THE BEST OF NINA SIMONE. Near Mint Vinyl. AFL1-4374.

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IDENTIFIERS, 
Matrix --- 

• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped): AFL1-4374A-7
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped): AFL1 4374B 7S

From the liner notes -- 

Catalog number: LSP-4374

Liner notes:

In this new album, The Best of Nina Simone, you’ll hear just that. You’ll hear Nina’s many hits, which now reach a whole new audience. For Nina Simone, one of the early pioneers in “blackness” is being rediscovered by another audience who have just become believers.

Perhaps for the first time the full force of this fantastic Black woman has been caught on record, from the beginning to NOW. For Nina Simone there will be no end because her music will live forever.

Finally, all that really matters is the impact, and that’s quite shattering. Impact is part of the sound that is Nina Simone. Nina has invented her own kind of SOUL. We call it serious SOUL.

There are many reasons for the serious SOUL of Nina Simone. First of all, she is a serious and accomplished pianist. This means that she knows how to get what she wants from her music. Nina Simone has always been “Black”; she was “Black” long before it was fashionable and accepted as it is today. Nina’s effectiveness is strong and total, making no excuses for those whom she might offend. It is too important to those she might reach to compromise even the slightest.

Nina Simone is intelligent, creative, highly complex, determined, and very “Black.” Having something to give and knowing how to give it is part of Nina’s strength. All these qualities are captured on this wonderful wax, which might be titled “How To Win Black Friends and Influence White People,” but we prefer to call it simply THE BEST OF NINA SIMONE.

In this country the one area in which she receives the recognition that is her due is on the college campuses where she plays to SRO houses. She is also a giant in Europe where audiences appreciate moving messages and a voice that is really great where words are really listened to. Young audiences in Europe catch lyrics fast and they have a loyalty that lasts. Perhaps their ears and their minds are better trained.

If you’ve never seen Nina in concert, you will get some idea of what you’ve missed in this album. Give your brain and your ears a treat as the magic of Nina Simone massages your mind and caresses your ears, as both fight jealousy to determine which can enjoy her more in this definitive soul holocaust. Enjoy this battle because you are the winner on both counts.

A1 In The Morning Producer – Joe René Written-By – Gibb* Producer – Joe René Written-By – Gibb* 2:12 A2 I Shall Be Released Arranged By, Conductor – Nina Simone Written-By – Dylan* Arranged By, Conductor – Nina Simone Written-By – Dylan* 4:00 A3 Day And Night Producer – Danny Davis (4) Written-By – Stevenson* Producer – Danny Davis (4) Written-By – Stevenson* 2:34 A4 It Be's That Way Sometime Arranged By, Conductor – Sammy Lowe Producer – Danny Davis (4) Written-By – Waymon* Arranged By, Conductor – Sammy Lowe Producer – Danny Davis (4) Written-By – Waymon* 2:54 A5 I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl Producer – Danny Davis (4) Written-By – Nina Simone Producer – Danny Davis (4) Written-By – Nina Simone 2:27 A6 My Man's Gone Now (From "Porgy And Bess") Producer – Danny Davis (4) Written-By – Heyward*, Gershwin* Producer – Danny Davis (4) Written-By – Heyward*, Gershwin* 4:13 B1 Why? (The King Of Love Is Dead) Producer – Joe René Written-By – Taylor* Producer – Joe René Written-By – Taylor* 5:31 B2 Compensation Arranged By, Written-By – Nina Simone Written-By – Dunbar* Arranged By, Written-By – Nina Simone Written-By – Dunbar* 1:35 B3 I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free Arranged By, Conductor – Sammy Lowe Producer – Danny Davis (4) Written-By – Taylor* Arranged By, Conductor – Sammy Lowe Producer – Danny Davis (4) Written-By – Taylor* 3:06 B4 Go To Hell Arranged By, Conductor – Sammy Lowe Producer – Danny Davis (4) Written-By – Bailey, Jr.* Arranged By, Conductor – Sammy Lowe Producer – Danny Davis (4) Written-By – Bailey, Jr.* 3:47 B5 Do What You Gotta Do Arranged By, Conductor – Horace Ott Written-By – Webb* Arranged By, Conductor – Horace Ott Written-By – Webb* 2:55 B6 Suzanne Arranged By, Conductor – Nina Simone Written-By – Cohen* Arranged By, Conductor – Nina Simone Written-By – Cohen* 4:14