Simone, Nina. (1933–2003) . "I Put A Spell On You" - TWICE SIGNED LP.
Signed LP from the American signer, songwriter, arranger and pianist, who has signed and dated 1973 boldly on the record label and again to an interior page of the album booklet of this Japanese pressing of her legendary 1965 album I Put a Spell on You. Label: PHILIPS SFX-7167; Cover, record and Obi strip all in very fine condition.
Album includes the original obi strip (spine card), the piece of paper wrapped around the spine of Japanese LPs, the term obi designating the sash around a kimono (Kimono no obi). Japanese pressings generally feature very high quality vinyl.
Recorded in 1964 and 1965 in New York City, this studio album it was released by Philips Records in 1965. It peaked at number 99 on the Billboard 200 chart and number 18 on the UK Albums Chart. The title track "I Put a Spell on You" peaked at number 23 on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart and number 28 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2017, NPR placed it at number 3 on the "150 Greatest Albums Made by Women" list.
The support for jazz in Japan has long been immense and also, remarkably consistent. Even during a slump in the United States in the 70's that threatened to put many American jazz labels and musicians out of business, American jazz artists flocked to Japan to perform, with many releasing "Live in Japan" albums, including Miles Davis, Bill Evans and Sarah Vaughan. ''Japan almost singlehandedly kept the jazz record business going during the late 1970's,'' said a producer with Blue Note Records, Michael Cuscuna. ''Without the Japanese market, a lot of independent jazz labels probably would have folded, or at least stopped releasing new material.'' (NY Times "In Japan, Jazz Resurges As a National Passion," 1/7/88)
Simone, Nina. (1933–2003) . "I Put A Spell On You" - TWICE SIGNED LP.
Signed LP from the American signer, songwriter, arranger and pianist, who has signed and dated 1973 boldly on the record label and again to an interior page of the album booklet of this Japanese pressing of her legendary 1965 album I Put a Spell on You. Label: PHILIPS SFX-7167; Cover, record and Obi strip all in very fine condition.
Album includes the original obi strip (spine card), the piece of paper wrapped around the spine of Japanese LPs, the term obi designating the sash around a kimono (Kimono no obi). Japanese pressings generally feature very high quality vinyl.
Recorded in 1964 and 1965 in New York City, this studio album it was released by Philips Records in 1965. It peaked at number 99 on the Billboard 200 chart and number 18 on the UK Albums Chart. The title track "I Put a Spell on You" peaked at number 23 on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart and number 28 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2017, NPR placed it at number 3 on the "150 Greatest Albums Made by Women" list.
The support for jazz in Japan has long been immense and also, remarkably consistent. Even during a slump in the United States in the 70's that threatened to put many American jazz labels and musicians out of business, American jazz artists flocked to Japan to perform, with many releasing "Live in Japan" albums, including Miles Davis, Bill Evans and Sarah Vaughan. ''Japan almost singlehandedly kept the jazz record business going during the late 1970's,'' said a producer with Blue Note Records, Michael Cuscuna. ''Without the Japanese market, a lot of independent jazz labels probably would have folded, or at least stopped releasing new material.'' (NY Times "In Japan, Jazz Resurges As a National Passion," 1/7/88)