Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul, STEREO Vinyl VG+, Cover VG Sleeve Volt 412

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Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul, STEREO Vinyl VG+, Cover VG Sleeve Volt 412, 12-inch 33 RPM LP (still wrapped in plastic so ignore the white sticker in upper left corner!)

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This unique item is an original (vintage, from original release) and not a digital copy or reproduction.

DESCRIPTION:

By 1965, Otis Redding was already a force to be reckoned with, well on his way to earning his King of Soul title. Then, he released this collection, which is absolutely foundational to any soul vinyl collection. This album includes Otis’ soul-searing lament “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now),” a cover of The Rolling Stone’s “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” that is wholly original, the world’s introduction to “Respect” before Aretha made it her own, and Otis’ perfect versions of “My Girl,” “Wonderful World,” and “A Change Is Gonna Come”, standards like “Rock Me Baby” and spirituals like “Down in the Valley.”

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CONDITION:

We grade records off the Goldmine standard as we understand it. This record SLEEVE grades VG for very good: with most of it is like new still protected under plastic except for some mild brownish stains near the open edge. And VG+ or very good plus for the VINYL: It is shiny, clean, free of any scratches, or wear or visible damage. (see pix). Both are used but the playback sound should be fine and rich with music!

SHIPPING:

Domestic shipping would be MEDIA CLASS and well packed in plastic, with several layers of padding & cardboard support/protection and delivery tracking. International shipping depends on the location, and the package would weigh close to 1lb. 1oz. with even more extra ridge packing.

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BACKGROUND:

Otis Redding's third album, and his first fully realized album, presents his talent unfettered, his direction clear, and his confidence emboldened, with fully half the songs representing a reach that extended his musical grasp. More than a quarter of this album is given over to Redding's versions of songs by Sam Cooke, his idol, who had died the previous December, and all three are worth owning and hearing. Two of them, "A Change Is Gonna Come" and "Shake," are every bit as essential as any soul recordings ever made, and while they (and much of this album) have reappeared on several anthologies, it's useful to hear the songs from those sessions juxtaposed with each other, and with "Wonderful World," which is seldom compiled elsewhere. Also featured are Redding's spellbinding renditions of "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (a song epitomizing the fully formed Stax/Volt sound and which Mick Jagger and Keith Richards originally wrote in tribute to and imitation of Redding's style), "My Girl," and "You Don't Miss Your Water." "Respect" and "I've Been Loving You Too Long," two originals that were to loom large in his career, are here as well; the former became vastly popular in the hands of Aretha Franklin and the latter was an instant soul classic. Among the seldom-cited jewels here is a rendition of B.B. King's "Rock Me Baby" that has the singer sharing the spotlight with Steve Cropper, his playing alternately elegant and fiery, with Wayne Jackson and Gene "Bowlegs" Miller's trumpets and Andrew Love's and Floyd Newman's saxes providing the backing. Redding's powerful, remarkable singing throughout makes Otis Blue gritty, rich, and achingly alive, and an essential listening experience.

Haig Adishian Cover Design, Design Lou Adler Composer Herb Alpert Composer Joe Arnold Sax (Tenor) Yves Beauvais Producer, Reissue Producer William Bell Composer, Vocals (Background) Bert Berns Composer Booker T. & the MG's Guest Artist Solomon Burke Composer Jerry Butler Composer Babe Chivian Composer Sam Cooke Composer Steve Cropper Guitar Tom Dowd Engineer Donald "Duck" Dunn Bass Isaac Hayes Guest Artist, Keyboards Daniel Hersch Digital Remastering Bill Inglot Digital Remastering Al Jackson, Jr. Drums Wayne Jackson Trumpet Mick Jagger Composer Booker T. Jones Keyboards Joe Josea Composer B.B. King Composer Andrew Love Sax (Tenor) Jim Marshall Photography Joe Martin Composer The Memphis Horns Guest Artist Gene Miller Trumpet Floyd Newman Sax (Baritone) Otis Redding Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals Keith Richards Composer Smokey Robinson Composer Bob Rolontz Liner Notes Pete Sahula Cover Photo, Photography Earl Sims Vocals (Background) Stax Staff Producer Jim Stewart Producer, Supervisor Ronald White Composer