Thursday, December 17, 2009

Harry Belafonte


12-17-09 Harry Belafonte


LP MARK TWAIN AND OTHER FOLK FAVORITES RCA US LPM 1022

1954 12 TRKS mono

LP BELAFONTE RCA DE LPM 1150-C

1956 11 TRKS mono

CD CALYPSO RCA US 53801.2

1956 11 TRKS ('92 issue) mono

LP CALYPSO RCA NZ LPM 1248

1956 11 TRKS mono

LP EVENING WITH BELAFONTE, AN RCA US LPM 1402

1957 11 TRKS mono

LP BELAFONTE SINGS THE BLUES RCA US LSP 1972

1958 11 TRKS stereo

LP MY LORD WHAT A MORNIN' RCA US LSP 2022

1960 11 TRKS stereo

CD AT CARNEGIE HALL RCA US 6006.2-R

1959 15 TRKS Live 4/59 stereo

LPx2 AT CARNEGIE HALL RCA US LSO 6006

1959 15 TRKS re-issue, stereo

LP SWING DAT HAMMER RCA US LSP 2194

1960 10 TRKS stereo

LP SINGS OF THE CARIBBEAN RCA US LSP 2388 (e)

1957 11 TRKS 'electronic stereo'

CD RETURNS TO CARNEGIE HALL RCA US 62690.2

1960 19 TRKS Live 5/60 stereo

LP JUMP UP CALYPSO RCA US LSP 2388

1961? 12 TRKS stereo

LP MIDNIGHT SPECIAL, THE RCA US LSP 2449

1960? 9 TRKS stereo (with a ‘Belafonte’ inner-sleeve)

LP MANY MOODS OF RCA US LSP 2574

1962? 11 TRKS stereo

LP STREETS I HAVE WALKED RCA US LSP 2695

1963 12 TRKS stereo

LPx2 AT THE GREEK THEATRE RCA US LSO 6009

1963 16 TRKS Live, stereo

LP IN MY QUIET ROOM RCA US LSP 3571

1966? 10 TRKS stereo

LP CALYPSO IN BRASS RCA US LSP 3658

1966 11 TRKS stereo

CDx3 GREATEST HITS (3CD) BMG JPN BVCM-37162/4

2000 53 TRKS Collection (50's & 60's recordings)


After writing about Spike Jones yesterday, today I had to do Harry Belafonte. My parents had the “Calypso” LP and I played it to death, as a pre-teen. My parents bought me many of the LP’s listed above. I know many of them by heart. Not so sure on some of the dates above, just guessing. I know I’m missing a few, too.


Of particular note is the multi-CD boxed set “The Long Road To Freedom – An Anthology of Black Music” on RCA / Buddah – 80 tracks on 5 CD’s – I believe it was originally intended to be a 10LP boxed set. Mr. Belafonte was one of the producers of this masterpiece compilation. It was recorded between 1961 and 1971, and finally released in 2001. The whole package is wonderful, with a hard-bound 140 page book and DVD!


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