Count Basie Orchestra - The Count

Compilation of recordings made and released during 1937, 1938 and 1939 on shellac records. Top opening black-white-ochre cover with left and right edge stitched with brown thread on front and white one on back cover, a creature with helmet, piano body and spears illustration signed by "VO" initials on front cover and with gold in black centre labels.
Catalogue number 86 039 LPB appears on front and twice on back cover, the other one, LPB 86 039, on centre labels where the first part, LPB, is separated from the rest, 86 039, with centre hole.

All tracks except A4 and B3 are instrumentals.
Track A2 is an instrumental cover of the blues first performed 1928 by its author Leroy Carr originally named "How Long - How Long Blues".
Track B1 is credited only to Waller on back cover as well track B2 only to Basie, the other credits taken from centre label.

Data about songs given chronologically as on back cover:
track B1 - matrix 61542, recorded on the 22nd of January 1937;
track A3 - matrix 62334, recorded on the 7th of July 1937;
track B3 - matrix 63286 and track A1 - matrix 63289, recorded on the 16th of February 1938;
track B2 - matrix 63919, recorded on the 6th of June 1938;
track B4 - matrix 64747 and track A5 - matrix 64750, recorded on the 16th of November 1938;
track A4 - matrix 64984 and track B5 - matrix 64982, recorded on the 4th of February 1939 and
track A2 - matrix 64731, recorded on the 9th of November 1938.

"AUFGENOMMEN IN AMERIKA DURCH DECCA RECORDS INC., NEW YORK" = "Recorded in America through DECCA Records inc., New York".