What we have here is a collection of 10 songs on the low-end budget label Spinorama. These materials also appeared in whole or part on other such supermarket collections from the early 60s. These labels generally operated by acquiring old material on the cheap, and then repackaging it. My suspicion is that this particular package began as singles cut for a small label from about 1953 to 1957 - although there is no hard evidence that this is the case.
Why do I choose those dates? Because By Myself, one of the songs here, was featured in the 1953 movie The Bandwagon, and because Ca, C'Est L'Amour was written for the 1957 film Les Girls.
It doesn't help that there is very limited information available on the singer. The first information I have is that she recorded two singles for Columbia in 1950. She then turns up singing with Louis Jordan in 1953. Finally, she recorded a single for ABC-Paramount in 1960. There also are scattered references to her appearing in night spots.
So, in short, I haven't been able to find out when these records were made or who plays on them - although they clearly are highly proficient musicians. Anderson herself is a very good singer - although she does have a tendency to mangle lyrics a little - and is particularly effective on The Thrill is Gone.
The production values are what you might expect from a low-end label. The sound was shrill, which I have adjusted, and the pressing is cheap. Added reverb is plentiful. Fortunately I have a mint copy of the record, so there is no need to endure any noise induced by mishandling over the years. Any noise here was built in by the issuing entity.
The pitching of some of these items is suspect, and I am sure that London Blues was about a half-tone flat, so I have adjusted it. (The original is also included in the download, in case you want to judge for yourself.)
This is presented (and in flac format) by request.
