101 Strings - Play the Blues (1958) Vinyl LP and similar items

Catalog Number: P-5800 Condition Details: Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Cover looks great; a few creases near edges; light-scuffing and surface impressions (front/back); tiny surface abrasions on front; slight discoloration with darker discoloration spots on back. Inner-sleeve is original (generic white). Spine has no text and shows mild-wear. Top-edge is almost completely split, bottom-edge is completely split. Wear to corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.) Tracks: Saint Louis Blues Birth Of The Blues Symphony For Blues Basin Street Blues Frankie And Johnny Shades Of Blues Blues In The Night Blues Pizzacato About The Record: 101 Strings Orchestra was the brand for a highly successful easy listening symphonic music organization, with a discography exceeding 150 albums and a creative lifetime of around 30 years beginning in 1957. 101 Strings had a trademark sound, focusing on melody with a laid-back ambiance most often featuring strings. Its LPs were individualized by the slogan "The Sound of Magnificence", a puffy cloud logo and sepia-toned photo of the orchestra. The 101 Strings orchestra included 124 string instruments, and was conducted by Wilhelm Stephan. The orchestra's famous official photograph was taken in the Musikhalle Hamburg.