Autographed and endorsed to Thelma. Vinyl plays with crackles, clicks, and pops; album has a slight musty smell (play-graded). Double LP. Gate-fold cover looks good; a few creases near edges; light-scuffing, tiny surface abrasions, and surface impressions (front/back/inner-gate); slight discoloration on right panel of inner-gate. Inner-sleeves are generic white. Spine is easy-to-read with some wear. Shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Bend in bottom-right corner.Openings are crisp with signs of light use and divots. Late 60's/early 70's pressing with small color-spiked Jubilee label. (Not a cut-out.)
Enzo Stuarti was an Italian American tenor and musical theater performer. After performing on Broadway under the stage names Larry Laurence and Larry Stuart, he changed his name again and began a recording career in which he released several successful albums. He made regular stage and television appearances, and was featured in commercials for Ragú spaghetti sauce. Toward the end of 1954, he took the name "Enzo Stuarti" at the suggestion of Ed Sullivan, who thought he should have a more Italian-sounding name. He began reworking his voice and focusing on a career as a semi-classical vocalist. His first big break came when Jubilee Records signed him in 1960. Stuarti's debut album, We're Not Strangers enjoyed moderate success, but it was a last-minute engagement at the Plaza Hotel's Persian Room that began to get the singer noticed. The press response was favorable and this prompted Jubilee to try a two-faceted promotion push. First came his second album, Enzo Stuarti at the Plaza followed by presenting the singer in an arranged promotional concert at Carnegie Hall, which was recorded and later released as a two-record set, Enzo Stuarti Arrives at Carnegie Hall. Well recorded and well produced, the album helped to establish Stuarti's standing as a vocalist and night club performer, and he considered the performance to be one of the high points of his career.