Signed and Inscribed Record Album.
New York: Cadence Records, Inc., 1962. No comedian's career crashed and burned as quickly and thoroughly as Meader's, for his wildly bestselling 1962 comedy album "The First Family" parodying President John F. Kennedy sold more copies than any album in history up to that point (7.5 million) and won a Grammy Award for record of the year in 1963, even spawning a mildly successful sequel album; but upon JFK's assassination in on November 22, 1963, the success of this twenty-something evaporated overnight and he became almost unhireable; he made a few small film appearances, then resumed his early career as singer and musician and became a popular regional performer in Maine, where he lived. Item #52510
Signed and Inscribed Record Album, standard 12¼" X 12¼" stiff color pictorial sleeve housing standard 12" 33 1/3 rpm album. Very good. Sleeve bears quite minor rubbing and record album minor signs of use. In a blank area at upper left, Meader inscribes and signs the sleeve large and bold in blue ballpoint: "To Bill / Best Wishes / Vaughn Meader." Just for fun we accompany this album with a second album: "John Fitzgerald Kennedy: A Memorial Album," which Premier Albums Inc. of New York cranked out less than one month after the assassination. Very good/near fine. Sleeve mildly age toned. This compilation album ("Highlights of Speeches Made by Our Beloved President") supposedly sold four million copies within six days. A handsome copy of Meader's disastrous comedy album, common in itself but rarely seen signed, from the decade when comedy albums such as those by Bob Newhart sold quite well.
Price: $150.00