Aretha Franklin 1st LP Deep Groove Stereo 6 eye In Shrink Bryant
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· ARETHA FRANKLIN – ARETHA! : ARETHA FRANKLIN WITH THE RAY BRAYNT COMBO – ARETHA FRANKLIN’S VERY RARE FIRST STUDIO ALBUM !!! – ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL 1961 COLUMBIA RECORDS STEREO LP CS-8412
· ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING
· MONSTROUSLY RARE STEREO PRESSING, MANY TIMES RARER THAN MONO
· ORIGINAL RED AND BLACK COLUMBIA 'SIX EYE' STEREO LABEL
· DEEP GROOVE PRESSING
· NO CBS LOGO ON TOP OF THE LABEL!
· THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
· ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
· COVER IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK (CELLOPHANE) WRAP
· CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS WITH NO WRITING
· THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING
· MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-1C/-1C'. ON SOME LABELS, SUFFIX '–1' DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING)
· MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD
Vinyl is graded at NM- (or Excellent, if you prefer). There are a couple of very slight abrasions that are inaudible. This has been play graded, and it sounds simply wonderful! The labels are as close to perfect as they can get.
Sleeve is graded as NM and still in original factory shrink. No bent corners, ringwear or snowflaking. No seam splits or shelf wear of any kind.
Following in the footsteps of close friend Sam Cooke, Aretha was "discovered" by famed Columbia Records producer John H. Hammond. With the support of her father, Reverend C.L. Franklin, Aretha venured out to New York City's Columbia Record Studios to record her debut album for the label. John Hammond paired Aretha Franklin with the Ray Bryant combo and arranger J. Leslie McFarland, while taking charge of the album's production, which was received to mixed reviews.
The album showcases a young Aretha Franklin (only 18 years old, at the time of these recordings), covering a range of jazz and pop standards. Columbia Records couldn't clearly classify Aretha's sound, as either jazz or pop. Aretha's subsequent albums would show her moving from the realms of both sounds, and audiences as she tries to define her "own soulful sound".
Rare and hard to find as original 6-eye pressing on vinyl, Columbia Records re-released these sessions and retitled them as "The Great Aretha Franklin: The First 12 Slides", in 1972.
