BOB AND RAY - - "A Stereo Spectacular" - RCA 'Black Dog' 1958 TAS rare!

"Bob & Ray's first album for RCA Victor, Bob & Ray Throw a Stereo Spectacular, is actually a sampler record for the label's Living Stereo line with a handful of comedy bits appearing between cuts from other albums in the series. Bob & Ray's portion depicts their visit to the castle of Dr. Ahkbar, a mad scientist (voiced by Bob Elliot) whose bizarre experiments give the comedians an excuse to fool around with stereo sound effects. Listening with headphones is advantageous, but most of the humor holds up independently of the stereo effects. The one exception is "Bob and Ray in the Laboratory," which consists of practically nothing but sound effects. The music ranges from the orchestral instrumental pop of George Melachrino, the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, and Skitch Henderson to vocal performances by Abbe Lane and Julie Andrews. Richard Leiber plays "The First Noel" on the pipe organ, Lena Horne performs the suggestive "New-Fangled Tango" live in concert, and Harry Belafonte's Belafonte Singers contribute the folk song "The Ox Drivers." The gleefully cacophonous Guckenheimer Sour Kraut Band takes the prize for providing the most unusual musical selection, but the overall program is extremely diverse. Whether Living Stereo collectors want to hear Bob & Ray — or Bob & Ray fans want to hear a Living Stereo sampler — is another matter, but the comedy and music are enjoyable." - AMG.

----- On the TAS Super Disk List -----

This is an RCA "Black Dog" Living Stereo recording from 1958 with 1S/10S Stampers on the Matrix.

The RCA "Dogs" are considered to be of true Audiophile quality. This recording is no exception.

The record is NM-.
The jacket is Good++.
The LP plays/sounds NM.

Exceptional Stereo effects. The Music sections are highly detailed and have 'air' and presence around them with excellent spatial definition. The sound is very 'alive' and realistic throughout the entire LP.
Surface noise is present as low-level 'crackles' on very quiet passages. Does not interfere with the Music.

Each record is washed on a VPI cleaning machine using a proprietary 3-5 agent process which is determined by the needs of the individual record. Each record is then listened to 100% to insure that the posted description is exactly what you can expect to get.

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