Artist:  Various Artists

Title:  Saint Etienne Presents Songs For The Carnegie Deli

Format:  CD

Label:  Ace

Catalogue Number:  CDCHD1467

Genre:  Pop - Soul

Release Date:  2016

Origin:  UK

Notes:  When I first visited New York in 1991, there were two things I absolutely had to do. One was to see the Brill Building, the place that had spawned so much music I loved. The other was to visit a proper New York diner. An old friend, a grizzled industry man called Jerry Jaffe, took us to the Carnegie Deli, the setting for much of Woody Allen’s Broadway Danny Rose. I ordered a burger, which was huge, and picked it up. “I wouldn’t do that if I were you,” growled Jerry, “I’d use a knife and fork.” I ignored him, boiling juices ran over my fingers, and I dropped it back on the plate. Over coffee he called me a “fucking idiot” for pronouncing Laura Nyro as if it rhymed with Biro. I was in New York. It was exactly what I’d hoped for.

For me, these were the ingredients of the classic diner, the kind I’d seen in everything from Rosemary’s Baby to Rhoda: aluminium, stainless steel, vinyl booths, veteran waiters, neon signage and a counter with screwed-down leatherette stools. On the wall, framed photos of random celebrities: Al Martino, Steve Martin, maybe Lesley Gore. On the menu, matzo ball soup, stuffed cabbage, homemade chicken soup. On the table, a cup and saucer which magically fills with coffee before you’ve finished it. Walking around, I marvelled at the single-storey diners – with nothing but air conditioning units on the roof – sat right alongside skyscrapers. With the area’s unreal property prices and freshly discovered “air rights”, these places are now scarce. Like the London café, the Manhattan diner is an endangered species. Like the yellow cab, the diner made New York City look like New York City.I had an image in my head of how New York diners had to look. So how should they sound? Well, that’s in the ear of the native or the visitor. This collection opens with the sound of the city at dusk, a finger-snapper from a bunch of sessioneers found on the flip of Frankie Valli’s ‘(You’re Gonna) Hurt Yourself’ in 1966. It ends with the sun coming up through the steamed-up window of the 24-hour diner, the sound of a new day from the Tradewinds: ‘New York’s A Lonely Town’ they’d sung in ’65; ‘Catch Me In The Meadow’ from two years later reflected the break for West Coast sunshine and space that so many of the Broadway songwriters were starting to make as the Brill Building era closed.Bob Stanley

Condition:  [ Please see “Grading Guide” below ]

CD Condition:  N - Sealed

Liner Condition:  N - Sealed

Case Condition:  N - Sealed

Tracklist:

01 Preview Night Hawk - The Valli Boys 02 Preview Live Again - Irma Thomas 03 Preview I Deserve It - Samantha Jones 04 Preview I'm Your Man - Chuck Jackson 05 Preview Summer's Comin' In - Little Anthony & The Imperials 06 Preview Park Avenue - Lou Johnson 07 Preview Don't - Marva Josie 08 Preview If It's For Real Baby - Porgy & The Monarchs 09 Preview Up On The Bridge - The Chiffons 10 Preview Love (It's Getting Better) - The Groove 11 Preview Run My Heart - Baby Washington 12 Preview Where Do I Go From Here - Junior Lewis 13 Preview Tomorrow - Jay & The Americans 14 Preview Lover's Melody - Dawn 15 Preview Drown My Heart - David Coleman 16 Preview Boy You Move Me - Joan Moody 17 Preview Deep Dark Secret - Dee Dee Sharp 18 Preview I'm Fallin' Down - Lesley Gore 19 Preview Shades Of Blue - The Shirelles 20 Preview Let's Stop Fooling Ourselves - Eddie Jones 21 Preview Is This The Way To Treat A Girl (You Bet It Is) - The Hesitations 22 Preview He's A Lover - Tutti Hill 23 Preview How Can I Be Sure (That It's Love) - Gloria Dennis 24 Preview Catch Me In The Meadow - The Tradewinds

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NOTE - [ + or – symbol suffixes denote a very slight improvement or degradation to the attributed grading but not enough to raise or lower the item to the grading category above or below it ]

*Record age is immaterial to its condition.

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·         New  [ N ]   Manufacturer Sealed, seal may have been split to check colour variant. Never played. Note some CD’s are manufacturer issued without shrink wrap.

·         Mint [ M ]  As New.  Never played. No corner or edge dings, shrink-wrap is intact. All additional items such as inserts, lyric sheets and posters etc... will be perfect.

·         Near Mint [ NM ]  May have been played a couple of times but the record shows no signs of having ever been played. This is highest grade allowed for an opened, handled record. The vinyl is virtually flawless, bright and shiny. A very minor, barely visible scuff or two may be permitted, but no scratches. The disc should play with no audible noise. The label is bright, clean and unmarked. Sleeves will be near new condition. Virtually no wear to faces, edges or corners.

·         Excellent  [ EX ]   Record surfaces are bright and clean but may have a few light paper scuffs or superficial surface marks that do not affect play. The record has obviously been played, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light blemish. Sleeve may have some very minor wear to faces, edges or corners of covers.

·         Very Good  [ VG ]  A well cared for used record. Record surfaces may show some slight signs of wear and may have scuffs or light scratches. May have some very light surface noise or isolated crackles and pops.  Labels may be marked lightly. Sleeve may have some ring wear, moderate wear to edges and corners, light creases or stress lines, and other minor defects.

·         Good  [ G ]   Record shows visible signs of wear. Some surface noise may be audible. Groove wear may be noticeable, as will some scratches that may cause clicks or pops. Labels may be marked. Sleeve will have heavier ring wear, edge wear and corner damage and some discoloration.

·         Fair  [ F ] Likely to be lots of minor scratches and scuffs with surface noise audible. Potential label marks and damage. Sleeve will have noticeable edge and ring wear and feature some tears, marks and discolouration.

·         Poor  [ P ]   Scratched, scuffed and generally well worn with surface noise audible. Sleeve will have heavy ring and edge wear and likely tears, marks and damage. We will endeavour not to sell vinyl in this condition unless it is extremely rare and can be professionally cleaned and salvaged or where the cover is in good enough condition to warrant purchasing for the cover alone.

Common Abbreviations used in the product description. [ relating to used vinyl and CD releases ]

·         EW – Denotes sleeve edge wear

·         LM – Label Marked

·         Promo – Denotes a record label promotional release

·         PS – Denotes a full picture sleeve

·         RE – Denotes a re-issue

·         RW – Denotes sleeve ring wear

·         SPLT – Denotes split edge on sleeve

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