBS 63481 B

On labels: top rim text reads "Tous Droits.........Interdites"

bottom rim text reas "Made in France"

Rights Society / Publishing: B.I.E.M., Chappell, F.Day

On back cover: Notes by Bernard Boyat

Realisation : Henri Renaud

CBS est la marque de la societé Columbia Broadcasting System Inc.

JColombet Paris-XV

Photo : X...

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tracklisting

Side A: YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU - I PUT A SPELL ON YOU

ALLIGATOR WINE - LITTLE DEMON

THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU - ORANGE COLORED SKY*

Side B: YELLOW COAT - TAKE ME BACK MY BOOTS AND SADDLE

HONG KONG - PERSON TO PERSON

FRENZY - I LOVE PARIS*

grading

RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)

....Hawkins' immortal 1956 rendering of "I Put a Spell on You" for Columbia's OKeh imprint.

Hawkins originally envisioned the tune as a refined ballad. After he and his New York 

session aces (notably guitarist Mickey Baker and saxist Sam "The Man" Taylor) 

had imbibed to the point of no return, Hawkins screamed, grunted, and gurgled his way 

through the tune with utter drunken abandon. A resultant success despite the protests 

of uptight suits-in-power, "I Put a Spell on You" became Screamin' Jay's biggest 

seller ("Little Demon," its rocking flip, is a minor classic itself).

Hawkins cut several amazing 1957-1958 follow-ups in the same crazed vein 

-- "Hong Kong," a surreal "Yellow Coat," the Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller-penned "Alligator Wine" -- 

but none of them clicked the way "Spell" had...(AllMusic)