Otis Spann - The Blues Of LK 4615 UK Mono LP Decca 1964

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	$		56

General Details Artist Otis Spann     Title The Blues Of Otis Spann Record Label Decca Cat. number LK 4615 Mono/Stereo? M

Country

UK Sleeve Robert Stace If blank, no sleeve manufactured credits present Recorded 1964

Matrix no.

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Condition

Disc

Paper Scuffs

Side 1

VG Paper scuffs Side 2 VG Paper scuffs

Surface Marks

Side 1

EX

 

Side 2 EX

 

Scratches

Side 1

VG Several light hairline scratches Side 2 VG Several light hairline scratches Other Info.  

Sound

Surface Noise

Side 1

EX

 

Side 2 EX

 

Pops/Clicks

Side 1

VG Side 2 VG Tk 5 has a mark which produces clicks

Scratches

Side 1

EX   Side 2 EX   Other Info.

Cover

Ring / Surface Wear

Front

VG Ringwear Back VG Ringwear Inner    

Card Creases

Front

VG Light laminate creases & some laminate lift at spine Back VG Crease at top left of back cover Inner  

Shelf Wear

Edge

EX   Spine EX   Corner EX   Inner Sleeve  

EX

Other Info. Name written in ink on back of sleeve  

Guide to grades used

M Cover Looks  New - no marks, wear or damage Disc Looks unplayed - no marks visible Sound I don't use this grade for sound - as all records (even brand new) produce some noise Ex Cover Slight signs of wear on edges/spine, corners or ring wear. Minor creases. No damage caused by sticker removal/residue. Light sleeves may show slight discolouration due to age or handling Disc May have minor paper scuffs caused by moving record in & out of paper sleeve. Sound May be occasional pops/clicks and minimal surface noise Vg Cover Moderate edge/spine or ring wear. Corners may be a little blunt. Opening edge may show feathering caused by removal of record. Visible creases or laminate lift. Disc Some surface marks &/or hairline scratches. Moderate paper scuffs. Sound May be pops/clicks caused by marks/scratches. Moderate background surface noise and crackles. G Cover Heavy ring or edge/spine wear. Corners noticable bashed. Heavy creases. Considerable laminate damage. Disc Looks very well played. A lot of surface marks/scratches Sound Considerable surface noise. Audible scratches.

Background Information

  Click on the link to see the original information source: - The Blues Of Otis Spann Strangely, Chess somehow failed to recognize Spann's vocal abilities. His own Chess output was limited to a 1954 single, "It Must Have Been the Devil," that featured B.B. King on guitar, and sessions in 1956 and 1963 that remained in the can for decades. So Spann looked elsewhere, waxing a stunning album for Candid with guitarist Robert Jr. Lockwood in 1960, a largely solo outing for Storyville in 1963 that was cut in Copenhagen, a set for British Decca the following year that found him in the company of Waters and Eric Clapton, and a 1964 LP for Prestige where Spann shared vocal duties with bandmate James Cotton. Testament and Vanguard both recorded Spann as a leader in 1965.

The Blues Is Where It's At, Spann's enduring 1966 album for ABC-Bluesway, sounded like a live recording but was actually a studio date enlivened by a gaggle of enthusiastic onlookers that applauded every song (Waters, guitarist Sammy Lawhorn, and George "Harmonica" Smith were among the support crew on the date). A Bluesway encore, The Bottom of the Blues followed in 1967 and featured Otis's wife, Lucille Spann, helping out on vocals.

Spann's last few years with Muddy Waters were memorable for their collaboration on the Chess set Fathers and Sons, but the pianist was clearly ready to launch a solo career, recording a set for Blue Horizon with British blues-rockers Fleetwood Mac that produced Spann's laidback "Hungry Country Girl." He finally turned the piano chair in the Waters band over to Pinetop Perkins in 1969, but fate didn't grant Spann long to achieve solo stardom. He was stricken with cancer and died in April of 1970.   Other Information  

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