Nina Simone - Strange Fruit: Starring Nina Simone + Bonus Tracks SEALED NEW CD

• 2-CD SET• 12 TRACKS FOR THE FIRST TIME ON CDThis release compiles a collection of rare tracks from the early stages of Nina Simone’s career, presented here for the fi rst time on a single set. Among the treasures are her seldom heard earliest recordings, made in Philadelphia in 1955, and in Atlantic City in 1956 –the latter ones fi rst issued on the long out of print LP Starring Nina Simone (Spin-O-Rama – M 130).Also included on this set are four rare singles waxed for Colpix, and various live and broadcast recordings from the same period, among them twelve tracks appearing here on CD for the first time ever.PERSONNEL:NINA SIMONE, piano & vocalsCD 1 [1-5]: Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1956.CD 1 [6-9]: Orchestra conducted by Stu Phillips. New York, 1959-61.CD 1 [10-18]: Philadelphia, 1955.CD 2 [1-2]: Lake Meadows Club, Chicago, 1960.CD 2 [3-4]: The Ed Sullivan Show, New York, September 11, 1960.CD 2 [5-10]: Al Shackman (g); Chris White (b); Bobby Hamilton (d).CBS Broadcast, New York, August 13, 1961.CD 2 [11-12]: Paul Palmieri (g); Lisle Atkinson (b); Warren Smith (perc);Montego Joe (congas). CBS Broadcast, New York, November 25, 1962.CD 2 [13-14]: Probably New York, early 1960s.TRACKS:CD ONE (68:11)01 I LOVES YOU PORGY02 SINCE MY LOVER HAS GONE03 BLACK IS THE COLOR OF MY TRUE LOVE’S HAIR04 LOVIN’ WOMAN05 BAUBLES, BANGLES AND BEADS06 SINCE MY LOVER HAS GONE #207 IF ONLY FOR TONIGHT08 NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND OUT09 COME ON BACK, JACK10 BLACK IS THE COLOUR OF MY TRUE LOVE’S HAIR #211 I LOVES YOU PORGY #212 NEAR TO YOU13 REMIND ME14 SINCE MY LOVER HAS GONE #315 THE THRILL IS GONE16 BLUE PRELUDE17 SPRING IS HERE18 YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE ISCD TWO (56:36)01 I LOVE TO LOVE (*)02 NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND OUT #2 (*)03 LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME04 I LOVES YOU PORGY #305 SUNDAY IN SAVANNAH (*)06 I’LL LOOK AROUND (*)07 INSTRUMENTAL BLUES (*)08 WHEN I WAS IN MY PRIME (*)09 ZUNGO (*)10 FOR ALL WE KNOW (*)11 PORGY & BESS MEDLEY: Strawberry Woman/ Crab Man/ I Loves You Porgy (*)12 ERETS ZAVAT CHALAV (*)13 I WANT A LITTLE SUGAR IN MY BOWL (*)14 STRANGE FRUIT (*)