SAM COOKE SOULIN' INSANELY RARE ORIG '66 LP w/ALTERNATIVE KEEN MIXES & BONUS 45

$

95

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·       SAM COOKE – RIGHT ON: THE SOULIN’ SAM COOKE – ORIGINAL 1969/1970 CHERIE RECORDS TRUE STEREO DOUBLE ALBUM LP-1001

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL "SMALL" BROWN & PINK CHERRIE LABEL

·       INCLUDES ORIGINAL “INTERVIEW” 45rpm SINGLE (SEE THE BLURB ON THE COVER ADVERTISING THE SAM COOKE’S “RAPPIN’” SINGLE INCLUDED WITH THE ALBUM)

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       This album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other way, manner or format.

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

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How this ultra-rare 1969/1970 Sam Cooke album came about, we honestly have no idea. As most Sam Cooke collectors know, the original Sam Cooke recordings on KEEN label (1957-1960) do NOT exist in true stereo, with one notable exception (his 1959 “Tribute to a Lady” album),  plus a few later Keen singles.

Well, what we have here are not only classic KEEN songs in TRUE STEREO – but – get this: different arrangements of these same classic Sam Cooke songs, unavailable anywhere else – before or after this album – in more than 40 years.

At first we thought that this was some kind of dubious issue, possibly a counterfeit pressing or bootleg of some sort, possibly some other artist masquerading as Sam Cooke. But no, the voice is unmistakably that of Sam Cooke. No mistake there. And then, the inscription on both label and Cover identifies Cherrie label as a perfectly legitimate subsidiary of KENT records (Kent records became famous in the mid-60’s by issuing classic BB King, Lowell Fulsom and Elmore James albums; the label has impeccable legal credentials).

The only two possible explanation we have is this: either the original multi-track tapes from Sam Cooke’s KEEN sessions do actually exist and were preserved for posterity, in which case what we have here is a re-mixed version of these great soul songs – OR – someone took the original master tapes, extracted Sam Cooke’s voice on one channel, and completely re-worked and re-recorded the orchestral arrangements on the other channel). You be the judge. In any event , these songs do not sound like anything you have heard from Sam Cooke before. Another theory is that the songs were re-recorded "live in studio" for the specific purpose of inclusion in "Magnificent Montague" (legendary southern DJ's) radio show. Magnificent Mongague is also a producer of this album and wrote liner notes for it.

Whatever the case, the absence of obtrusive and oppressive string arrangements that some of the early Sam Cooke material is known to suffer from, is palpable. No string-drenched arrangements here. Only the pure, 100% soul, mostly with small combo (and, YES,  with original Sam Cooke studio band headed by Renee Hall) in action: the way Sam Cooke should have sounded all along, but was never given a chance to. 

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·       CONDITION:

·       RECORD

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS EXCELLENT. This is one of those albums that are somewhat difficult to grade. It is somewhere between VG++ and NEAR MINT, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions ARE visible, but they are extremely shallow, superficial  and only moderately visually distracting (nothing significant).For the most part, the vinyl looks impeccable without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)            THE ALBUM INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL BONUS 45 SINGLE RECORD (“RAP SESSION: SAM COOKE IN STUDIO c/w RAP SESSION: THE INTERVIEW”).

(c)             The records are pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the very first pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, exceedingly vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from your compact disc!

(d)            PLEASE NOTE:  This - of course - is an ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital, newly mastered recording!!!

·       COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD+++.

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has JUST A HINT of 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 2.

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.

-         Visible shelf wear noted on the top seams

-         Minor stain noted on the bottom spine.

-         Cover has one corner slightly worn (nothing significant)

-         Cover has a small original price sticker, which may be possible to remove with a little effort (we did not attempt to) [please note: ALL copies of  this album had  this same $6.95 sticker; it should probably be considered an integral part of the cover artwork)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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