Cat. No. VV 1032: JOHNNY OTIS ~ TELEPHONE BABY / WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE. CAPITOL 2C 006-81.377.
USED VINYL RECORD. PART OF A COLLECTION NOW UP FOR SALE.
JOHNNY OTIS WAS AN AMERICAN SINGER, MUSICIAN, COMPOSER, BANDLEADER, RECORD PRODUCER AND TALENT SCOUT. HE WAS A SEMINAL INFLUENCE ON AMERICAN R&B AND ROCK'N'ROLL. HE DISCOVERED NUMEROUS ARTISTS EARLY IN THEIR CAREERS WHO WENT ON TO BECOME HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR OWN RIGHT, INCLUDING LITTLE ESTHER PHILLIPS, ETTA JAMES, ALAN O'DAY, BIG MAMA THORNTON, JOHNNY ACE, JACKIE WILSON, LITTLE WILLIE JOHN, HANK BALLARD, THE ROBINS AND MANY OTHERS. JOHNNY OTIS HAS BEEN CALLED THE "GODFATHER OF RHYTHM AND BLUES".
THIS RECORD IS A 1973 REISSUE BY PATHE MARCONI / EMI OF TWO OF HIS BIGGEST R&B / ROCK'N'ROLL HITS AND IS SURE TO WARM THE COCKLES OF THE HEARTS OF MANY AN R&B AFICIONADO. THE RECORD AND SLEEVE ARE BOTH GRADED NEAR MINT CONDITION (IT CAN'T BE CLASSED AS MINT BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN PLAYED AT LEAST ONCE).
TRACK LISTING: Side 1 - Telephone Baby. Side 2 - Willie And The Hand Jive.
7" VINYL RECORDS