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Living Strings – Living Strings Play Music Of The Sea – 1960 – Folk / Sea Shanties (vinyl lp)

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Label RCA Camden – CAL 639
Format Vinyl LP
Country Canada
Genre Folk / Sea Shanties
Year 1960

Tracklist

A1Ebb Tide

A2.aBanana Boat Song

A2.bJamaica Farewell

A3Rio Grande (Traditional)

A4.aCome To Capri

A4.bIsle Of Capri

A4.cCome Back To Sorrento (Torna A Surriento)

Medley

B1.aA-Roving (Traditional)

B1.bLa Mer

B1.cShenandoah (Traditional)

B2.aFar Away Places

B2.bSleepy Lagoon

B2.cAloha Oe (Farewell To Thee)

B2.dAround The World

Condition

Sleeve Condition Very Good Plus (VG+) light edge wear / dirty cover
Label Condition Mint (M)
Vinyl Condition Side 1 - Mint (M) / Side 2 - Near Mint (NM) light marks side 2
BIN # R86

Here's a fascinating piece of easy listening history that deserves more attention than it typically receives. Living Strings Play Music Of The Sea represents the Arthur Fiedler-influenced orchestral pop movement of the late 1950s and early 1960s, when major labels were experimenting with lush string arrangements of traditional folk material. This particular album captures the Living Strings at their most adventurous, tackling maritime classics and sea shanties with the kind of sophisticated orchestral treatment that made these budget-friendly Camden releases surprisingly listenable. The group's ability to transform rough-hewn sailor songs into palatable middle-class entertainment speaks to the broader cultural sanitization happening in American music during this period.

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