Cliff Richard Cliff Sings – The Cliff Richard Story Vol. 2 – 1959 / 60 – Rock & Roll (Dutch Import Vinyl)

Cliff Richard Cliff Sings – The Cliff Richard Story Vol. 2 – 1959/60 – Rock & Roll (Dutch Import Vinyl)

Cliff Singsis the second album by British vocalistCliff Richard, however as his first album, simply titledCliffwas recorded live, it is considered his first conventionalstudio album. It was released in November 1959 throughEMI Columbia Recordsand recorded atAbbey Road Studios.[1]It reached No. 2 in theUK album chart.[2]No singles were released from the album in the UK (as was often the case prior to the 1970s).

The album is split betweenrock ‘n’ rollandtraditional pop standardcovers. It is also the beginning of a repeated pattern in Richard’s career until the mid-1960s, in whichthe Shadowsand theNorrie Paramor orchestrawould alternately share backing duties. The back cover of the album states that it was at the suggestion of the album’s recording engineer, Malcolm Addy, that influenced Norrie Paramor to alternate Richard’s backing between the Shadows and the string orchestra for this album.[3]Tony Meehanfrom the Shadows was the session drummer for all tracks backed by the orchestra on this album.

While backing duties were shared equally on this album, Richard’s next album,Me and My Shadows, would be backed entirely by the Shadows, while its successor,Listen to Cliff!, would have the Norrie Paramor orchestra on backing duties for all but one track.

Cliff Singswas recorded in both stereo and mono but originally only released in mono on LP. From February 1960, the album was also progressively marketed on theEPformat, into four EPs,Cliff Sings No.1through toCliff Sings No.4, in both mono and stereo

Sleeve Condition (Out of 10) ~8 slight corner wear
Label Condition (Out of 10) ~ 10
Vinyl Condition ~ (Out of 10)
Side 1 -10
side 2 – 10excellent vinyl
BIN # *194

Label:Columbia 5C 052-05072 MFormat:Vinyl, LP, Album, MonoCountry:NetherlandsReleased: 1959/60Genre:RockStyle:Rock & Roll

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