Who Is Irving Joseph and What Else Did He Do?

[Teasing the Korean]

MURDER INC. on the Time label IS AMAZING!!!

[king ubu]

good resource for such kinds of stuff:

http://www.spaceagepop.com/

more specifically:

http://www.spaceagepop.com/joseph.htm

Here's the cover:

[Man with the Golden Arm]

That 'Murder Inc.' is truly phenomenal! Why this hasn't gotten the proper issue in glorious re-mastering is a shame as the supposed effort to get this piece sounding perfect in 1960 was their main effort.

I finally got a decent "For those who dare ... the exclusive sound extra" Series 2000 gatefold lp copy last winter - had been listening to some blog loads previously.

Extensive track notes by Hentoff detailing the criminal encyclopedia of the score yet nothing about the music performed.

"In less than a decade, Murder, Inc. disposed of approximately 130 rivals and recalcitrants with gun, icepick, cleaver and rope".

and - Eddie Costa is just brilliant here.

Murder Inc. - Brooklyn NY