NOLAN PORTER w/JOHNNY 'GUITAR' WATSON RARE ORIG '72 ABC WHITE LABEL PROMO LP NM

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·       NOLAN PORTER with JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON, RON ELLIOTT (BEAU BRUMMELS), LOWELL GEORGE AND BILL PAYNE (LITTLE FEAT), JIM GORDON (EVERLY BROTHERS, BEACH BOYS, DEREK & DOMINOS), JIMMY CARL BLACK AND ROY ESTRADA (FRANK ZAPPA'S MOTHERS OF INVENTION, LITTLE FEAT)  AND OTHERS; PRODUCED BY THE LEGENDARY DAVE HASSINGER (ROLLING STONES, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, GRATEFUL DEAD, ETC.) – THE SELF-TITLED SECOND (AND FINAL) RELEASE BY THIS CULT SOUL SINGER ("NOLAN") – ORIGINAL 1971 ABC RECORDS STEREO LP ABCX-766

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       *** WHITE LABEL PROMO ***

·       ORIGINAL ABC RECORDS LABEL, LATE '60s/EARLY '70s STYLE, WHITE PROMOTIONAL VERSION

·       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)

·       FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least thick, and  10 being the thickest), we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 6.

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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Nolan Porter had been through a lot in his short recording career. His records were billed as Nolan, Frederick II, and N.F. Porter, and his producer Gabriel Mekler's record companies (Lizard and Vulture) closed up shop. Mekler licensed Nolan's previous Lizard/Vulture recordings and new Nolan Porter material to ABC. It is important to note that ABC never signed Nolan Porter as an artist, but his licensed recordings appeared on the label in 1972 and 1973.

Mekler got Nolan Porter back into the studio in the middle of August 1972. The resulting sessions, which would prove to be Nolan's last for many years, produced the rockin' soul classics "If I Could Only Be Sure" and "Oh Baby," as well as Mekler's "Work It Out In The Morning" and the reggae/pop tune "Singer Man."

The best session performers were on hand to lay down these tracks: Clarence McDonald (keyboards), Jim Gordon (drums), Ray Pohlman (bass), Larry Carlton (guitar), Ron Elliott (guitar), Charles Owens (sax), Oscar Brashear (trumpet), and The Blackberries (backing vocals). The most notable player at these sessions was Johnny "Guitar" Watson, whose guitar lines helped make "If I Could Only Be Sure" a classic with rock and soul fans – especially Northern Soul fans in England. The song would be covered by the likes of Paul Weller (of The Jam and The Style Council). For some reason, "If I Could Only Be Sure" in its remixed single version sold poorly upon its release.

The album "Nolan" (finally credited to Nolan Porter - THE RELEASE WE  HAVE  HERE -- op.ed.) contained the four new songs above and stereo remixes of his Lizard and Vulture recordings. It was issued in late January 1973. Other than "Let's Burn Down The Cornfield," which was exactly the same as the "No Apologies" version, the mixes of the older material were noticeably different than their original releases. "Groovin' (Out On Life)" had a different vocal than the one released on the Vulture single. To generate additional interest in the album, the single "Singer Man"/ "Oh Baby" was issued in late May 1973. Neither the "Singer Man" single nor the album performed well, and Mekler's work with Nolan ended quietly.

Nolan Porter returned to the music scene in 1978 and 1980 to record two sets of tracks to attract some attention to his more modern songs. The 1978 sessions produced "Bird Without A Song," "Only A Thought Away," "It's Alright To Dream," a brilliant cover of Paul Simon's "Cloudy," and the country crossover song "City Lights." In 1980, Nolan Porter and Gordon Austin (co-writer of "Oh Baby") re-recorded "I Like What You Give" and "Oh Baby" along with "Every Little Move" and a surprisingly effective cover of The Doobie Brothers' "What A Fool Believes" (one of the few ever attempted).

When nothing happened with all of these recordings, Nolan did not release anything for two decades. During the 1980s, Porter performed occasionally in places like Singapore, Bali and Alaska. In 1999, Nolan was asked by co-producer Jeffery Ward to do a cover of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put A Spell On You" for the film "The Quickie." The track was recorded at GVS Studio in Van Nuys, California. After the film was completed in 2001, it went directly to DVD. Nolan Porter's vocal on "I Put A Spell On You" is so surprising that you can't believe it's him, but it is!

In addition to numerous charity performances with Candy Zappa, Nolan continues to record and perform as a solo act on both sides of the Atlantic, where he is in great demand.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ANONYMOUS ONLINE BIO OF NOLAN PORTER)

THE WHITE LABEL PROMO, RADIO STATION-, AUDITION OR DEMONSTRATION COPIES AND RELEASES (such as the one we have here) were often distributed to the radio stations before the record was released to the public, sometimes as much as four months ahead. These records are generally considered to be the "first among equals": the VERY FIRST generation and the VERY FIRST pressings of the particular title; a PROTOTYPE and the earliest known official pressing of the record.

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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  NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)            The record is pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

(c)           White Promo Label version of this title is much rarer that a regular, commercially released, version of this title. We estimate that stock copies of this album outnumber promo copies by a ratio of at least 50:1.

(d)          The record comes in the original stock inner sleeve.

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

·                               THE COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        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 3 (back side)

-         Front cover has a few yellowish dust speckles scattered here and there (these tiny spots are not overly obtrusive or distracting) (less than 10 square inches in size)

-         Cover shows some light yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.

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

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine  (nothing significant)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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