Louis Armstrong – Hello, Dolly! [Stereo] (Verve Record Club Series Edition)

(AAA) — Lacquers cut from the original analog master tapes by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound.

Back on vinyl for the first time in decades, Hello, Dolly!, Louis Armstrong’s unforgettable collection of songs and standards (including the chart-topping title track) introduced the jazz icon to a new generation of fans. On February 15, 1964, the single “Hello, Dolly!” entered the Billboard charts at #76. Twelve weeks later on May 9, 1964, “Hello, Dolly!” knocked The Beatles’ “Can’t Buy Me Love” from the top spot. In doing so, it ended fourteen straight weeks of Beatles’ #1s. The Hello, Dolly! album itself, though, was an even bigger hit than its title single. Spending an amazing 74 weeks on the chart, the album was certified gold and sat at #1 on the album chart for six weeks, easily being the artist’s biggest hit album ever. The album and single also completed the transition of Armstrong from jazz giant to a worldwide popular music icon. As Satchmo himself said at the time, “It sure feels good to be up there with those Beatles.”

* Mastered from analog sources

* Pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Record Technology, Inc. (RTI)

* Numbered Tip on Gatefold Jacket

* Limited to just 2,500 copies

Limit 1 per customer

(Above description from VerveRecords.com)