Mercury Records Collection: SR-60144: The Voice Is Rich

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SR-60144: The Voice Is Rich / Buddy Rich and his Orchestra

Label Type :	white Mercury promotional?
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	SR 60144 A MS1 FF
	SIDE-B	SR 60144 B MS1 FF

Comments

Equivalent release: Mercury MG-20461 (mono).

with original Mercury inner sleeve.

The label don't have “for promotional” or something printed on it, but it's actually white label, which is usually used for promotional use. This is the only case in my collection that the white label with no promo quotes. I will have to investigate further.

Inside The Groove

The other side of Buddy Rich - as a Jazz vocalist.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Buddy Rich's Mercury LPs are a kind of trilogy - one focuses on his voice, one features his drumming, and the last one goes straight with ordinary big-band ensemble. This LP features the first variation, Buddy Rich's own voice.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

7 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	PB1918 (18508)	Down The Old Ox Road	2:21
A-2	PB1915 (18505)	(I Was) Born To Be Blue	3:56
A-3	PB1914 (18504)	I've Heard That Song Before	2:45
A-4	PB1922 (18512)	I Want A Little Girl	2:36
A-5	PB1923 (18513)	I Can't Give You Anything But Love	3:02
SIDE-B
B-1	PB1917 (18507)	You've Changed	2:39
B-2	PB1920 (18510)	Me And My Shadow	2:28
B-3	PB1919 (18509)	(Ah, The Apple Trees) When The World Was Young	3:57
B-4	PB1913 (18503)	It's Been A Long Long Time	2:56
B-5	PB1921 (18511)	I Don't Want To Walk Without You	2:55
B-6	PB1916 (18506)	Back In Your Own Back Yard	2:45

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

Buddy Rich (vo, ds) with his orchestra (personnel unknown).
Hal Mooney (arr, dir).
Recorded at Fine Recording, New York City in October 1959.