Description: TWO WONDERFUL GOSPEL SIDES FROM THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA LISTED AS THE HAPPYLAND SINGERS ON THIS EXCELLENT 78 ON THE ORIGINAL US SPECIALTY LABEL I'M GOING THROUGH b/w BROKEN HEART OF MINE The Blind Boys of Alabama, also billed as The Five Blind Boys of Alabama and Clarence Fountain and the Blind Boys of Alabama, is an American gospel group. The group was founded in 1939 in Talladega, Alabama and has featured a changing roster of musicians over its history, the majority of whom are or were visually impaired.While the Blind Boys were selling records in the 1950s, they did not make much money. In an interview with Ebony magazine in 2003, Fountain stated that they signed contracts that took advantage of them and that they were each paid $50 per album side and the record company kept the rest. By 1953, each member made $100 per side and, as per Fountain, "That was good money in that day. We didn't know what we were worth.They were signed to Specialty from 1953 - 58 where they were also billed as the Happyland singers. A WONDERFUL 1958 ISSUE GOSPEL 78 IN GREAT CONDITION! DISC DETAILS:- US Specialty 901 10" 78rpm SHELLAC CONDITION: E HERE'S A CHANCE TO BUY THIS SUPERB GOSPEL 78 BUY NOW! 10" 78 RPM RECORDS NEED CAREFULLY PACKING, AND I CLAIM TO HAVE THE BEST PACKAGING IN THE WORLD FOR DISPATCHING THEM! THE GREG'S GREAT'S SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A SPECIALLY DESIGNED INNER BOX MADE OUT OF 1" THICK POLYSTYRENE, WHICH THEN GOES INSIDE A DOUBLE CORRUGATED STIFF OUTER CARDBOARD CARTON. THE BOXES CAN TAKE UP TO 21 RECORDS I SEND OUT ON AVERAGE ABOUT 30 PARCELS A WEEK AND DISPATCH IS NORMALLY DONE ONCE A WEEK
Price: 18 GBP
Location: Cambridge
End Time: 2025-01-30T09:30:50.000Z
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Custom Bundle: No
Format: Record
Record Size: 10" 78rpm Shellac
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Material: Shellac
Speed: 78 RPM
Non-Domestic Product: No
Language: English
Release Title: as listed
Artist: happyland singers
Style: Gospel
Genre: Religious
Sub-Genre: Gospel
