Another "treasure" unearthed

[Chuck Nessa]

Another recent find. In the Fall of 1962 (I think) I went to Des Moines to see Shelly Manne & his Men in concert. Afterwards I got a couple of autographs and spoke with Conte Candoli to tell him I really liked his Crown lp and mentioned it had been stolen from my dorm room. He said the label gave him a box of them to take on the tour and said I should come to their hotel and get a copy. I waited in the lobby for a while and then Conte and Russ Freeman came down and delivered the record and spent some time with me.

As you can see my younger brother added his signature to my treasure.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

incredible!!!!! 

[bertrand]

Was it standard practice for artists to sell LPs at gigs? The CD era definitely made that much easier, a lot less heavy.

I wonder if you could buy Blue Notes directly from the artists at gigs.

[Dmitry]

5 hours ago, bertrand said:

Was it standard practice for artists to sell LPs at gigs? The CD era definitely made that much easier, a lot less heavy.

I wonder if you could buy Blue Notes directly from the artists at gigs.

Good question, Bertrand! 

[Daniel A]

At least Conte didn't bring them to the gig - he kept the box at the hotel. But then, why bring it along on the tour? 

[mjzee]

Maybe to give to DJs.

[JSngry]

1 minute ago, mjzee said:

Maybe to give to DJs.

That's what I was thinking. DJs and bookers.

Or maybe as a medium of exchange to assist in procuring, uh…"creature comforts"...

I do like how Shelley Manne says "Hi", he doesn't just sign his name, he also greets you. Hi!

[Dmitry]

You've got some type-written text bleeding through from the other side, Chuck. I hope it's nothing important. 

[Peter Friedman]

I recall buying that Crown LP when first issued. Always liked it. Was glad when I was able, a few years back, to find a CD copy.

[Chuck Nessa]

4 hours ago, Dmitry said:

You've got some type-written text bleeding through from the other side, Chuck. I hope it's nothing important. 

I got the sigs on the back of a letter from a classmate.

[Dmitry]

Regarding albums being sold at gigs - look at the bottom of the image. In this case - not sold, but raffled. Wasn't an easy walk home for the winner.

[ejp626]

8 minutes ago, Dmitry said:

Wasn't an easy walk home for the winner.

 

I could be wrong, but I would assume that they meant there were 50 prizes given out of 1 LP each.

[gmonahan]

The LP in question was "Little Band Big Jazz," correct? Cool story Chuck!

 

 

 

gregmo

[Brad]

Cool story indeed. 

[Dmitry]

10 hours ago, ejp626 said:

I could be wrong, but I would assume that they meant there were 50 prizes given out of 1 LP each.

You are probably right, but I'm still hoping there was a 50-album grand prize.