SOLOMON BURKE IF YOU NEED ME INSANELY RARE SEALED ORIG '62 ATLANTIC MONO LP

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·      SOLOMON BURKE – IF YOU NEED ME (SOLOMON BURKE'S SECOND STUDIO ALBUM OVERALL, HIS FIRST FOR ATLANTIC)– MONSTRUOUSLY RARE ORIGINAL 1963 ATLANTIC RECORDS MONO LP 8085

·      ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ***

·      PROBABLY THE RAREST SOLOMON BURKE ALBUM IN EXISTENCE – WE FIRMLY  BELIEVE IT IS RARER THAN EVEN HIS ALBUM ON APOLLO LABEL. WE CAN SAY IN ABSOLUTE HONESTY THAT WE HAVE SEEN ONLY FIVE STEREO COPIES AND TWO MONO COPIES IN OUR LIFETIME -- AND YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE THIRD. WE DON’T EXPECT TO FIND ANOTHER ONE ANY TIME SOON. 

·      GUARANTEED ORIGINAL  PURPLE AND PINK ATLANTIC MONO LABEL WITH BLACK "FAN" LOGO , SUCH AS THE ONE SHOWN ABOVE, FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION

·      THE THICKNESS OF THE VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL’S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.

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

·      ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·      THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·      MONO version of this album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other digital format.

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

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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After several successes, in 1963 Solomon Burke was not a big star like some of his peers, but he was well established. When he and his label decided to work on the album If You Need Me, it wasn't actually his first, because Apollo Records had beaten them to it the year before with an eponymous album. Believe me, you're not missing anything. Unfortunately deprived of Cry To Me, the album If You Need Me gathers a handful of absolutely delicious singles and B-sides like Words, I'm Hanging Up My Heart, If You Need Me or Cant' Nobody Love You on a very usual 12 tracks format. Although the next album will cover missing singles from before and after, which is often cited as a logical reference to have in his discography, the 1963 album If You Need Me represents for me the most coherent project but also the one that shows how strong he was at this period of 1962-1963. As a proof it is also an album that can be listened to very well in one go despite some mono/stereo production problems and some forgettable tracks. What is fascinating about Solomon Burke, apart from his completely divine voice, is the incredibly lively and seductive atmosphere that comes out of it. It's as if you have the power and soul of gospel, which mixes with the melancholy and consciousness of the Blues, with a few rock touches from the pure and hard rhythm and blues. One thing is for sure, Solomon Burke had a considerable influence on his peers, including James Brown and much later with legends like Al Green, making him an inevitable reference of the musical genre.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ANONYMOUS ONLINE REVIEW)

I wish I could just show you the beating of my heart for the duration of If You Need Me so you could see how is slows down, speeds ups, starts and nearly erupts all at Big Sol's will. Solomon was blessed with many gifts, but his gift for moving an audience is what really shines through on this, one of his earliest Atlantic albums.

The title track, "If You Need Me," was a Top-10 hit that was pretty much 'stolen' from Wilson Pickett by Jerry Wexler before he was known to the world as Wilson Pickett. (Picket didn't hold a grudge though and went on to have a great career at Atlantic under Wexler's guidance.) But really, who is more suited for a great country soul ballad than King Solomon?

Although the remainder of If You Need Me didn't enjoy the same immediate popularity as the title track, each song is a showcase of Solomon's ability to reach his audience at an emotional level. The groovy organ and slick horn and flute sections are great compliments to each song, but the fact of the matter is Solomon could have been singing these songs into a tin-can telephone and as long as you were at the other end - you'd be moved.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ANONYMOUS ONLINE REVIEW)

This early Solomon Burke album is named for the opening cut, his take on Wilson Pickett's "If You Need Me," which was a successful single for Burke, almost reaching number one on the R&B charts. Recorded between late 1959 and early 1963, these mostly mid-tempo songs find Burke's somewhat gritty pleas at home in sultry, bluesy surroundings ("Send Me Some Loving") and sweetened up for the occasional exotica-tinged arrangement ("Tonight My Heart She Is Crying").

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY JOSLYN LANE, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

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·                          CONDITION:

·                          THE RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)         THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them.

(b)         The record is  apparently pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(c)         The record is believed to come in its original stock inner sleeve.

(d)         Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·                          THE COVER

COVER IS (WEAK) NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP (A LOOSE-FITTING PLASTIC BAGGY, TYPICALLY USED FOR SEALING RECORDS IN THE LATE '50s AND EARLY '60s)

(PLEASE NOTE: THE SHRINK WRAP HAS SEPARATED ALONG ABOUT 25% OF THE OPENING SIDE, BUT THE ALBUM IS STILL VISIBLY SEALED)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-       Back cover has a few yellowish dust speckles scattered here and there (these tiny spots are not overly obtrusive or distracting)

-       Cover shows some light yellowing on back side, apparently from aging.

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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