Sold Date:
September 1, 2024
Start Date:
August 6, 2024
Final Price:
$75.00
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This is an original vinyl LP of "Songs of the Humpback Whale" released in 1970 by CRM Records. It features the mesmerizing sounds of humpback whales in their natural habitat which makes it a great addition to any nature lover's collection.
The LP comes in a cardboard sleeve with a booklet included.
BRAND NEW/STILL SEALED! Purchased at an estate sale from the original owner. Cover shows some light corner bumping, a few minor age spots visible through the plastic.
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Songs of the Humpback Whale is a 1970 album produced by . It publicly demonstrated for the first time the elaborate of . Selling over 100,000 copies, it became the bestselling environmental album in history, and its sales benefited the 's Whale Fund, of which Payne was Scientific Director, and which sought to conserve whales through research and public education. By raising awareness of the intelligence and culture of whales, the album helped spawn a worldwide "" movement, leading to the 1972 ten-year global moratorium on commercial whaling (observed by all but a few nations).