Name: Turn The Lamps Down Low - Ballads in Blue 1950-1953
Brand: Mel Walker

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

JASMCD3249

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-06-09

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

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Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

604988324921

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Artist

Mel Walker

Genre GB

Blues / Gospel

Label GB

Jasmine

In 1982 the Jasmine Label was created producing LPs and Cassettes. The new label initially focused on licensed Jazz and Personality recordings. Later in 1985 Jasmine successfully launched its Country & Western catalogue. 1990 saw the release of Jasmine’s first CDs.
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Newest Listed Items

Twenty-seven tracks of early 1950s R&B, recorded in New York, Baltimore and Los Angeles at a time when R&B was rising in popularity.    Already featured on an earlier Jasmine release, The Johnny Otis Show - All The Hits And More (JASMCD3141), these tracks delve deeper into Mel Walker's contribution to R&B.<p>    All the songs on the CD are written or co-written by Johnny Otis who guided Walker's short-lived career.<p>    The CD gathers together Walker's recordings for the Regent, Savoy and Mercury labels as well as recordings not originally released at the time. A welcome addition for collectors of early R&B.<p>    The accompanying booklet includes a detailed history of Mel Walker as well as label scans, press cuttings and other memorabilia.

Turn The Lamps Down Low - Ballads in Blue 1950-1953

Music GB