{"product_id":"crl-57200","title":"Pete Fountain - Lawrence Welk Presents (1958) Vinyl LP •PLAY-GRADED•","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003eCatalog Number:\u003c\/h3\u003e CRL-57200\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eMusical Styles:\u003c\/h3\u003e 1950s, Dixieland, Instrumental\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eSleeve Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Excellent (EX)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eRecord Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eCondition Details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eVinyl plays with crackles (play-graded). Cover looks great; a few creases near edges; light-scuffing, discoloration spots, and surface impressions (front\/back); slight discoloration on back. Inner-sleeve is original (plastic). Spine is easy-to-read with mild-wear. Minor shelf-wear along top\/bottom-edge; some wear to corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eTracks:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003col style=\"margin-top: 0px ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eWhen My Baby Smiles At Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSummertime\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eIf I Had You\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eLa Vie En Rose\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eOn The Alamo\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eTiger Rag\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eI Want A Girl (Just Like The Girl That Married Dear Old Dad)\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eDancing In The Dark\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eMy Blue Heaven\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThat Old Feeling\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eI'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eHindustan\u003c\/li\u003e\n \n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eAbout The Record:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eA talent scout for Lawrence Welk, who saw Fountain performing at the Pier 600, brought him to the attention of Larry Welk, son of television bandleader Lawrence Welk. Persistent persuasion from the son led the senior Welk to invite Fountain to join the Lawrence Welk orchestra in Los Angeles, where he relocated and lived for two years. Fountain became well known for his many solos on Welk's ABC television show, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eThe Lawrence Welk Show.\u003c\/span\u003e He was rumored to have quit when Welk refused to let him \"jazz up\" a Christmas carol on the 1958 Christmas show. Other accounts, including one in Fountain's autobiography \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eA Closer Walk With Pete Fountain,\u003c\/span\u003e indicate he in fact played a jazzy rendition of \"Silver Bells\" on the show which upset Welk, leading to Fountain's departure in early 1959. In an interview, Fountain said he left \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eThe Lawrence Welk Show\u003c\/span\u003e because \"champagne and bourbon don't mix.\" Fountain was hired by Decca Records A\u0026amp;R head Charles \"Bud\" Dant and went on to produce 42 hit albums with Dant. After Welk's death, Fountain would occasionally join with the Welk musical family for reunion shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Record Vision","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52793753829657,"sku":"CRL-57200","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/6937\/8329\/files\/LP-pete_fountain-lawrence_welk_presents.jpg?v=1783554478","url":"https:\/\/record-vision.myshopify.com\/products\/crl-57200","provider":"Record Vision","version":"1.0","type":"link"}