ANN PEEBLES"Straight From The Heart"LP M/NM-M Original

$

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HI SHL 32065
Condition: Cover/ Mint, shrink wrap intact. LP/ NM-M (Visual Grade).
Record cleaned on a VPI record cleaning machine .

AMG Review
by Richie Unterberger

A lean, tough set that was not only a triumph for Peebles, but illustrated how the Hi label had surpassed its crosstown Stax rival for quality Memphis soul in the early '70s. The guitars are spare, funky, and bluesy, the horn section punchy, and the material far earthier and down-home than the increasingly formulaic grooves at Stax. There were three modest R&B hits on the album ("Slipped, Tripped and Fell in Love," "I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home," "Somebody's on Your Case"), much of which was penned by Peebles or her husband Don Bryant. Peebles' vocals were convincingly biting, and she never, unlike many other singers of the era, tried too hard for her own good. The main flaw of the record is its length (26 minutes), which was short even by early-'70s standards.

Side 1
Slipped, Tripped And Fell In Love
Trouble, Heartaches & Sadness
What You Laid On Me
How Strong Is A Woman
Somebody’s On Your Case

Side 2
I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody’s Home Tonight
I’ve Been There Before
I Pity The Fool
99 Pounds
I Take What I Want

Produced by Willie Michell

Howard Grimes: Drums / Leroy Hodges: Bass / Charles Hodges: Organ and Piano / Teenie Hodges: Guitar / Wayne Jackson: Trumpet / Andrew Love: Tenor / Ed Logan: Tenor / James Mitchell: Bass / Jack Hale: Trombone

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GOLDMINE GRADING

MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect.

NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly.

VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors.

VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc.

GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork.

POOR ---- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above "Good" grading should be seen as Poor. Several cover flaws.