Description: This John F. Kennedy memorial album is NEW and FACTORY SEALED in ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP. This is a rare copy as it includes a certificate/coupon for a free JFK half dollar. The catalog number is 2099. FREE SHIPPING VIA USPS MEDIA MAIL. Album History and Description: On December 12, 1963, a vinyl long-playing record (“LP”) called John Fitzgerald Kennedy: A Memorial Album sets a record for album sales. A total of 4 million copies sold in the first six days of its release.The album, released on the Premier label, included recordings of some of Kennedy’s most memorable speeches, as well as memorial tributes to the president broadcast in the aftermath of his assassination on November 22, 1963. The recordings included excerpts from his inaugural address and his campaign debates with Richard Nixon as well as highlights from speeches on a variety of topics from civil rights to space to the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962. Some of Kennedy’s most enduring quotes were captured on the album including “ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country” (from his inaugural) and “ich bin ein Berliner” (translated as “I too, am a Berliner”) from a speech he delivered at the Berlin Wall during the height of the Cold War.Each copy of the album cost 99 cents and the proceeds went to the Joseph Kennedy, Jr., Foundation for Mental Retardation
Price: 75 USD
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
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Artist: JOHN F KENNEDY
Speed: 33 RPM
Record Label: Premier Albums
Release Title: Memorial Album
Color: Black
Fidelity Level: High-Fidelity
Material: Vinyl
Inlay Condition: Mint (M)
Catalog Number: 2099
Edition: Collector's Edition, First Edition, First Pressing
Type: LP
Format: Record
Record Grading: Mint (M)
Release Year: 1963
Sleeve Grading: Mint (M)
Language: English
Era: 1960s
Record Size: 12"
Style: 1960s, Political, Speech
Features: Original Cover, Original Inner Sleeve, Sealed, Original Factory Sealed
Genre: Spoken Word, Historical
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Number of Audio Channels: Mono