Wednesday 28 March 2012

Album Cover: Beauty and the Beat!

When is a 'live' album not a 'live' album?

Upon its first release Beauty and the Beat! was marketed as a live recording from the 1959 Miami convention of disc jockeys. Though Miss Lee and Mr Shearing did perform there, and recordings were made for later release, the songs heard on the LP issue were recorded in the studio and overdubbed with rather obvious canned applause, announcements, and even post-production echo.

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