ISAAC HAYES …To Be Continued 1971 UK STAX 1st PRESS Nr MINT
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£ 67
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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 …To Be Continued 1971 UK STAX 1st PRESS Nr MINT
TOP COPY - BARELY PLAYED - 4 LONG, RICH & SULTRY TRACKS
ISAAC HAYES…To Be Continued
UK STAX (2325 026 SUPER) FIRST PRESSING (March 1971)
BARELY PLAYED AND DELIVERING BEAUTIFULLY DEEP, RICH AND WARM SOUND THROUGHOUT
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE UK YELLOW STAX LABELS
MATRIX: 2325026 A//1 ? 420 11 1 / 2325026 B//1 ? 420 11 3
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 - DATE CODED '0271' (February 1971)
Released in late 1970 in the US and early 1971 in the UK and hot on the heels of two chart-topping albums, Hot Buttered Soul (1969) and The Isaac Hayes Movement (also 1970), Isaac Hayes and the Bar-Kays retain their successful approach on those landmark albums for …To Be Continued, another number one album.
Again, the album features four songs that span far beyond traditional radio-friendly length, featuring important mood-establishing instrumental segments just as emotive and striking as Hayes' crooning.
Nothing here is quite as perfect as "Walk on By," but …To Be Continued no doubt has its share of highlights, the most notable being "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'."
The album's most epic moment opens with light strings and horns, vamping poetically for several minutes before Hayes even utters a breath; then, once the singer delivers the song's orchestral chorus, the album hits its sentimental peak -- Hayes elevating a common standard to heavenly heights once again.
Elsewhere, "Our Day Will Come" features a nice concluding instrumental segment driven by a proto-hip-hop beat that proves just how ahead of his time Hayes was during his early '70s.
It's tempting to slight this album when holding it up against Hayes' best albums from this same era, but a comparison such as this is unfair.
Even if Ike isn't doing anything here that he didn't do on his two preceding albums -- and isn't quite as daring as he is on his two successive albums -- Black Moses, Shaft -- …To Be Continued still topples any Hayes album that came after 1971.
It didn't top the R&B album chart for 11 weeks on accident -- this is quintessential early '70s Isaac Hayes, and that alone makes it a classic soul album.
Side 1:
a) Monologue: Ike's Rap 1 / b) Our Day Will Come (9:24)
The Look Of Love (11:11)
Side 2:
a) Ike's Mood 1 / b) You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (15:29)
Runnin' Out Of Fools (5:52)
LABELS: EXCELLENT+
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 quietest moments. Gorgeous record with many familiar sampled sections
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
Fine condition - crisp and sharp with little edge/spine wear to speak of
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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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