Arthur Conley More Sweet Soul Vinyl LP Sealed ATCO SD 33-276 OG 1st Press 1969

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Arthur Conley More Sweet Soul Vinyl LP - ATCO SD 33-276 Sealed OG First Pressing (1969) featuring guitarist Duane Allman and others
Condition: New, Still Factory Sealed. Cover has a small cutout hole.
More Sweet Soul AllMusic Review by Lindsay Planer 
More Sweet Soul (1969) was R&B vocalist Arthur Conley's final solo entry on Atlantic Records' subsidiary imprint Atco. As noted on the rear LP jacket, the material is split between sessions that were held at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL, and the American Recording facility in Memphis, TN. In both instances, legendary producer Tom Dowd was behind the scenes. Likewise, it was probably Dowd who -- having worked with the burgeoning fretmeister extensively at Fame during the era -- suggested the addition of guitarist Duane Allman to their already formidable hitmaking house band consisting of guitarist Jimmy Johnson, bassist David Hood, keyboardist Barry Beckett, and drummer Roger Hawkins. 
With a lilt that insinuates a reggae influence, the disc kicks off with an affable update of the Beatles' White Album deep cut "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da."  His co-writing credits here are indicative of the stronger selections. The irresistible groove pulsating through "Aunt Dora's Love Soul Shack" -- which made it into the R&B Top 20 singles survey several months prior to the LP's release -- is one prime example. 
Similarly, "Run On" bears a syncopated strut rhythm that was an earmark of the funky sounds coming out of Memphis in the mid- to late '60s. The cut also demonstrates Conley's ability to interject himself in the arrangement, bouncing his energetic lead vocals between the horn lines à la James Brown or Conley's mentor, Otis Redding. Far from throwaways, the comparably uninspired ballad "Is That You Love" seems to retain none of Redding's trademark gut-wrenching "begging" delivery.
Tracklist
Side One Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 2:59 Shing-A-Ling 2:15 One Night Is All I Need 2:30 I Got A Feeling 2:20 Aunt Dora's Love Soul Shack 2:50 Stuff You Gotta Watch 2:12
Side Two Something You Got 2:36 Is That You Love 3:22 Speak Her Name 2:36 Run On 2:07 That Can't Be My Baby 2:18 Take A Step 2:12
Personnel: Tom Dowd - Producer Duane Allman - guitar Jimmy Johnson - guitar David Hood - bass Barry Beckett - keyboards Roger Hawkins - drums
According to Jimmy Johnson, in the 1960's studio guitarist and sound engineer for Rick Hall's FAME Studio in Muscle Shoals, AL. and in 1969 co-founder of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Duane Allman plays on:
track   1: Duane plays lead and rhythm guitar track   2: Duane plays rhythm guitar track   4: Duane plays chopping rhythm guitar track   6: Duane plays lead guitar track   9: Duane plays lead and double tracked slide guitar track 11: Duane plays lead guitar
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