Calypso, by Harry Belafonte, is his third studio release and the first album by a single artist to sell one million copies.  Released in 1956 on RCA Victor LPM-1248, this album is, as the name implies, Calypso  or West Indies style.  This copy is the early 60's release LPE-1248,  in "electronically reprocessed" stereo.  It wasn't until 1958 that records were produced in stereo.   My grandparents were big fans of Harry Belafonte, so this album brings back many early memories.

A rather stern looking Belafonte adorns the cover of An Evening with Belafonte, his next studio release in 1957.  This is also an early 60's reissue in "Stereo".  Because these recordings are "reprocessed stereo", the quality is somewhat compromised, there is a bit of a echo present.  I am sure the original mono recordings are superior. Not is a specific genre like his previous release, this album covers folk, traditional and world music.