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Rare TINY BRADSHAW: Tiny Plays 12" LP 33 RPM KING Records 395-501

Sold Date: February 26, 2024
Start Date: March 18, 2023
Final Price: $175.00 (USD)
Seller Feedback: 6
Buyer Feedback: 36

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Rare TINY BRADSHAW: tiny plays KING 12" LP 33 RPM King Records 395-501.

   ....So....Whether it's soft, whether it's hot, or whether it's mellow.....lookto the master showman Tiny Bradshaw........

.....These sides were cutin 1952 - 1954...

.... VERY EARLY WORK BY SAMJONES ON STRING BASS....... 

LABEL =   KING 395-501 MONO [DEEP GROOVEBOTH BLACK LABEL ORIGINAL PRESSING]

1952, 1953 & 1954 Cincinnati STUDIOMATERIAL.   FEATURING:  Tiny Bradshaw, Lester Bass, Andrew Penn,Red Prysock, Rufus Gore, Jimmy Robinson, Clarence Mack, Philip Paul, CurtisRoss, Bill Hardman, Sil Austin, SAM JONES, Noble Watts, Clarence Kenner.

During World War II, Tiny, with the rank of Major took his twenty-five-piece band almost completely around the world in conjunction with the USO.
Side one: Soft, Off and On, Heavy Juice, Well Oh Well, Free For All, and Choice.
Side two:  Later, Powder Puff, South of the Orient, The Train Kept A-Rollin', Light and Ping Pong.
This is a RARE record and, as you can see by the pictures, in excellent condition.   It has a plastic jacket over it, has always been in our smoke-free home.  Selling only due to downsizing.  May whoever purchases this record truly value and enjoy it.