KING CURTIS. "THE BEST OF KING CURTIS" ATCO UK 1968 LP. NM.
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King Curtis ?– The Best Of
Label: Atco Records ?– K 40067 Format: Vinyl, LP, CompilationCountry: UK Released: 1968 Genre: Funk / Soul Style: Soul, Funk
Tracklist
A1 Harper Valley P.T.A 2:34 A2 Ode To Billy Joe 2:48 A3 Soul Serenade 2:53 A4 I Heard It Through The Grapevine 3:16 A5 (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay 2:42 A6 Memphis Soul Stew 2:55 B1 Spanish Harlem 2:46 B2 Jump Back 1:55 B3 Something On Your Mind 4:35 B4 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 3:13 B5 Makin' Hey 2:56 B6 I Was Made To Love Her 2:26Artist Biography by Bob Porter
King Curtis was the last of the great R&B tenor sax giants. He came to prominence in the mid-'50s as a session musician in New York, recording, at one time or another, for most East Coast R&B labels. A long association with Atlantic/Atco began in 1958, especially on recordings by the Coasters. He recorded singles for many small labels in the '50s -- his own Atco sessions (1958-1959), then Prestige/New Jazz and Prestige/TruSound for jazz and R&B albums (1960-1961). Curtis also had a number one R&B single with "Soul Twist" on Enjoy Records (1962). He was signed by Capitol (1963-1964), where he cut mostly singles, including "Soul Serenade." Returning to Atlantic in 1965, he remained there for the rest of his life. He had solid R&B single success with "Memphis Soul Stew" and "Ode to Billie Joe" (1967). Beginning in 1967, Curtis started to take a more active studio role at Atlantic, leading and contracting sessions for other artists, producing with Jerry Wexler, and later on his own. He also became the leader of Aretha Franklin's backing unit, the Kingpins. He compiled several albums of singles during this period. All aspects of his career were in full swing at the time he was murdered in 1971.
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EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.
VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.
GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration, etc.
FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump.
The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.
POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.
BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.
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