This listing is for Jerry Murad's Harmonicats – The Love Song Of Tom Jones Vinyl LP Record Album CS-8966.

Label: Columbia – CS 8966

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo

Country: US

Released: 1964

Genre: Pop, Stage & Screen

Style: Easy Listening 

Condition:   Jacket:     Very Good         Vinyl:   Very Good

Tracklist:

A1 Seven Days In May 2:05

A2 The Cardinal 2:16

A3 Theme From "The Prize" 2:08

A4 Charade 2:43

A5 Antony And Cleopatra Theme 2:45

A6 The Love Song Of Tom Jones 2:31

B1 The Pink Panther Theme 2:41

B2 Theme From The Victors 2:16

B3 Wives And Lovers 2:00

B4 Love With The Proper Stranger 2:17

B5 It's A Mad, Mad, Mad World 2:43

B6 Theme From Lawrence Of Arabia 2:30

Jerry Murad's Harmonicats were an American harmonica-based group. The earliest iteration of the band was known as the Harmonica Madcaps, which was later renamed The Quintones by Jimmy Mulcay, who was promoting/producting the band up until 1942. The group regularly proformed at the Bijou Vaudeville lounge with Pete Petersen and Jerry Murad on chromatic, AL Fiore on chord, and Bob Hamdick on bass. In 1941, Jerry and AL left the famous Borrah Minevitch rascals, and started a group, quickly to bring on Don Les as a third member, becoming the Harmonicats in 1946. The group consisted of Jerry Murad (chromatic lead harmonica), Bob Hadamik (bass harmonica), Pete Pedersen (chromatic harmonica), and Al Fiore (chord harmonica). In 1947, the group consisted of Murad, Fiore, Don Les on bass harmonica, and Cappy Lafell on Polyphonia. Around 1948 they became a trio, with Murad, Fiore and Les. In 1947, during the record ban, the group recorded the hit song "Peg o' My Heart" for Vitacoustic Records, which spent 21 weeks on the Billboard magazine chart (peaking at No. 1) and sold more than two million copies the first year. It was the first record in history to use artificial reverb. Pedersen and Gail Wallace remained contributors to the group throughout its existence, working on arrangements and occasionally recording. 

During 1949, when Don Les' father died, the band asked Johnny Thompson to fill in for Les on bass harmonica for a couple of weeks. Thompson went on to play with them at their residency gig at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas in the early 1950s. In the mid-1950s, Les suffered from a detached retina, and Thompson once again took his place until Les was able to return full time later in the decade. During this stint, a near-fatal accident involving Murad and Thompson being hit by a train and leading to their vehicle combusting, led to Thompson never returning to the act. In 1958, Al Fiore suffered his first heart attack and Bob Herndon filled in for him for several months. In the early 1970s, Don Les left the group and was replaced by Dick Gardner, who stayed with the group for more than 20 years. As of 2024, Dick Gardner is the last "long term" member of the Harmonicats alive.

CONDITION Descriptions:

I base the condition of each of my Records off of's Grading System. 

• MINT (M) Looks new and unplayed. Very high vinyl luster and no noticeable label defects. Sounds new. With 45rpm records, this does not always mean there is no surface noise at all. 

• NEAR MINT (NM) Looks almost new, but has some minor flaws such as a drill hole; unobtrusive writing on label (e.g., an X on a promo copy); minor scuffing on vinyl; minor color flaking on label, or other insignificant flaws that only slightly detract from visual appeal. May have some minor surface noise, but nothing distracting. 

• VERY GOOD (VG) There may be light scuffing and some of the original vinyl luster may be lost. The vinyl and label may appear used, but well cared for. Records may have some more obvious flaws that are not visually degrading such as a sticker on the label; more noticeable writing on the label; scuffing and minor scratches on the vinyl; or minor discoloration of the label. There may be very minor warping of the vinyl. There may be a slight scratch not affecting play. 

• GOOD (G) Record has visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, minor surface scratches, groove wear, and audible surface noise. Appears well used but not abused. May have a few major flaws, such as scratches, label tears, or stickers, and/or writing. 

• FAIR (F) Appears well used and somewhat abused. Audio is not great due to surface noise and scratches. The record may have a stick or a skip. Records in this condition are those you might purchase to fill a hole in your collection until a better copy comes along. 

• POOR (P) Well played with little luster and significant surface noise, but still not cracked or broken. Record likely skips and/or sticks. Typically so bad looking that a true “collector” would just toss it out. More useful as a Frisbee. I try not to sell records in this condition.

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