SHUGGIE OTIS Here Comes Shuggie Otis 1970 UK CBS 1st PRESS - NEAR MINT
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SHUGGIE OTIS Here Comes Shuggie Otis 1970 UK CBS 1st PRESS - NEAR MINT
SHUGGIE OTISHere Comes Shuggie Otis
1970 UK CBS (S 63996 STEREO) FIRST PRESSING
AN OUTSTANDING *NEAR MINT* ORIGINAL COPY
1970’s Here Comes Shuggie Otis was the debut album by the guitarist and songwriter, issued by Columbia, when Shuggie was only 18 and produced and arranged by his father, R&B legend Johnny Otis.
The album is evenly divided between vocal tunes and instrumentals.
The cast for these sessions included Johnny, Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper, bassist Al McKibbon, Preston Love, Jackie Kelso, Plas Johnson, and a string section.
"Oxford Gray," the album's opener, is an instrumental written by Johnny, Shuggie, Felder, and Hooper. Unlike anything that ever came before it, it's a baroque blues tune that features Shuggie playing both electric and acoustic bottleneck slide, a harpsichord, strings, and a groovy little backbeat that walks the edge of blues and funk. It feels like a suite because of its many composed sections, but Shuggie's guitar is pure improvisational poetry.
This is followed by the beautiful, psychedelic pop of "Jennie Lee." Shuggie's vocals weren't quite there, and were still somewhat tentative, but his gorgeous, Albert King-inflected guitar solo is right in the pocket, and stands in wonderful contrast to his acoustic string in the verses. The horns are restrained and regal, and the textural palette of the cut is lush and spacious.
There is plenty of roots playing here too, such as on "Bootie Cooler," a Stax-styled blues groove, and the name-dropping shimmy and shake of "Shuggie's Boogie," the wig-tightening funk of "Hurricane," and the reverentially gritty "Gospel Groove."
Here Comes Shuggie Otis stands the test of time over 40 years later, and stands as a hallmark of songwriting, improvisation, and production acumen
PRESSED WITH SOLID ORANGE CBS LABELS
MATRIX: S - 63996 - A1 / S - 63996 - B1
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE “Printed by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., Aylesbury”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL CBS COMPANY INNER SLEEVE
Side 1:
Oxford Gray (6:51)
Jennie Lee (2:11)
Bootie Cooler (2:43)
Knowing (That You Want Him) (2:35)
Funky Thithee (3:11)
Side 2:
Shuggie's Boogie (5:32)
Hurricane (2:20)
Gospel Groove (4:15)
Baby, I Need You (3:45)
The Hawks (2:27)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels - a couple of light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces retain their original deep glossy sheen - practically unmarked in normal light with nothing but harmless wispy hairlines visible under bright light
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with outstanding audio quality- deep, rich and warm - fantastic record - very highly recommended indeed
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Crisp, clean, sharp and fresh - deep gloss to the front laminate - no edge or spine wear to speak of - slight rub to the untreated back - nothing really
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