ISAAC HAYES Hot Buttered Soul 1971 UK STAX Nr MINT
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Jun 5, 2014
Sold Date
May 26, 2014
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£ 20
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Great Britain
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ISAAC HAYES Hot Buttered Soul 1971 UK STAX Nr MINT
TOP COPY - BARELY PLAYED - DEEP, RICH & WARM SOUND
ISAAC HAYESHot Buttered Soul
1971 UK STAX (2325 011 SUPER) PRESSING OF HIS 1969 CLASSIC
BARELY PLAYED AND DELIVERING BEAUTIFULLY DEEP, RICH AND WARM SOUND THROUGHOUT
PRESSED WITH THE UK YELLOW STAX LABELS
MATRIX: 2325011 A//1?420 11 4 / 2325011 B//1?420 11 11
THE LP IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT SLEEVE "Printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd., London, S.E.1"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE
Released at the tail end of the '60s, Hot Buttered Soul set the precedent for how soul would evolve in the early '70s, simultaneously establishing Isaac Hayes and the Bar-Kays as major forces within black music.
Though not quite as definitive as Black Moses or as well-known as Shaft, Hot Buttered Soul remains an undeniably seminal record; it stretched its songs far beyond the traditional three-to-four-minute industry norm, featured long instrumental stretches where the Bar-Kays stole the spotlight, and it introduced a new, iconic persona for soul with Hayes' tough yet sensual image.
With the release of this album, Motown suddenly seemed manufactured and James Brown a bit too theatrical. Surprising many, the album features only four songs. The first, "Walk on By," is an epic 12-minute moment of true perfection, its trademark string-laden intro just dripping with syrupy sentiment, and the thumping mid-tempo drum beat and accompanying bassline instilling a complementary sense of nasty funk to the song; if that isn't enough to make it an amazing song, Hayes' almost painful performance brings yet more feeling to the song, with the guitar's heavy vibrato and the female background singers taking the song to even further heights.
The following three songs aren't quite as stunning but are still no doubt impressive:"Hyperbolicsyllabicsequedalymistic" trades in sappy sentiment for straight-ahead funk, highlighted by a stomping piano halfway through the song; "One Woman" is the least epic moment, clocking in at only five minutes, but stands as a straightforward, well-executed love ballad; and finally, there's the infamous 18-minute "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and its lengthy monologue which slowly eases you toward the climactic, almost-orchestral finale, a beautiful way to end one of soul's timeless, landmark albums, the album that transformed Hayes into a lifelong icon.
Side 1:
Walk On By (12:00)
Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic (9:55)
Side 2:
One Woman (5:00)
By The Time I Get To Phoenix (18:40)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Both labels are bright, clean and unmarked with just a handful of spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces are unmarked and shine like-new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Outstanding audio quality with deep, rich, warm and sound and my play-check at volume found nothing to fault - plays beautifully - even on the very quiet long slow intros - great copy
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Fine condition - crisp and sharp with little edge/spine wear to speak of - just some marking to the white back
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
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