U RARE CALYPSO LORD INVADER 78 HURRICANE CONNIE MEL1359
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A REALLY EXCELLENT COPY OF THIS MEGA RARE CALYPSO 78rpm RECORD from LORD INVADER with the ROBERT NURSE CALYPSO BAND
MISTER DON'T TOUCH ME BUMPER b/w HURRICAN CONNIE
Rupert Grant (Lord Invader)
Though Lord Invader (1914-1961) is best remembered as the composer of "Rum and Coca Cola," he was a calypsonian with a wide-ranging career. He began singing in the calypso tents of Port of Spain, Trinidad, in 1937. That same year the U.S.-based Bluebird Records selected him for a recording session in Trinidad. In 1939 he recorded one of his best-known calypsos, "Don't Stop the Carnival," which was later reinterpreted by Harry Belafonte. Invader was active in the tents in Trinidad through the 1940s and into the 1950s. After the war, however, he spent a substantial amount of time in New York, pursuing a royalties lawsuit as the author of the lyrics of "Rum and Coca Cola," which was a hit record for the Andrews Sisters. He finally received a settlement in 1955.
During the 1940s, Invader sang in nightclubs in New York and, in 1946, appeared in folklorist Alan Lomax's Calypso at Midnight concert at Town Hall. The previous year he sang "Yankee Dollar in Trinidad" in the movie House Rent Party. Meanwhile, he established a relationship with Mo Asch of Disc/Folkways Records and continued to record with him for many years. In 1956 he traveled to England, where he appeared on the BBC and recorded for Melodisc and other British labels, before touring Holland, Belgium and Germany. Eventually, he returned to the U.S. and recorded a couple more albums for Folkways. Invader died in New York at age 47.
TWO GREAT SONGS ON THIS 1956 UK 78
DISC DETAILS
UK MELODISC 1359 10" 78rpm
A SIDE: Mister don't touch me Bumper (R. Grant)
B SIDE:- Hurricane Connie (R. Grant)
Condition - Excellent - label is a little bit tatty but record plays Great E/E+ HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO BID ON THIS MEGA-RARE CALYPSO/SOCA 78DON'T MISS OUT - BID NOW!!
I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE POSTAGE ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES
eBaY IN THEIR INFINITE WISDOM HAVE VERY STUPIDLY PUT A FALSE CEILING ON THE COST OF POSTING 78s IN THE UK OF £4 !!
THIS IS A FRAGILE 78 AND THE COMBINED COST OF SAFE PACKING AND POSTAGE BY 1ST CLASS MAIL OR BY AIRMAIL SMALL PACKET IS - IN THE UK £ 5 , EUROPE £ 8 , AND REST OF WORLD IS £ 12
So for UK customers unless you pay the optional £1 "insurance" charge this record will be posted 2nd class - sorry
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO COMBINE POSTAGE RATES ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES OF 78S - USUALLY 75p PER EXTRA RECORD IN THE UK £1 PER EXTRA RECORD TO EUROPE AND £1.50 PER EXTRA RECORD IN THE REST OF THE WORLD
10" 78 RPM RECORDS NEED CAREFULLY PACKING, AND I CLAIM TO HAVE THE BEST PACKAGING IN THE WORLD FOR DISPATCHING THEM!!
THE GREG'S GREAT'S SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A SPECIALLY DESIGNED INNER BOX MADE OUT OF 1" THICK POLYSTYRENE, WHICH THEN GOES INSIDE A DOUBLE CORREGATED STIFF OUTER CARDBOARD CARTON. THE BOXES CAN TAKE UP TO 21 RECORDS,
USUALLY FOR MAILING OVERSEAS, I RECOMMEND NO MORE THAN 7 IN A BOX, OTHERWISE IT GOES OVER THE AIRMAIL SMALL PACKET MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF 2Kgs WHICH CAUSES A LARGE HIKE IN POSTAL RATES.
I SEND OUT ON AVERAGE ABOUT 30 PARCELS A WEEK AND DISPATCH IS NORMALLY DONE ONCE A WEEK - SO IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR RECORD WITHIN A WEEK IN THE UK, PLEASE DON'T BE TOO SURPRISED - YOU MAY HAVE JUST PAID FOR IT THE DAY AFTER I'VE DONE THE PARCEL RUN!! - ON THE OTHER HAND YOU MAY HAVE HIT IT LUCKY, AND GET THE PARCEL WITHIN A DAY OR TWO!!
IF YOU REALLY HAVE AN URGENT REQUIREMENT FOR THE RECORD - BIRTHDAY PRESENT, WEDDING, FUNERAL etc PLEASE TELL ME - (BECAUSE I CAN'T READ MINDS!) I WILL DO MY BEST TO GET IT OUT FOR YOU URGENTLY.
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