Theodore Bikel Sings Songs Of Israel . Outstanding High Fidelity
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The genesis of Bikel’s career as a professional singer was marked by his first landmark long-play of songs eventually titled Theodore Bikel Sings Songs of Israel. The original version of this record was released as a 10-inch vinyl in 1955 under the title Folk Songs of Israel by Elektra (EKL 32) and rereleased in 1958 (EKL 132, also appeared in France in 1957 as Israel - Chansons Traditionnelles d'Israel, Mode Disques – MDINT 9 179; the 1958 LP was reprinted two more times).[1] Scholars of Israeli music hardly addressed this record in its social and historical context. This obliviousness is part of their general circumvention of the topic of the early reception and recording of the Israeli “folk” song in the USA by venture record companies such as Elektra.[2]
An account of Elektra Records in its crucial years under the leadership of Jac Holzman (b. 1931) from 1950 to 1973, dedicates a sizeable section to the artist that made this company a success to start with, the newcomer (to the USA) Theodore Bikel.[3] Elektra was a small independent folk label when Holzman met Bikel that grew to become a major, multi-faceted, hit-making concern.
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