HARRY BELAFONTE - CALYPSO - VINYL LP
Deluxe Gatefold Edition Import 180g LP Includes 7 Bonus Tracks!
Originally released in 1956, Harry Belafonte's third album was the first full-length Gramophone LP to sell over one million copies, topping the charts for 31 weeks on the strength of hits like "Jamaica Farewell" and the immortal "Banana Boat (Day-O)." Mostly consisting of music written by the Trinidadian songwriter Lord Burgess, Calypso had an incredible impact on popular music of the '50s and '60s, bringing Caribbean rhythms to a wider audience and making Belafonte one of the most successful Caribbean-American pop stars in music history.
Originally released in 1956, Harry Belafonte's third album was the first full-length Gramophone LP to sell over one million copies, topping the charts for 31 weeks on the strength of hits like "Jamaica Farewell" and the immortal "Banana Boat (Day-O)." Mostly consisting of music written by the Trinidadian songwriter Lord Burgess, Calypso had an incredible impact on popular music of the '50s and '60s, bringing Caribbean rhythms to a wider audience and making Belafonte one of the most successful Caribbean-American pop stars in music history.
