Otis Redding "The Dock Of The Bay" Stax ?– 231 001 Stereo UK pressing 1968.
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Otis Redding ? "Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay" Stax ?– 231 001 Vinyl, Stereo LP, released in 1968.
The vinyl appears to have been lightly played and is in great condition. It plays through without any hop, skip, or jump and absolutely minimal background noise. There is a mark on the first track of side 2, which does cause a bit of background click, but it doesn't interfere with the song. The sleeve shows a little wear to the front, and "Ian" has recorded his name for posterity on the back, but, that apart, it is also in great shape. The spine is intact and totally legible. Matrix/Run Out Side 1 ; 231001 A 1 1 1 6 Matrix/Run Out Side 2 ; 231001 B 1 1 1 1
"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" is a song co-written by soul singer Otis Redding and guitarist Steve Cropper. It was recorded by Redding twice in 1967, including once just days before his death in a plane crash. The song was released on Stax Records' Volt label in 1968, becoming the first posthumous single to top the charts in the US. It reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.
Redding started writing the lyrics to the song in August 1967, while sitting on a rented houseboat in Sausalito, California. He completed the song with the help of Cropper, who was a Stax producer and the guitarist for Booker T. and the M.G.'s. The song features whistling and sounds of waves crashing on a shore.
The song features a whistled tune heard before the song's fade. It was originally performed by Redding, who (according to Cropper) had "this little fadeout rap he was gonna do, an ad-lib. He forgot what it was so he started whistling." Redding continued to tour after the recording sessions. On December 10, his charter plane crashed into Lake Monona, outside Madison, Wisconsin. Redding and six others were killed.
After Redding's death, Cropper mixed "Dock of the Bay" at Stax Studios. He added the sound of seagulls and waves crashing to the background, as Redding had requested, recalling the sounds he heard when he was staying on the houseboat. The fade-out whistling was originally recorded by Redding and was re-recorded by his bandleader, Sam "Bluzman" Taylor.
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