Description
Offered for sale is an original U.S. mono pressing of the promo-only soundtrack LP Another Evening With Fred Astaire, featuring a performance by Ken Nordine.
This soundtrack to a November 4, 1959 U.S. television special was not released commercially, and includes performances by Fred Astaire, the Jonah Jones Quartet, and a performance of “My Baby” by Ken Nordine and the Fred Katz Group.
About this copy: This copy of Another Evening With Fred Astaire is a 1959 U.S. pressing.
No record label is specified on either the label or album cover, but the label says “Chrysler Corporation Presents,” suggesting that the album was likely distributed through Chrysler automobile dealerships in the United States.
The cover is VG+, with light general wear and a small stain near the top right hand corner.
The mono disc is M- on side one and VG+ on side two, with a scratch that runs across the entire side. It plays well with a few tics.
A nice copy of a scarce Ken Nordine-related LP.
Background: Released in late 1959, Another Evening With Fred Astaire was a soundtrack to a television special that aired on the U.S. NBC network on November 4, 1959.
In addition to performances by singer/dancer Fred Astaire, the program also included performances by the Bill Thompson Singers, the Jonah Jones Quartet, David Rose and His Orchestra, and a spoken word performance by Ken Nordine, backed by the Fred Katz Group.
| Country of origin: | U.S. |
| Size: | 12″ |
| Record Label: | (none) |
| Catalog Number: |
K8OP-1088 |
| Year of Release: | 1959 |
| Format: | Mono |
| Share: |       |
