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MRS Authentic Jamaican Calypsos Volume 3 10" LP Lord Composer Motta MOTL 103

Sold Date: May 1, 2017
Start Date: April 26, 2017
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Pretty Rare 10" Calypso Record from Motta's Recording Studio of England.

"MRS" "Authentic Jamaican Calypsos"   Series #3    MOTL-103

StanStanley Motta's MRS (Motta's Recording Studio) label released at least 70 tracks in the country and dance band styles by a variety of excellent artists on more than fifty 78 RPM singles , a few 45 . Mostly drawing from these, MRS released a five volume series of 10" LPs, called, "MRS - Authentic Jamaican Calypsos", as well as at least three other LPs and at least one "album" of 78 RPM singles. MRS is the first mento label and the start of Jamaican's recording industry. Descriptions of these albums start below, beginning with the MRS "Authentic Jamaican Calypsos" series. This is followed by some additional narrative on Motta and his label as well as several 1950s advertisements from The Daily Gleaner for the record department of Stanley Motta's stores. MRS - Authentic Jamaican Calypsos volume 3 Also know as MOTL 103 Released 1956 1. Hill and Gully Ride; Mandeville Road - Lord Composer and The Silver Seas Hotel Orchestra 2. Gal-A-Gully; Matilda - Lord Composer and The Silver Seas Hotel Orchestra 3. Maintenance - Joseph Clemendore (Cobra Man) 4. Banana - Cecil Knott and His Joy Bell Orchestra 1. Noisy Spring - Reynolds Calypso Band. Vocals: Boysie Grant 2. Dry Weather House - George Moxey and His Calypso Quintet. Vocals: Hubert Porter 3. Blu-Lu-Lup - Lord Fly with Dan Williams and His Orchestra 4. The Ole Man's Drive - George Moxey and His Calypso Quintet. Vocals: Count Lasher Starts off with Lord Composer's two classic tracks, as described and heard on the More Artists and Song Clips page. 

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Condition of the vinyl;   Vg+ (Nice Gloss, plays well. A few light surface marks ....see photos) Condition of the jacket;  Vg (..see photos)  Records are graded per "GOLDMINE" standards: SS= Still Sealed... M= Perfect...NM= Near Perfect...EX= Not Quite NM!...VG+= some wear, slight damage...VG= wear, some damage...G+= considerable wear, damage...Good, Fair. VISA, MC, DISCOVER are all OK. Winning bidder pays $4.00 for Media Mail Rate (USA only!)  ... International shipping is of course available if desired.  

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