Tuesday, January 01, 2013

Record #0225: How High the Moon / Walkin’ and Whistlin’ Blues – LES PAUL & MARY FORD



Capitol F1451 (original) USA, Mar. 26, 1951
Words & Music by:  Side A – Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis; Side B – Les Paul
Musicians: Les Paul (all guitars, whistling and percussion on side B), Mary Ford (all vocals on side A), nobody else
Recording sessions: Les Paul’s home studio, Hollywood, CA, Jan. 4, 1951
Highest chart positions:  US #1 (for 9 weeks), US R&B #2

Les Paul was a great innovator of solid body guitar, playing techniques, effects and multi-track recording.

How High the Moon” has 12 parts of Paul’s guitar and 12 parts of Ford’s vocals; basically that would be a 24-track recording.

List price:  Very Good+ is $12.50, Near Mint is $25

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