A1 In The Mood A2 Londonderry Air A3 Moonlight Serenade A4 Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair A5 Volga Boatman B1 I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo B2 Habanera B3 Chattanooga Choo Choo B4 Anitra's Dance B5 Battle Hymn Of The Republic
If you only had the information written on the original jacket and record labels for this album release on Crown Record, you would have never known that this album was already online under the artist attribution of "The Stripped Jackets"! Since I bothered to record it and upload it- you might as well enjoy it!
Tracklist
A1 Beautiful Dreamer
A2 Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
A3 Oh Susanna
A4 Massa's In De Cold Cold Ground
A5 Gentle Annie
B1 Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair
B2 Old Black Joe
B3 Camptown Racer
B4 My Old Kentucky Home
B5 Old Folks At Home
Credits
Art Direction – Sheldon Marks
Crown Records was the doing of the infamous (depending on who you talk to) Bihari brothers. These men made a living exploiting musicians for their cheap vinyl record empire- which started out as a semi-reputable R&B label through Modern Records. However, even then, their practices of listing themselves as song co-writers when they copyrighted their artist's music before releasing their records foreshadowed the sketchy behavior they engaged in to make a quick buck. By keeping as much of the record sales revenue to themselves, they made a living at the expense of the artists their records featured.
Between 1957-1972 Crown records turned out around 740 unique album releases, the vast majority of which are already online by those claiming ownership rights of the material. The label issued records of every popular music genre by obscure no-names and older material of more prominent name artists. The odds of one finding a Crown Record at your nearest thrift store is pretty decent; they made them deep and sold them cheap after all.
It is the Spring of 1974, Disco is still up and coming, and you hear these tunes at your shopping mall as you pick out a pair of funky fresh bell-bottom pants. If you don't remember those days because you had yet to make your entrance into the world, or even one or both of your parents, fear not, this album has you covered.
