Bebeng Samson (1 results)
Published by Mayon Records, Quezon City, Philippines 1974
Seller: Boo-Hooray, New York, NY, U.S.A.Boo-Hooray
Contact seller1-star sellerA very rare novelty record by Bebeng ("Baby") Samson, likely a pseudonym, who performs songs composed by Mar Lopez (of the Big 3 Sullivans) and others. The title track, "Manuela," is a reworked version of Fausto Pappeti's "Emmanuelle," in which the singer longs for their boyfriend Manuela, who they "can only meet at night" in a…club because of his "job in an office." The club has closed, and now the singer must search for Manuela everywhere, taking a job in a cabaret in hopes that they'll meet. Though a satirical record more likely produced derisively, Bebeng Samson's songs appear to have been popular in the queer nightlife of the Philippines in the 1970s. 12-in. vinyl record in sleeve. 33 1/3 RPM. 12 x 12 in. Record and sleeve in used condition.
