Max, of all my Kingston Trio records, the one that means the most to me is: "Something Special"

Reason being, waaaaay back in July 1962, when I telephoned Capitol Records of Canada in Montreal,
asking what the latest album of The Kingston Trio was...the nice lady on the phone told me "Something Special"....

>>> "Just Got Released Today" <<<

I called up several Montreal record stores and nobody had it.

So what did I do? I grabbed my wallet (which had about $10 for doing odd jobs in our neighbourhood and delivering The Montreal Star)....
plus several kids bus tickets {6 cents each}

I took lotsa buses to Capitol Records on Port Royal Street....where I ended up buying "Something Special".

It wasn't easy!

At first the lady sitting at the front told me Capitol Records only sold to stores and not to people.

Then I burst out crying, telling her I came all the way from across town. The lady stood up and said....

"Don't cry, little boy. Since you came such a long way, I'll see what I can do."

The lady opened a door which had a sign saying "No Admittance" and came back out holding the album "Something Special" in her hands.
It cost me $4.20 / I gave her a $5 bill and she gave me some change.

Like you, Max...I love the LP and agree it's got the best album cover of all Kingston Trio albums.

Brucester





ps: terrific photo of John Stewart + Nick Reynolds + Bob Shane (taken in Hawaii)