Help me find an album from the 70s that was never released

December 29, 2008 3:12 PM

Once upon a time (the seventies), there existed a Lincoln Majorca live album that stores used to sell stereo equipment. Help me figure out what it was and where it can be found (on CD or mp3).

Here are the details as my parents remember them:

It was a single live cut by Lincoln Majorca, and was entirely instrumental save for one piece by Thelma Huston. Songs on it were America, Blackbird, and something from Porgy and Bess.

Apparently it was never commercially released, and this high-quality recording was given to stores to use when selling stereos. In the (possibly) mid-seventies. My dad bought the stereo and the clerk at the store took the record and copied it onto a tape; the cassette is squirreled away in the attic somewhere, so unfortunately that's all the info I have.

Does a quality version of this album exist digitally anywhere? And where could I get my hands on it?

Thanks!

posted by phunniemee to Media & Arts (4 answers total)

Best answer: Something from Sheffield? "My Disc"?
posted by gyusan at 4:45 PM on December 29, 2008

Response by poster: gyusan: I don't know yet if that's it, but the fact that his name is spelled Mayorga is going to help a lot in my search!
posted by phunniemee at 5:34 PM on December 29, 2008

Best answer: I worked in a stereo store as a teenager and remember the album you're referring to.

IIRC it was this one or this one
posted by quidividi at 4:36 AM on December 30, 2008

Response by poster: We found it. Thanks!
posted by phunniemee at 7:49 AM on December 30, 2008