Ella Fitzgerald - Lullabies Of Birdland

Media Condition: Very Good (VG)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good (VG)

Used
 

Notes:

First pressing. Black Decca® labels with silver print and "Long Play 33 1/3 RPM" bottom rimtext, in use 1954-1960.
"◈" symbol in side B label matrix denotes Decca Records Pressing Plant, Richmond, IN, pressing.

Label variation to [r=7140059, track A1 label songwriter credit to "G. Shearing," not "George Shearing."

Track B1 subtitle: (From Warner Brothers CinemaScope Production "Pete Kelly's Blues")

Recording locations and dates:
Tracks A1, A6: New York, June 4, 1954
Tracks A2, B4: New York, January 4, 1952
Tracks A3, A4: New York, June 26, 1952
Track A5: New York, March 19, 1947
Track B1: Los Angeles, May 3, 1955
Track B2: New York, December 20, 1947
Track B3: New York, September 20, 1949
Track B5: New York, October 4, 1945
Unknown studio orchestras on tracks A1, B2 and B3.

The following tracks were originally issued as 78 RPM singles:
Flying Home/Oh, Lady Be Good!, Decca 23956 (1947)
How High The Moon, Decca 24387 (1948)
Basin Street Blues, Decca 24868 (1949)
Smooth Sailing, Decca 27693 (1951)
Airmail Special, Decca 28126 (1952)
Rough Ridin', Decca 27948 (1952)
Angel Eyes, Decca 28707 (1952)
Lullaby Of Birdland/Later, Decca 29198 (1954)

A1. Lullaby Of Birdland
A2. Rough Ridin'
A3. Angel Eyes
A4. Smooth Sailing
A5. Oh, Lady Be Good!
A6. Later
B1. Ella Hums The Blues
B2. How High The Moon
B3. Basin Street Blues
B4. Air Mail Special
B5. Flying Home

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Pressing Plant ID ◈
Matrix / Runout MG 4312
Matrix / Runout MG 4313 ◈
Matrix / Runout MG4312T1 1P
Matrix / Runout MG4313T1 1P

Manufactured By Decca Records, Inc.
Pressed By Decca Records Pressing Plant, Richmond, IN