An assortment of twelve-inch vinyl long-playing records. The collection encompasses a broad variety of genres including jazz, blues, soul, vocal pop, comedy, and spoken word. Featured artists and titles include Leadbelly (The Collection: 20 Blues Greats), Charlie Parker (Bird / The Savoy Recordings Master Takes), Billie Holiday (Billie’s Blues and Too Hot for Words with Teddy Wilson), Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong (The Special Magic of Ella & Louis Vol. 2), and Stevie Wonder (Songs in the Key of Life). The Stevie Wonder album cover bears a sticker stating it includes a bonus record and a 24-page lyric booklet. Other artists represented in the collection include KC and the Sunshine Band, Shirley Bassey, Dinah Washington, Edith Piaf, Maurice Chevalier, Acker Bilk, Bill Haley, and the Harlem Hamfats. Spoken word and comedy recordings include works by Sir John Betjeman (Betjeman’s Banana Blush and Late Flowering Love), Noël Coward (A Talent to Amuse), and Woody Allen. Visible record labels include Verve, Decca Eclipse, EMI, Columbia, Savoy, and Marble Arch. The lot also includes the original soundtrack recording for Cabaret and a recording of the Quintet of the Hot Club of France featuring Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli.
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