CLYDE McPHATTER "LOVE BALLADS" 1958 ATLANTIC BLACK LABEL VG/VG OOP R&B/SOUL LP

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TWO YEARS AGO I LOST ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS TO CANCER, HE WAS A COOL MUSICIAN A DRUMMER BY TRADE, ORIGINALLY FROM SEATTLE, BUT RELOCATED TO L.A. IN 1985, HE AMASSED A VERY LARGE MUSIC COLLECTION, AND HAD KILLER TASTE FOR ROCK & ROLL, SADLY I AM SELLING OFF A LOT OF HIS COLLECTION ON BEHALF OF HIS WIDOW TO HELP PAY OFF DEBTS INCLUDING HOSPITAL BILLS, TAXES AND STORAGE UNIT FEES. I AM NOT TAKING ANYTHING FOR THIS SERVICE, DOING IT FOR MY FRIEND (MISS YOU DAVE!). THIS ITEM IS FROM HIS COLLECTION.

THE PHOTO'S MAY BE A LITTLE BLURRY, HAVE A LITTLE GLARE, SOME REFLECTIONS OR IN SOME CASES YOU MAY SEE SPECKS OF DUST. BUT THE PHOTO'S ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING. BUT I DO NOT ACCEPT “BEST OFFERS”, THE MONIES GO TO MY FRIENDS WIDOW.

THESE ARE VISUALLY & PLAY GRADED.

ARTISTS: CLYDE McPHATTER

TITLE: “LOVE BALLADS” (SIDE 1 MORE UPTEMPO R&B, SIDE 2 MORE THE BALLADS),

TRACK LISTING: SEE PHOTO'S & BELOW

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
• Mastered At – Atlantic Studios

Notes

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout, Etched (except A)): 11539 AT A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout, Etched (except A)): 11540 AT A

LABEL: ATLANTIC RECORDS

CAT.#: 8024 (MONO BLACK LABEL)

YEAR: 1958

RECORD CONDITION:THE RECORD IS IN VG CONDITION. NO VISIBLE WEAR, SCRATCHES, LINES, BLEMS ETC. BOTH LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. NICE SHINEY BLACK LUSTER TO THE VINYL.SERIOUSLY THE VINYL LOOKS NM, BUT THERE IS SOME LIGHT SURFACE NOISE, AND THERE'S A SMALL “SCRATCHY” SOUND ON THE LEAD IN GROOVES AND THRU M,OST OF THE 1ST SONG ON EACH SIDE, THERE ARE A FEW LIGHT POPS/CLICKS I ALSO HEARD, BUT ALL IN ALL THE SONGS PLAY VERY CLEAN.

SLEEVE CONDITION: THE JACKET IS IN VG/VG- CONDITION THERE'S NO WRITING ON THE JACKET. STRAIGHT EDGES. I JUST NOTICED A SMALL 2 1/2” SEAM SPLIT IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER, A LITTLE ABOVE WHERE I TOOK THE PHOTO OF THE MORE OBVIOUS EDGE WEAR WHERE THE PAPER IS FLAKING A LITTLE BIT, OTHERWISE THE JACKET IS VERY CLEAN, IT HAS THAT NICE GLOSSY PHOTO SHEEN. LIGHT STORAGE WEAR ON THE BACK, A LITTLE MINOR DISCOLORING.

MORE INFO: THIS RECORD IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. COMES WITH ORIGINAL ATLANTIC RECORDS INNER SLEEVE.

MORE INFO ON THE ARTISTS/RELEASE:

Clyde Lensley McPhatter (November 15, c. 1932 – June 13, 1972) was an American rhythm and blues, soul and rock and roll singer. He was one of the most widely imitated R&B singers of the 1950s and early 1960s and was a key figure in the shaping of doo-wop and R&B.

McPhatter's high-pitched tenor voice was steeped in the gospel music he sang in much of his early life. He was the lead tenor of the Mount Lebanon Singers, a gospel group he formed as a teenager. He was later the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes and was largely responsible for the initial success of the group. After his tenure with the Dominoes, McPhatter formed his own group, the Drifters, and later worked as a solo performer. Only 39 at the time of his death, he had struggled for years with alcoholism and depression and was, according to Jay Warner’s On This Day in Music History, "broke and despondent over a mismanaged career that made him a legend but hardly a success." 

McPhatter left a legacy of over 22 years of recording history. He was the first artist to be inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, first as a solo artist and later as a member of the Drifters. 

Subsequent double and triple inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are said to be members of the "Clyde McPhatter Club"

Solo career[edit]

Just after his military discharge, McPhatter recorded his first solo hit, "Love Has Joined Us Together", with Ruth Brown. He released several R&B recordings in the next few years, including "Rock and Cry", "Seven Days" (later a bigger hit for Tom Jones), "Treasure of Love", "Let Me Know", "Just to Hold My Hand", and his biggest solo hit, "A Lover's Question," written by Brook Benton and Jimmy T. Williams, which peaked at number 6 in 1958.

The song "Lover Please", written by the country artist Billy Swan, was released in 1962. McPhatter's 1956 recording "Treasure of Love" was his first number 1 hit on the R&B charts as a solo artist and spent one week in the UK Singles Chart. It reached number 16 on the U.S. pop charts, sold over two million copies in the United States alone, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA. 

After leaving Atlantic Records, McPhatter then signed with MGM Records and released several more songs, including "I Told Myself a Lie" and "Think Me a Kiss" (1960) and his first single for Mercury Records, "Ta Ta." His tenure on these labels proved to be less fruitful than his time with Atlantic. He moved to other record labels and recorded more singles, including "I Never Knew" and his final Top Ten hit, "Lover Please", which made it to number 7 in 1962. After "Lover Please", McPhatter's career took a downward turn, as musical styles and tastes were constantly changing during the 1960s. He turned to alcohol abuse, sporadically releasing recordings that failed to chart. 

In 1968, McPhatter moved to England, where he still had something of a following, utilizing the UK band ICE as backup.

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