Sold Date: June 8, 2021
Start Date: July 8, 2015
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 JAZZ CHART 78 FEATURING THE LATE GREAT HUMPHREY LYTTLETON ON THE UK PARLOPHONE LABEL

BAD PENNY BLUES 

with production assistance from JOE MEEK!

b/w   CLOSE YOUR EYES

Bad Penny Blues was originally released as Parlophone R 4184 and became a 'hit record' in Britain at the time.

It was the first British jazz record to get into the Top Twenty, and stayed there for six weeks. Its success was very much due to the very catchy piano riff, played by Johnny Parker and brought to front by producer Joe Meek.

Official producer of the record was Denis Preston, who employed Meek as engineer. George Martin was head A&R man of Parlophone at that time, but was not involved in the actual recording.

It later inspired Paul McCartney's piano part in the Beatles' song "Lady Madonna".

"Bad Penny Blues" was featured in Mike Figgis' film Red, White & Blues and is on the soundtrack CD of that film. 

DISC DETAILS

UK PARLOPHONE R 4184   10" SHELLAC 78rpm 

B side - Close your eyes (ORIGINALLY INTENDED AS THE A SIDE!)

CONDITION - E/E-   light scuffs and marks but the record plays GREAT

TWO GREAT SIDES ON THIS CLASSIC HUMPHREY LYTTLETON JAZZ 78

DON'T MISS OUT - BUY NOW!

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 CORRuGATED STIFF OUTER CARDBOARD CARTON. THE BOXES CAN TAKE UP TO 21 RECORDS,

I SEND OUT ON AVERAGE ABOUT 30 PARCELS A WEEK AND DISPATCH IS NORMALLY DONE ONCE A WEEK