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♫'58 Exotic Novelty Bongo Rocker CHAINO "The Pigmie Song"/"Ubangi Rock" TAMPA M-
Sold Date:
June 4, 2016
Start Date:
June 3, 2016
Final Price:
$49.50
(USD)
Seller Feedback:
67
Buyer Feedback:
125
Artist: CHAINO
Titles (composers):
A: "The Pigmie Song (Tikky Tikky Boom Boom)" (Chaino – Kirby Allan)
B: "Ubangi Rock" (Chaino – Kirby Allan)
Label and year of release: TAMPA 144 – 1958
Producer: Kirby Allan
Grading: M-
Label Condition: M-
Intl. Shipping: $7.50 + another dollar for each additional 45 purchased.
Comments: Though Chiano was a bongo player, he only gets limited exposure for his trade, except for the intro on the B-side. A-side is a novelty up-tempo instrumental rocker. Set to a fast beat there is a torrid sax on the lead, interrupted by a chipmunk sounding pygmie. My preference is for the more fluid B-side, another up-tempo sax rocker, where that sax-man steps aside midway while the guitarist takes a longish solo. It has a solid back-beat and a tinkling piano in the backing band.
Provenance: This copy was part of Doyle, New York’s legendary auction of Detroit DJ Tom Knight’s record collection back in Feb 2000.
♫If you are unfamiliar with either side, you can find clips of both on YOU TUBE.♫
