"THE BANANA BOAT SONG" (Shirley Bassey). Shellac gramophone record 78rpm.

[meyiyiyi55]

very neat player,it sounds excellent!

[delorsebolnick]

cute .. like your clip .. keep it up =)

[aretaeloah]

lembro de quando eu era pequena

[LifeIsABigPuzzle]

So how much time do you think that your record player still has?  You must have gotten it no later than the 80's! :P

[CoolDudeClem]

Pretty good sound for such a small portable.

[themeadownovel]

Thanks for enlightening me jvane2010

[stane1972]

cool xD extra

[themeadownovel]

Forget the techno details lol. I've argued for years that Shirley Bassey has recorded The Banana Boat Song and here's the proof. My other argument was that this was possibly her first recording, but I stand to be corrected on that one. Listening to this brings back such fond memories from the 50s.

I'm glad that there are so many Bassey fans out there. Many thanks.

[jvane2010]

@themeadownovel

her first record was

Burn my Candle (at both Ends)

in 1956..

[themeadownovel]

@jvane2010 Now I know. For years I have been wondering about this. So the Banana Boat song must have been her second recording?

[jvane2010]

@themeadownovel

It was the 4th single

search 'Shirley_Bassey_discography' on Wkipedia

for complete list if you are interested..

[themeadownovel]

@jvane2010 Many thanks for this jvane. You obviously are a Shirley Bassey fan.

[jvane2010]

@themeadownovel you guessed.. :)

[germarion]

this is a harry  Belafonte song she re sings.

[g1h2nedlaw]

@themeadownovel Shirley collapsed on stage during a live performance of this song. She was just 20 years old. Exhausted.

[nakkyfan]

My first time to see a 78s press issued by Philips.

[Paul480]

Nice one, that's two of us with the same 'disc'. Check mine out on my Dansette. Thanks

[sv2bbo]

Yes Paul, I have seen. Very nice job with rich sound.

[ayokay123]

Is that an original record player??? If so, WHOAH!!!

[sv2bbo]

Yes it is!