Betty Reilly – Caught In The Act – 1957 – Novelty / Parody / Latin Jazz / Vocal (vinyl lp)
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| Label | Unique Records (2) – ULP-118 |
| Format | Vinyl LP |
| Country | US |
| Genre | Novelty / Parody / Latin Jazz / Vocal |
| Year | 1957 |
Tracklist
A1The Saga Of Elvis Presley (2:53)
A2It AIn't Necessarily So (2:25)
A3Blow, Gabriel, Blow (2:09)
A4Under Paris Skies (2:24)
A5Run Joe (2:35)
A6Die Greene Koseene (2:08)
B1Rain, Rain, Rain (2:05)
B2Look To The Rainbow (3:06)
B3When The World Was Young (3:09)
B4Quiereme Y Veras (3:03)
B5Something Cool (4:05)
B6Quizas, Quizas, Quizas (2:04)
Condition
| Sleeve Condition | Near Mint (NM) excellent copy ! |
| Label Condition | Mint (M) |
| Vinyl Condition | Side 1 - Mint (M) / Side 2 - Mint (M) |
| BIN # | r91 |
Here's a fascinating piece of late-'50s Americana that represents the kind of musical boundary-pushing that was happening in smaller studios before the industry fully solidified into rigid genre categories. Betty Reilly's "Caught In The Act" captures an artist working at the intersection of multiple musical worlds - you can hear the jazz sophistication in her vocal approach, but she's not afraid to venture into Latin rhythms, folk storytelling, or even novelty territory when the song calls for it. This genre-hopping approach was fairly radical for 1957, especially for a female vocalist, and speaks to the creative freedom that independent labels like Unique Records afforded their artists.
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