Up-Up And Away – The Johnny Mann Singers (1967)

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An individual, limited edition, example of vinyl art made from a genuine, original, 45rpm, 7” single featuring the  single, Up-Up And Away by The Johnny Mann Singers. The record was released in 1967, on the Liberty record label and has been reworked into a hot air balloon.

A great framed gift for a friend or family member who is a fan of The Johnny Mann Singers, Hot Air Balloons, Ballooning, 60s Sunshine Pop or has a special memory linked to the song.

Presented in a black wooden box frame
Limited Edition of 100, signed and numbered by myself, the artist

Title: Up-Up And Away
Media Artist/s: The Johnny Mann Singers
Record Label: Liberty
Medium: Mixed media, hand cut from an original 7″ vinyl single
Era: 1960s
Genre: Pop

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Additional information about this, The Johnny Mann Singers vinyl art.

The Johnny Mann Singers – The Artist

John Russell Mann (1928 – 2014) was an American arranger, composer, conductor, entertainer, and recording artist. Johnny Mann and his vocal group The Johnny Mann Singers were involved in several classic rock ‘n’ roll and rockabilly recording sessions for Johnny Burnette, The Crickets and several 1957–1958 sessions with Eddie Cochran, who was also signed to Liberty Records in Hollywood. As bandleader with the Johnny Mann Singers, he and the group recorded approximately three dozen albums. The Johnny Mann Singers’ instrumental “Cinnamint Shuffle (Mexican Shuffle)” hit the US Pop chart in 1966. Their next single, a cover version of “Up, Up and Away”, became the hit version of the song on the UK Singles Chart, over taking the US hit version by The 5th Dimension.

Up-Up And Away- The Song

“Up-Up And Away” by the Johnny Mann Singers is a cover version of a 1967 song written by Jimmy Webb and recorded by the 5th Dimension. A canonical example of sunshine pop, themed around images of hot air ballooning. It became an international hit. The instrumental backing was performed by members of the Wrecking Crew, including guitarist Al Casey and drummer Hal Blaine. It has been covered by many artists including; Frank Ifield, Andy Williams, Bing Crosby, Diana Ross & The Supremes and Nancy Sinatra.

The Hot Air Balloon – The Shape

This record has been modelled into a hot air balloon. Hot air ballooning is the activity of flying hot air balloons. Attractive aspects of ballooning include the exceptional quiet (except when the propane burners are firing), the lack of a feeling of movement, and the bird’s-eye view. Since the balloon moves with the direction of the winds, the passengers feel absolutely no wind, except for brief periods during the flight when the balloon climbs or descends into air currents of different direction or speed. Hot air ballooning has been recognized by Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) as the safest air sport in aviation.

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Weight 1030 g
Dimensions 25 × 4.5 × 25 cm
Artist Formation

Group / Band

Decade

60's

Gender

Male & Female

Nationality

American

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