FONTELLA BASS THE "NEW" LOOK RARE ORIGINAL 1965 CHECKER STEREO LP VERY NICE

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·      FONTELLA BASS - THE NEW LOOK - – ORIGINAL CHECKER RECORDS 1965  STEREO LP LPS-2997

·      ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·      EXTREMELY RARE ORIGINAL STEREO PRESSING, MANY TIMES RARER THAN MONO

·      ORIGINAL PALE BLUE CHECKER STEREO LABEL WITH MULTICOLORED ‘CHECKERS SET’ LOGO

·      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)

·      CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·      THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

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Fontella Bass' "Rescue Me" signaled a new sound for Chicago-based Chess Records. Its catchy '60s sound was a direct response to the hit onslaught launched by Motown Records in nearby Detroit. It also was a key track for what became Chess' tight in-house rhythm section that included future Earth, Wind and Fire founder Maurice White on drums, bassist Louis Satterfield, pianist Leonard Caston, vibist Charles Stepney, guitarists Gerald Sims and Pete Cosey, and organist Sonny Thompson. The poppin' track was topped off by a swinging horn section led by Gene Barge and jubilant background vocals. Bass was the daughter of gospel singer Martha Bass and began recording for Chess in 1964 after stints with Little Milton and Oliver Sain. She scored a Top Five R&B/Top 33 pop hit with "Don't Mess Up a Good Thing" and "You'll Miss Me (When I'm Gone)," a duet with Bobby McClure that broke the R&B Top 30. Written by Carl Smith and Raynard Miner, "Rescue Me" was recorded over a weekend during August 1965. Producer Billy Davis, who also had hits with the Dells, worked with arranger Phil Wright to cut what would be one of Chess' most enduring sides. During its closing minutes, Davis decided not to tell the engineer not to fade the track; instead the producer playfully went around the studio and gave each musician a playful tap signaling each musician to stop playing. Caston was so into the arresting groove that he had almost had to grab his hands! "Rescue Me" stayed at number one R&B for four weeks and number four pop in fall 1965. The track was included in a TV ad campaign and numerous movie and TV soundtracks stretching into the 21st century. In later years Bass began recording gospel, with her Travellin' album issued by Justin Time Records on April 10, 2001.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY ED HOGAN, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

One of the most gorgeous, sexy, sensual, soulful albums of the otherwise soulful 60s.  If you haven't heard this one yet, you don`t know what you are missing. Fontella should have been at least as big as Aretha, alas - fate had other plans, and she quickly faded into oblivion before recovering some of her temporal career in the gospel field. A must for any soul vocals afficionado!!! What we have here is A RIDICULOUSLY  RARE ORIGINAL STEREO PRESSING ON CHECKER LABEL. Track listing: Rescue me - Soul of a man - I know - Gee whiz - I'm a woman - Our day will come - Impossible - Oh no, not my baby - You've lost that lovin' feelin - How glad I am - Since I fell for you - Come and get these memories.

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·      CONDITION:

·      THE RECORD

 (IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)         WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG VG++. A few light abrasions  ARE VISIBLE, but they appear fairly  insignificant relative to the overall condition of the vinyl, and are only moderately visually distracting. For most part, the vinyl looks impeccable, without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)         The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(c)         Stereo  pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more preferable to its mono  counterpart. The mix is more graphic, the sound resolution more precise, and the channel separation (which does not exist on mono version) adds a whole new dimension to the music. Also, the stereo mixes are (by definition) somewhat different than on the mono version. We estimate that mono copies of this album outnumber stereo copies  by a ratio of at least 10:1.

(d)         The record has a "deep groove" (an indent in the label about 1/2-inch from the edge of the label, which on SOME labels is associated with very early or first pressings).

(e)         The record comes in the original stock inner sleeve (in pitiful shape, but present)

(f)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·                          THE COVER

THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD+(+)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-       Cover has a partially split bottom seam (between 1 and 2 inches  / 2.5 to 5 centimeters); This split seam was delicately taped by the previous owner with a piece of transparent scotch tape

-       Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 4  (front side) and 2 (back side)

-       Cover has a cutout hole in one of the corners

-       Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine

-       Minor shelf wear noted on the top and bottom seams (nothing significant)

-       Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on back side, apparently from aging.

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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