CLARENCE FROGMAN HENRY UK ORIG. LP 1961

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	$		40

CLARENCE (frogman) HENRY

you always hurt the one you love

Details : Highly rare and colletable original  LP in stunning condition in every way, possibly the best conditioned one yet to be auctioned at E-bay !

He could sing like a girl, and he could sing like a frog. That latter trademark croak, utilized to the max on his 1956 debut smash "Ain't Got No Home," earned good-natured Clarence Henry his nickname and jump-started a rewarding career that endures to this day around the Crescent City. Naturally, Fats Domino and Professor Longhair were young Clarence Henry's main influences while growing up in the Big Easy. He played piano and trombone with Bobby Mitchell & the Toppers from 1952 to 1955 before catching on with saxist Eddie Smith's band. Henry improvised the basic idea behind "Ain't Got No Home" on the bandstand one morning in the wee hours; when the crowd responded favorably, he honed it into something unique. Paul Gayten (New Orleans A&R man for Chess Records) concurred, hustling Henry into Cosimo Matassa's studio in September of 1956. Local DJ Poppa Stoppa laid the "Frogman" handle on the youngster when he spun the 45 (issued on the Chess subsidiary Argo), and it stuck. Despite some fine follow-ups — "It Won't Be Long," "I'm in Love," the inevitable sequel "I Found a Home" — Frog sank back into the marsh sales-wise until 1960, when Allen Toussaint's updated arrangement melded beautifully with a country-tinged Bobby Charles composition called "(I Don't Know Why) But I Do." Henry's rendition of the tune proved a huge pop smash in early 1961, as did a Domino-tinged "You Always Hurt the One You Love" later that year. Frogman continued to record a variety of New Orleans-styled old standards and catchy originals for Argo (Chess assembled a Henry album that boasted what may be the worst cover art in the history of rock & roll), even recording at one point with Nashville saxist Boots Randolph and pianist Floyd Cramer. But the hits dried up for good after 1961. Henry opened 18 concerts for the Beatles across the U.S. and Canada in 1964, but his main source of income came from the Bourbon Street strip, where he played for 19 years. You'll likely find him joyously reviving his classics at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival every year come spring — and his croak remains as deep and melodious as ever.

Catalogue No. : PYE NPL 28017 (MONAURAL)

Year : 1961

Label info Turquiose / gold labels.

Matrix No's  :  A1 & B1

Track listing :

SIDE A:

BUT I DO / I WANT TO BE A MOVIE STAR / OH, WHY / YOUR PICTURE / LIVE IT RIGHT / NEVER, NEVER

SIDE B :

YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE / LITTLE SUZY / I LOVE YOU , YES I DO / STEADY DATE / JUST MY BABY AND ME / OH, MICKEY.

VINYL GRADING Audibly & visually

EX+ / NEAR MINT on the vinyl both sides play well throughout clean and sharp with crystal clean vocals retaining it's just pressed sound quality, probably only been played a few times throughout it's 45 year existence.

There are NO clicks ,sticks jumps or pops apparent throughout playback.

SLEEVE GRADING

Laminated (front)flipback sleeve which has been preserved in great condition, full lustre laminate clean sharp corners .

spine  label text clear and sharp

 Rear of sleeve with NO writing tears rips or splits, due to the unlaminated rear it has a couple of brownish age marks (please see pictures).

Therefore sleeve graded as EX+ / EX Respectively

INNER SLEEVE GRADING

Original pye coloured Flat inner sleeve with no wear & tear or creasing

NEAR MINT

LABEL GRADING

Clean with NO writing marks or any other defect to either side maintaining its bright gold text on the bright textured tuquoise labels

therefore labels graded as NEAR MINT

OVERALL GRADE

great in every way with an OVERALL grade of EX+

 A great chance to own & hear a superb album, which will make a permanent addition to any collection !

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