Strange Fruit

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Album Info

Release Date: 1972

Label: Atlantic

Original green and orange labels with 1841 Broadway address at bottom. "PR" suffix on label matrix indicates a Presswell pressing. In gatefold cover.

A4, A7 and B5 are previously unissued alternate versions.

A5, A8, B1, & B4 were recorded at Brunswick Record Corp./World Broadcasting Studio, New York, N.Y. on April 30, 1939.
A1, A2, A6, & B8 were recorded at WOR Recording Studios, New York, N.Y. on March 25, 1944.
A3, B3, B6, & B7 were recorded at WOR Recording Studios, New York, N.Y. on April 1, 1944.
A4, A7, B2, & B5 were recorded at WOR Recording Studios, New York, N.Y. on April 8, 1944.

A1; Fred E. Ahlert/Cromwell, ASCAP
A2, B3; Famous, ASCAP
A3; New World, ASCAP
A4, B1, B4; E. B. Marks, BMI
A5, A6, B5, B7; Harms, ASCAP
A7; Anne-Rachel, ASCAP
A8; T. B. Harms, ASCAP
B2; Shapiro, Bernstein, ASCAP
B6; Williamson, ASCAP
B8; Robbins, ASCAP

Commodore original monaural recordings were previously issued in 78 rpm, 45 rpm and 33⅓ rpm form on Commodore and other licensed labels. They are now reissued as two-track monaural recordings suitable for monophonic and stereophonic reproduction. These historical performances have been collected from the Commodore archives and reproduced from the best available sources. Please forgive occasional minor disturbances if you notice any.

© 1972 Atlantic Recording Corporation

Some copies included a folded insert promoting a 2 LP sampler of artists on the Atlantic and related labels

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