Genre - Non-Music
Shelley Berman – Inside Shelley Berman (LP) (Very Good Plus (VG+))
Shelley Berman – Inside Shelley Berman
LP, Album | Verve Records | Cat. No. MG V-15003 | Canada | 1959
The debut album from Chicago stand-up comedian Shelley Berman — one of the most significant comedy LPs of the late 1950s. Recorded live and released on Verve, Inside Shelley Berman became the first comedy album to go gold in the US, and helped establish the stand-up comedy LP as a commercially viable format alongside contemporaries Mort Sahl, Bob Newhart, and Lenny Bruce. Berman's neurotic, telephone-monologue style was groundbreaking for its time. Liner notes by Mort Sahl and Irv Kupcinet. Canadian pressing; manufactured by Columbia Records of Canada Ltd. under licence from Verve Records Inc.; described as "a panoramic true Hi-Fi recording." VG+ vinyl.
Condition
- Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) — clean surfaces; plays excellently
- Sleeve: Very Good (VG) — light wear consistent with age
Credits
Liner Notes: Mort Sahl & Irv Kupcinet
Photography: Don Faulkner
Details
- Format: LP, Album
- Label: Verve Records (Canadian Columbia pressing)
- Catalog No.: MG V-15003
- Country: Canada
- Released: 1959
- Weight: 230 g
- Manufactured by Columbia Records of Canada Ltd. | Licensed from Verve Records Inc.
- Note: first comedy album to go gold in the US
- Style: Comedy, Spoken Word, Stand-up
Individual listing photos are being updated as we work through our full inventory. In the meantime, actual photos of this specific item are available upon request before purchase — we're happy to share them.
As with all vintage records, minor signs of age and handling are to be expected and are reflected in the grading above.
Shelley Berman – Inside Shelley Berman
LP, Album | Verve Records | Cat. No. MG V-15003 | Canada | 1959
The debut album from Chicago stand-up comedian Shelley Berman — one of the most significant comedy LPs of the late 1950s. Recorded live and released on Verve, Inside Shelley Berman became the first comedy album to go gold in the US, and helped establish the stand-up comedy LP as a commercially viable format alongside contemporaries Mort Sahl, Bob Newhart, and Lenny Bruce. Berman's neurotic, telephone-monologue style was groundbreaking for its time. Liner notes by Mort Sahl and Irv Kupcinet. Canadian pressing; manufactured by Columbia Records of Canada Ltd. under licence from Verve Records Inc.; described as "a panoramic true Hi-Fi recording." VG+ vinyl.
Condition
- Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) — clean surfaces; plays excellently
- Sleeve: Very Good (VG) — light wear consistent with age
Credits
Liner Notes: Mort Sahl & Irv Kupcinet
Photography: Don Faulkner
Details
- Format: LP, Album
- Label: Verve Records (Canadian Columbia pressing)
- Catalog No.: MG V-15003
- Country: Canada
- Released: 1959
- Weight: 230 g
- Manufactured by Columbia Records of Canada Ltd. | Licensed from Verve Records Inc.
- Note: first comedy album to go gold in the US
- Style: Comedy, Spoken Word, Stand-up
Individual listing photos are being updated as we work through our full inventory. In the meantime, actual photos of this specific item are available upon request before purchase — we're happy to share them.
As with all vintage records, minor signs of age and handling are to be expected and are reflected in the grading above.
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