Fred Astaire Deluxe Bound Set MERCURY/CLEF #1-3 "The Astaire Story"

A deluxe four   was produced of The Astaire Story, in a strictly limited edition of 1,384 copies, each one hand-signed by Astaire and the artist , who contributed original drawings and paintings to the album. Issued in the USA in 1953. 

Cover is Excellent with trace shelf wear. No seam splits. No creased corners, or stickers. No writing. The first silk leaflet is loose. The rest are excellent.

The records are Near Mint with no wear on the surface. Excellent gloss and shine. No writing or stickers. 

Each record is pressed on blue wax.

Comes with its fold out David Stone Martin poster which is initialized "D.S.M." in pencil.

NOTE: Missing the David Stone Martin prints.

This edition is #153 out of 1384.

 

LP 1[] side A "" () – 4:26 "" (Berlin) – 2:51 "" (Berlin) – 4:14 "" (, ) – 3:28 side B "" (, ) – 4:36 "" (Berlin) – 3:13 "" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:56 "Lovely to Look At" (, , ) – 3:26 "" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:55 LP 2[] side A "" (Berlin) – 5:39 "" (Berlin) – 2:22 "" (Fields, Kern) – 2:57 "" () – 2:57 "" (, ) – 4:45 side B "" (, , ) – 4:48 "" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:07 "New Sun in the Sky" (Dietz, Schwartz) – 2:27 "" (Fields, , , Kern, McHugh) – 3:01 "Fast Dances (Ad Lib)" – 2:24 LP 3[] side A "" (Berlin) – 4:00 "" (Berlin) – 2:54 "" (Porter) – 2:43 "" (Berlin) – 2:54 "" (Fields, Kern) – 3:43 side B "" (Porter) – 5:22 "" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:41 "I Love Louisa" (Dietz, Schwartz) – 2:40 "Slow Dances (Ad Lib)" – 2:55 "Medium Dances (Ad Lib)" – 2:01 LP 4[] side A "" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 4:22 "You're Easy to Dance With" (Berlin) – 3:22 "A Needle in a Haystack" (Conrad, Magidson) – 2:22 "" (Porter) – 3:18 "" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 4:00 side B "" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 5:01 "I'm Building Up to an Awful Letdown" (, ) – 3:59 "Not My Girl" (Astaire, , ) – 3:37 "Jam Session for a Dancer" – 6:34

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