Sold Date: March 6, 2021
Start Date: December 31, 2020
Final Price: $48.00 $40.00 (USD)
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This listing is for a lot of 8 LP phonograph records.

They are in good to very good condition.

These LPs are over 42 years old. (1955-1978)

Those are the release dates, not necessarily the recording dates.

Most are first releases, a few may be vintage re-issues.

The price includes shipping.

These are from a non-smoking home.

Note: These are sold as a lot of 8, can’t be sold individually.

LOT OF 8 LP RECORDS

STEEL BANDS & ORCHESTRAS

GENRE: CALYPSO MUSIC

Also includes some Early Reggae, Ska, Mambo, Samba & Merengue.

Terminology note: I notice calypso records seem to have variations on spelling and terms. The term “orchestra” can be said of an 18-piece band or a small quintet. Terms like “ensemble”, “band”, “group”, “combo”, “trio”, “quartet”, “quintet”, etc. are sometimes stated with two or more variations on one album cover.

You’ll also see variations on terms “steel pan” or “steel drum” or simply “pan”. Also “steel pan player” or “pannist”. Also “steel band” or “steelband” or “steel-band” or “steel combo”, or “steel ensemble” or “steel orchestra”. as well various terms in Spanish, French, regional dialects, colloquials & Patois and other non-English languages of the Caribbean and Antilles.

This is a lot of 8 original record company LPs.

Most are first pressings, 1st editions.

Origin: Most of these records were purchased in the 1950’s & 1960’s by tourists in the Caribbean. Some were purchased at hotel gift shops, at the hotel cocktail lounges, and also aboard cruise ships.

These LPs were often purchased where the actual steel band groups were performing: at hotels, resorts, beach bars, tourist cocktail lounges, at tiki bars, at concert venues, at stadiums, at open-air bandshell concerts, etc.

Please see my other listings for calypso, mento, reggae, rocksteady, ska records, CDs and tapes. I’ve been collecting mento & calypso for over 35 years so I have some impressive vintage calypso LPs from Jamaica, Nassau (The Bahamas), Bermuda, Caribbean Virgin Islands, The Antilles, West Indies, Barbados, as well steel pan /steel orchestra / steel drum music from Trinidad & Tobago.

Thanks for viewing this offering: a lot of 8 vintage LPs.

Overall condition of the LP covers is very good.

A few have light attic scent, but no mold or mildew.

All LPs have been stored in a cool, dry archive room.

Records have not been cleaned. I leave that up to the buyer.

Please see all photos.

Questions welcome.

Please see photos for cover illustrations,

liner notes & song lists.

Here’s the list of LPs in (release-date) chronological order.

Some may not have a printed date,

so I researched through sites including Discogs.

1. BRUTE FORCE STEEL BANDS

OF ANTIGUA, B.W.I. (British West Indies)

...another Sounds of Our Times recording

by Cook Laboratories (record company) Long Play 1042

“Mambos, Sambas, Meringues, Calypsos”

1955 - 15 songs

Side 1 : All songs by the Brute Force Steel Band

Side 2 : One song by the Hell’s Gate Steel Band.

Other songs are by the Big Shell Steel Band.

Cover art: Bingham

Cover print: courtesy Alcoa Steamship Co.

The mono microgroove LP disc is clear red-amber color. (See photos).

The labels on the disc appear to be screen-printed, not paper labels.

Condition: This LP is in good to very good condition,

especially for being 65 years old.

Cover has light surface wear, an old price sticker and

the remains of a second price sticker.

Minor corner dings, no split seams.

Spine edge is good, no printing.

The back cover has a few very light scuffs.

No ink pen or highlighter markings.

No ring wear.

The record disc is in good to very good condition.

It has a few vey light scuffs and very shallow scratches on each side.

Plays well, no skips.

The screen printed labels are in good to ver good condition.

Side 1 has some scuffs, possibly wine stains.

The center hole is very clean.

No warping, no crack or chips.

2. ESSO STEEL BAND

With Hubert Smith, Jr.

“YOUR BERMUDA SOUVENIR”

... a. Bandstand Recording

Manufactured by Columbia Transcriptions

XTV 28979 / XTV 28980

1959 - 12 songs

Recorded at the Opera House in Bermuda

This recording features Hubert Smith, Jr.

From the liner notes: “Hubert Smith, Jr. is only 19 years old but is fast equalling the popularity of his famous father. He and the Wonders Quartet together with the band make this a unique item for any collection.”

See photos for the song list. Besides some of the standard calypso songs of the era(like Yellow Bird, Coconut Woman, and Cordelia Brown) this LP also has the popular Italian pop song Arrivederci Roma.

This tourist souvenir LP album cover was designed to be addressed and mailed like a giant postcard.

It is postally un-used, no ink pen writing on it.

Besides being of interest to steel pan music & calypso collectors, this will be also of interest to collectors of vintage Esso brand, Exxon brand, and general petroleum-related ephemera. (eBay Collector category: petromobilia. , and advertising: gas & oil companies)

Condition: This LP is in good condition,

especially for being 61 years old.

Cover has light surface wear, remains of an old price sticker.

Minor corner dings, one minot corner crease.

Top and bottom seams are split.

Spine edge is legible but scuffed.

No ring wear.

The back cover has a few very light scuffs.

Back cover has light foxing at edges.

No ink pen or highlighter markings.

The record disc is in very good condition.

It has a few very light scuffs on Side 2.

Plays well, no skips.

The labels are in very good condition.

The center hole is very clean.

No warping, no crack or chips.

I haven’t cleaned the record. I leave that up to the buyer.

3. THE SUNJET SERENADERS STEELBAND

“STEELBAND SPECTACULAR : THE SOUNDS OF

THE CARIBBEAN”

Columbia Records CS 9260

Stereo 360 Sound, non-breakable.

Label is Columbia with “two-eye” logo.

This record was released simultaneously as:

Stereo- CS 9260 & Mono- CL 2460

1965 - 12 songs

See photos for song list& line notes.

Song list note: Besides several calypso song standards, also includes Summertime (from. Porgy and Bess”), Maria and Tonight(from”West Side Story”), More (from “Mondo Cane”), the theme from “Exodus”, Poinciana, Piel Canela, and the Lennon-McCartney classic A Taste of Honey.

This is not a sealed LP, but it still has the original cellophane clear wrap.

It has a store or hotel gift shop sticker on back “2 Guys B”.

Condition: This LP is in very good condition,

especially for being 55 years old.

Cover cellophane wrap has light surface wear.

Front cover has very light ring wear.

A few very minor corner dings, no split seams.

The spine is very good.

The back cover has a minor corner dent.

No ink pen or highlighter markings.

The record disc is in very good condition.

It has a few very light, shallow scratches on each side.

Plays well, no skips.

The labels are in very good condition.

The center hole is very clean.

No warping, no crack or chips.

I haven’t cleaned the record. I leave that up to the buyer.

4. JAMAICAN ALL STARS STEEL BAND

(Self-titled)

RCA Victor LPVS - 7558 Stereo

...a Dynagroove Recording

Pressing: Hermanos Antor, S.A.,

Caracas, Venezuela

Made In Venezuela.

The cover is not sealed but still has the original clear cellophane wrap.

1967 - 12 songs

Please note: This album front cover states the song list in English.

The back cover is in Spanish, not in English.

I’m bilingual, so let me know if you have any

questions about the liner notes or song list.

The song list is pretty cool, includes The Sound of Music(aka The Hills Are Alive), Spanish Eyes, What Now My Love, 007 (aka the James Bond theme, not the song created by the reggae group Desmond Dekker & The Aces), Mambo # 5, Guantanamera, Hernando’s Hideaway, Yesterday (Lennon-McCartney classic), and Hawaiian Wedding Song.

Liner notes are in Spanish, written by Stan Levine.

Condition: This LP is in good to very good condition,

especially for being 53 years old.

Cover’s clear wrap has very light surface wear.

Minor corner dings, no split seams.

No ring wear.

The back cover wrap has a few very light wear.

No ink pen or highlighter markings.

The record disc is in good condition.

It has a some light scuffs and shallow scratches on each side.

Plays well, no skips.

The labels are in very good condition.

The center hole is pretty clean.

No warping, no crack or chips.

I haven’t cleaned the record. I leave that up to the buyer.

5. THE ORIGINAL

TRINIDAD STEEL BAND

(Self-titled)

Elektra Records, The Elektra Corp. - Elektra 139

Hi-Fi , white label (possibly a test record?)

1967 - 15 songs - RIIA Curve

Cover design: W.S. Harvey

Photo by 3 lions-Pickow

Informative liner notes by Art D’Lugoff & Fred Rayfield.

The back cover has a great black & white photo of

a pannist playing a steel pan.

Condition: This LP is very good condition,

especially for being 53 years old.

Cover has light surface wear.

It has a file-type sticker in upper left corner. It may be a radio station file label. If this is actually a test record, this might be a reviewer or producer’s coded marker.

Very minor corner dings.

Minor scuffs on edges, but no split seams.

The lettered spine is very good with just a small scuff.

No ring wear.

The back cover has a very light surface wear.

No ink pen or highlighter markings.

The record disc is in very good condition.

It has a few very light, shallow scratches on each side.

Plays well, no skips.

The labels are in excellent condition.

The center hole is very good.

No warping, no crack or chips.

I haven’t cleaned this record. I leave that up to the buyer.

6. THE WESTLAND STEEL BAND

“THE SOUND OF THE SUN”

STEEL BAND / TRINIDAD

Nonesuch Records. / Explorer Series H-72016

1968 Stereo - 12 songs

This LP was simultaneously released as

H-2016 (mono) & H-72016 (stereo).

Produced & recorded by Bill Leader,

for Nonesuch Records, NY.

Liner notes: Jane Sarnoff

Footnote to the liner notes:

For a rounded concept of the role of the steel band in Caribbean music, Nonesuch suggests that the listener refer to Pete Seeger’s book “Steel Drums- How to Play Them and Make Them” (Oak Publications, 1964).

Seller’s note: As I recall, there was a documentary film of the same name in the mid-1960’s, possibly by Folkways Films or Smithsonian.

This LP has the original Nonesuch Records inner sleeve with

lots of their 1968 catalog offerings

Condition: This LP is in good to excellent condition,

especially for being 52 years old.

Cover has surface wear, light soil, and minor scuffs & stains.

Minor corner dings & corner creases.

The upper left corner has a bad crease, though not split.

One small seam split along bottom edge.

The lettered spine has a few small scuffs.

Front cover lower right side has a small warp & foxing.

The back cover has a few very light scuffs & edge foxing.

No ink pen or highlighter markings.

The record disc is in excellent, minty condition.

No scuffs or scratches.

Plays well, no skips.

The labels are in excellent condition.

The center hole is very clean.

No warping, no crack or chips.

The inner sleeve has light creasing, ring wear,

a few small seam splits & edge fading.

The record could use a light dust cleaning.

7. TRINIDAD TRIPOLI STEEL BAND

“SUPER GROUP”

(Formerly known as Esso Steel Band)

Forward Records ST-F-1005 stereo

1968 -10 songs

Liner notes by Liberace.

Produced by Liberace, in association with

Attarack-Heller Corp.

Please see photos for liner notes & song list.

Condition: This LP is in good to very good condition,

especially for being 52 years old.

Cover has surface wear, an old price sticker, and minor scuffs.

Minor corner dings, no split seams.

The spine is good.

The back cover has a few scuffs.

Right edge has slight label ripple.

No ink pen or highlighter markings.

The record disc is in very good condition.

No scuffs or scratches.

Plays well, no skips.

It could use a light cleaning.

The labels are in excellent condition.

The center hole is very clean.

No warping, no crack or chips.

8. THE SUN ISLANDERS STEEL ORCH. (Orchestra)

“BARBADOS STEEL DRUMS”

Merry Disc REC 1004 (aka MerryDisc)

... a MerryMen production

Recorded at REC Studios, Merrymen, Barbados.

Pressed in Barbados, then exported to Canada.

1978 - 10 songs

Please see photos for song list.

Great song list including Mary Ann, Island In The Sun, Perhaps (aka Quizas, Quizas), Zombie Jamboree, Saturday Night, and Queen of the Bands.

Condition: This LP is in good to very good condition,

especially for being 42 years old.

Cover is really clean, has very light surface wear,

and the remains of a price sticker.

Minor corner dings.

There are no split seams but the bottom edge has loose adhesion and can be relied by the buyer if desired.

The back cover is very good.

No ink pen or highlighter markings.

The record disc is in good to very good condition.

It has a few very shallow scratches on each side.

Plays well, no skips.

The labels are in very good condition.

The center hole is very clean.

No warping, no crack or chips.

I have not cleaned this record. I leave that up to the buyer.

All LPs are from a non-smoking, non-vaping home.

Each LP includes a record disc,

illustrated covers, most have liner notes & photos,

and all LPs have song lists.

These LPs are sold as a lot of 8, can not be sold separately.

Compare & save:

Here are the listed prices for these same LPs,

listed on eBay, Amazon and Discogs.

1. $9 - $53

2. $9 - $24

3. $8 - $29

4. $10 - $47

5. $8 - $60 (Much higher $ if this is a test record.)

6. $9 - $58

7. $8 - $29

8. $8 - $39

If you were to buy all 8 LPs separately

you spend from $69 to $339 .

Price for all 8 LPs: $48.00

Shipping: Free, USPS Media Mail,

with tracking.

I can only ship to USA 50 states.

Payment: PayPal only.

Shipping to Alaska or Hawaii takes longer.

Please see my other listings for reggae, rocksteady, ska, mento, and calypso records, CDs and tapes.

I’ve been collecting mento & calypso for over 35 years so I have some impressive vintage calypso LPs from Jamaica, Nassau (The Bahamas), Bermuda, Caribbean Virgin Islands, The Antilles, West Indies, Barbados, as well steel pan /steel orchestra / steel drum music from Trinidad & Tobago.

A few of these vintage LPs were also acquired in my trading with Winston Blake in Kingston, Jamaica. I’ll be listing lots of vintage cassette tapes, 7” records, and vinyl LPs soon: calypso, mento, ska, rocksteady, reggae and dancehall.

Sorry, not listing any 78 rpm records, nor any dub plates or any Kingston radio tapes either.