Down To The Bottom/Midnight Hours

VINYL FORMAT. The Texas-born Larry Dale passed away in May 2010, aged 87. Discovered a while back languishing in the vaults of Groove, a long-defunct sub of RCA set up to handle the parent label's R&B output, these two sides were recorded at New York sessions in the mid-'50s. Both tracks feature the sterling guitar and arrangement skills of Mickey Baker and the handiwork of Jack Dupree on the '88s. Rolling blues rhumba with crashing piano rolls and suggestive lyrics with some greasy blues. Includes the original Groove label design for this long overdue 45rpm vinyl pairing. Limited run of only 500 copies pressed.