THE WRIGGLERS SING CALYPSO at the Arawak LP 1958 Mento
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Description
Artist: THE WRIGGLERS
Title: "THE WRIGGLERS SING CALYPSOS" at The Arawak
Format: LP
Label: KALYPSO, USA (KLP 200)
Year: 1958
Style: Mento, Calypso
Info: Rare original pressing LP of early Jamaican music which was a souvenir album from the Arawak, a north shore Jamaica hotel resort which was apparently new when they printed the jacket notes.
The Wrigglers regularly played the Arawak's Limbo room, headed by Denzel Laing, who gets a mention on the wiki "Mento" page as a major 1950s mento recording artist. He is also mentioned on the wiki "Limbo" page for Jamaican Mento music that was linked to the 1950's Limbo craze.
Comes in original picture sleeve and has plain paper inner sleeve.
Label states 'Recorded in Kingston, Jamaica BWI', whilst the sleeve states 'Recorded in Kingston, Jamaica, W.I.'
12 tracks:-
-side 1:
SAXAPHONE
TIE-TONGUE MOPSIE
LITTLE FLY
MARY ANN
BIG BAMBOO
TOMATO
-side 2:
BOO BOO MAN
LIMBO
CALYPSO MEDLEY
BACK TO BACK
LITTLE BOY
RED BUG
Vinyl in very good+ condition with some light sleeve wear surface scuffs visible. Plays through fine with just some slight crackles, which is to be expected of a private pressing of this type.
Sleeve in very good+ condition with a small split in the bottom spine.
I am selling lots of similar rare records this week so please check my other auctions and ebay shop..!
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435 (GS 6.1 (435))
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