Media Condition:Good Plus (G+)
Sleeve Condition:Very Good (VG)

Notes:

Tracklist information is taken from both album cover and labels with differences noted as appropriate.

Cover information:
Gatefold sleeve made of thick card.

Front of sleeve:
Title shown as ‘Artie Shaw Volume 1’
Beneath picture of the artist is a ‘scrap’ of songsheet with ‘Copyright MCMXLIV by HARMS Inc., N.Y.’
Bottom right hand corner, ‘Musicraft Records Vintage Series’ inside a black box.
‘Featuring Kitty Kallen Mel Torm And His Mel-Tones Teddy Walters’ The name of the other Vocalist, Hal Stevens, is missing from the front credits.

Back of sleeve:
Title is, Artie Shaw Clarinet Magic With The Big Band And Strings Volume One
Track titles with vocal credits except for track A4,’ How Deep Is The Ocean?’, the vocal credit is only on the label.
Notes on the session recordings at Radio Recorders in Hollywood.
“Our special thanks for useage of original source material to the following:”
“While the original material on this album was recorded over thirty years ago, outstanding reproduction will be obtained on your present day phonograph, both mono and stereo. No pseudo or electronic rechanneling has been added.”
‘Musicraft Vintage Series Recordings are a product of Marlor-Olibin Recordings.”
‘ Trend Records P.O. Box 48081 Los Angeles, CA 90048
Musicraft Records Discovery Records Trend Records Verydisco Records’
Marler-Olibin Recordings 1978

Inside Sleeve information left:
Title is, Artie Shaw – Clarinet Magic With The Big Band And Strings – Volume One
Comprehensive liner notes regarding the artist plus a black and white photo of the band in bottom right hand corner.
Inside Sleeve information right:
Completion of the liner notes on the left side by ‘Jack Sohmer, January 1978’.
Discography ‘All sessions were made at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles’. Each session is denoted by the letters ‘A, B, C, D, E’ with each title followed by the Master number and writer credits.
Each session includes Band member credits, the ‘Strings’ of the title only show which instruments were used: Session (A), ‘9 violins, 3 violas, 2 celli, Session (B) ‘replace original rhythm section. Add a third cello’. Session (C) Four Trumpets; Three Trombones; Five Saxes; 9 Violins; 3 Violas; 3 Celli’. Session (D) ‘Same personnel as for Session 95’. Session (E) ‘Same personnel as for Session 95’
Track A3 is shown as ‘(A) Ghost Of A Chance’
Track titles have vocal credits except for track A4,’ How Deep Is The Ocean?’, credit for this is only on the label,
and track B3, ‘You Do Something To Me’, the vocal credit for this is on the back of sleeve and the label.
Down the right hand side are sleeve notes regarding ‘The Musicraft Story’.
Title on spine is, Volume One Artie Shaw Clarinet Magic With The Big Band & Strings

Label information:
Title is, ‘Artie Shaw Clarinet Magic with the Big Band and Strings’
Artist credit is ‘Artie Shaw and His Orchestra’

Publishing information:
Marler-Olibin Recordings 1978

A1 to A6: (Musicraft Session 64) November 16th, 1945
A7 to B2: (Musicraft Session 79) April 30th, 1946
B3, B4: (Musicraft Session 95) June 12th, 1946
B5, B6: (Musicraft Session 96) June 13th, 1946
B7: (Musicraft Session 97) June 19th, 1946

A1. Let’s Walk
A2. Love Of My Life
A3. Ghost Of A Chance
A4. How Deep Is The Ocean?
A5. The Glider
A6. The Hornet
A7. They Can’t Convince Me
B1. I Got The Sun In The Morning
B2. Along With Me
B3. You Do Something To Me
B4. In The Still Of The Night
B5. Begin The Beguine
B6. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
B7. Night And Day

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Matrix / Runout MVS 503 A
Matrix / Runout MVS 503 – B.

Copyright (c) Trend Records (3)
Phonographic Copyright (p) Trend Records (3)
Distributed By Avan-Guard Music
Published By Marler-Olibin Recordings
Recorded At Radio Recorders
Mastered At Soundwave

Location :GRVinyl12″W1

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