Albert King (Sundazed 185 gram Vinyl Playtested LP 5031) Born Under A Bad Sign

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185 GRAM

VPI MACHINE CLEANED & PLAYTESTED

Artist: Albert King

Album Title: Born Under A Bad Sign

Featuring: Booker T. Jones, Isaac Hayes, Donald “Duck” Dunn, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson, Packy Axton, Wayne Jackson, Andrew Love, Joe Arnold

Catalogue Number: LP 5031

UPC Number: 090771503114

Year/Record Company: 1999 Sundazed Records

Studio: Stax Studios, Memphis Tennessee March 1966 – June 1967

1 LP – Stereo – Vinyl Record

Size: 12 inch

Speed: 33 1/3 – 185 Gram

(This is the authentic release & not a pirated, bootlegged, or copied version. This 185 gram LP album comes from my personal collection and has been playtested. It is stored under temperature & humidity regulated, smoke & pet free conditions.)

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LP Condition: excellent

Shine: almost all

Scratches: a few feather

Label Wear: minimal

Label: black on yellow with “Sundazed” at the top

Spindle Hole Wear: minimal

LP Sound: near mint

Surface Noise: very minimal

Jacket Condition: excellent

Shrink Wrap: yes, still in its original shrink wrap, light wear

Wear To Seams: very minimal

Back Ring Wear: none

Front Ring Wear: very minimal

Ink or pencil marks: none

Water Stains: none

Drill Holes: none

Saw Cuts: none

Stickers: “Sundazed 180” sticker front (see photos)

Sleeve Type: new anti-static sleeve

Cover: Jim Steward

Liner Notes: Bill Dahl & Deanie Parker

The release of Born Under a Bad Sign in 1967 "would change the face of American music, modernizing the blues". "'It was the great divide of modern blues, the point at which the music was rescued from slipping into derivative obscurity'". Part of the album's success has been attributed to Booker T. and the MGs who "gave his blues a sleek, soulful sound [which] gave King crossover appeal". Four of the album's songs became modern blues classics: "Born Under a Bad Sign", "Oh Pretty Woman", "The Hunter", and "Crosscut Saw" (although an older song, it was given a new treatment by King). Together with "Personal Manager" and "Laundromat Blues", they "form the very foundation of Albert King's musical identity and legacy". The title track was one of the last songs by Stax to feature the imprint "Produced by Staff"; future songs were later attributed to the writers.

Albert King's guitar work on the album "directly influenced legions of guitar players who studied its every subtlety and nuance" and was "profoundly influential, not just in blues, but in rock & roll". Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan have acknowledged King's influence; indeed, some of their guitar solos are close approximations to those found on Born Under a Bad Sign.

In 1985, Born Under a Bad Sign was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in the "Classics of Blues Recordings" category. It received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999 and in 2003, the album was ranked number 499 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". The album ranked at #491 on a revised list in 2012. The 2002 reissue of the album by Stax Records received a 2003 Blues Music Award for "Historical Blues Album of the Year". (source: Wikipedia)

Song List:

Side One

Born Under A Bad Sign 2:46

Crosscut Saw 2:33

Kansas City 2:31

Oh Pretty Woman 2:48

Down Don’t Bother Me 2:09

The Hunter 2:43

Funk Shun 2:30 (Mono)

Side Two

I Almost Lost My Mind 3:28

Personal Manager 4:27

Laundromat Blues 3:18

As The Years Go Passing By 3:47

The Very Thought Of You 3:46

Overall Junction 2:29 (Mono)

Albert Nelson (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992), known professionally as Albert King, was an American blues guitarist and singer whose playing influenced many other blues guitarists. One of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with B.B. King and Freddie King), he is perhaps best known for the 1967 single "Born Under a Bad Sign".

He was known as "The Velvet Bulldozer" because of his smooth singing and large size—he stood taller than average, with sources reporting 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) or 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), and weighed 250 lb (110 kg)—and also because he drove a bulldozer in one of his day jobs early in his career.

King was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in May 2013. (source: Wikipedia)

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