The Soulful Strings - The Magic of Christmas [Green Vinyl]

Cadet Records was one of the oddest jazz labels to ever issue LPs in America; it was the jazz imprint of Chess Records, and most of its releases came from the minds of two men: Charles Stepney and Richard Evans. The latter man ran point on the short-lived label's lone holiday release, which found the label's house band – which included luminaries like Phil Upchurch – doing their thing on 10 holiday classics. A curio for the cratedigger who already owns every Dorothy Ashby album, this album was AAA remastered by Barry Grint.

Limited to 2,000 copies, the VMP exclusive version of The Soulful Strings' The Magic of Christmas is pressed 180g Opaque Olive vinyl at Independent Record Pressing (IRP). The AAA 1x LP arrives in a single, tip-on, foil-stamped and numbered jacket. The lacquers were cut by Barry Grint at Alchemy Mastering at AIR.

Side A
The Little Drummer Boy
Snowfall
Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy
Deck The Halls
Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Side B
Sleigh Ride
Merry Christmas Baby
Jingle Bells
The Christmas Song
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers