ROD STEWART - SHAKE - 1966 COLUMBIA RED A LABEL
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ROD'S SECOND SINGLE FOR E.M.I. AND HIS THIRD IN TOTAL. RECORDED WHILE HE WAS WITH STEAMPACKET AND THE CREDIT UNDER ROD'S NAME READS "Accompaniment directed by Brian Auger". THE RECORD BLASTS INTO GEAR FROM THE FIRST CHORD. IT IS CUT LOUD AND HAS AUGER'S ORGAN GROOVING ON A GHOST OF THE MELODY UNDER STEWART'S VOCAL GYMNASTICS . THE ARRANGEMENT IS PURE OTIS REDDING WITH THE U.K MUSICIANS HOLDING UP BRILLIANTLY WITH GREAT CREDIT TO THE DRUMMER(MICKEY WALLER?). THE "B" IS WILLIE MABON'S "I JUST GOT SOME" WHICH GROOVES NICELY WITH AN EXTREMELY EXCELLENT GUITAR SOLO FROM EITHER PETER GREEN OR VIC BRIGGS I THINK. BOTH BEING IN STEAMPACKET AT THE TIME. NOW THE CONDITION. BOTH SIDES HAVE THOSE TINY LITTLE SCRATCHES THAT COME OF AGE AND CONTINUOUSLY BEING TAKEN IN AND OUT OF THE SLEEVE. THE "A" SHOWS TWO LIGHT SCUFF MARKS BUT THEY DO NOT SOUND. BOTH SIDES HAVE SURFACE NOISE BUT NOT TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE MUSIC. IT IS SLIGHTLY MORE NOTICABLE ON THE "B" WITH A LIGHT SCRATCH SOUNDING BUT IS NOT VISIBLE SO I CAN ONLY PUT THIS DOWN TO AN ORIGINAL PRESSING FAULT. TOO LATE TO RETURN IT NOW I'M AFRAID!!! THE LABEL AREA IS GOOD WITH WEAR ROUND THE CIRCULAR INNER PART. WITH THESE PRESSINGS THE VINYL WAS NOT TOTALLY FLAT WHERE THE LABEL WENT, IT SLOPES IN TOWARDS THE CENTRE. WILL BE PLEASED TO SUPPLY FURTHER INFO ON REQUEST. IT'S ON COLUMBIA WITH BLACK PRINTING OVER A WHITE LABEL AND A RED "A" PRINTED ON THE FRONT. IT BEARS THE LEGENDS "DEMONSTRATION RECORD" AND "NOT FOR SALE". ALSO THE RELEASE DATE (15.4.66). Cat. No. DB 7892.
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