ISAAC HAYES Black Moses 1972 UK STAX 2LP 1st PRESS CRUCIFORM SLEEVE

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ISAAC HAYES Black Moses 1972 UK STAX 2LP 1st PRESS CRUCIFORM SLEEVE

BARELY PLAYED & PRACTICALLY UNTOUCHED COPY

ISAAC HAYES
Black Moses

UK STAX (2628-004) TWO LP FIRST PRESSING (February 1972)
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL LARGE SIX PANEL FOLD-OUT CRUCIFORM OUTER SLEEVE AND SINGLE INNER COVER (WHICH HOUSES THE TWO RECORDS)
BARELY PLAYED AND DELIVERING BEAUTIFULLY DEEP, RICH AND WARM SOUND THROUGHOUT

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE UK YELLOW STAX LABELS
MATRIX NUMBERS:
RECORD ONE: 2369003 A//2 SIDE ONE ? 420 11 1 / 2369003 B//1 SIDE FOUR ? 420 11 2
RECORD TWO: 2369004 A//1 SIDE TWO ? 420 12 1 / 2369004 B//1 SIDE THREE ? 420 11 5
THE RECORDS ARE HOUSED FIRSTLY IN A THIN, SOFT AND DELICATE SINGLE SLEEVE ("Printed in Germany') WHICH IS ENCLOSED WITH A HEAVIER SIX PANEL CRUCIFORM OUTER SLEEVE (again "Printed in Germany' - as far as I am aware all these sleeves were German printed)
COMPLETE WITH THE TWO ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVES (one is dated December 1971 and the other November 1971)

The sheer tenacity (albeit undeniably fitting) of this double-disc set has made Black Moses one of Isaac Hayes' most revered and best-known works.
The multi-instrumental singer/songwriter and producer had been a central figure in the Memphis soul music revolution of the mid-1960s.
Along with Booker T. and The MG's, Hayes' wrote and performed on more Stax sides than any other single artist.
By the time of this release - his fifth overall, and first two-record set - Hayes had firmly established himself as a progressive soul artist.
His stretched out and well-developed R&B jams, as well as his husky-voiced sexy spoken "raps" became key components in his signature sound.
Black Moses not only incorporates those leitmotifs, but also reaffirms Hayes abilities as an unmistakably original arranger.
Although a majority of the album consists of cover material, all the scores have been reconfigured and adapted in such a fundamental way that, for some listeners, these renditions serve as definitive.
This is certainly true of the extended re-workings of Jerry Butler's "Brand New Me," or Esther Phillips' "You're Love Is So Doggone Good" - both of which are prefaced by the spoken prelude found in each respective instalment of "Ike's Rap."
The pair of Curtis Mayfield tunes -- "Man's Temptation" and "Need to Belong to Someone" - are also worthy of note for the layers of tastefully scored orchestration - from both Hayes and his long-time associate Johnny Allen.
The pair's efforts remain fresh and discerning, rather than the dated ersatz strings and horn sections that imitators were glutting the soul and pop charts and airwaves with in the mid-1970s.

Track Listing: Side One is backed with Side Four, Side Two with Side Three
Side One: Never Can Say Goodbye (5:07) / (They Long To Be) Close To You (8:58) / Nothing Takes The Place Of You (5:29) / Man's Temptation (4:59)
Side Two: Never Gonna Give You Up (5:47) / Ike's Rap II (2:10) / Help Me Love (5:21) / Need To Belong To Someone (5:15) / Good Love (5:15)
Side Three: Ike's Rap III (1:35) / Your Love Is So Doggone Good (7:40) / For The Good Times (5:20) / I'll Never Fall In Love Again (5:02)
Side Four: Part-Time Love (8:30) / Ike's Rap IV (2:10) / A Brand New Me (7:30) / Going In Circles (6:59)

LABELS: NEAR MINT
All four labels are clean and bright with only light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
All four vinyl surfaces are unmarked appear as-new
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT / NEAR MINT / NEAR MINT / EXCELLENT+
The audio is crystal clear, deep, rich and warm and my play-check at a volume found little to fault - nothing but a touch of surface in a couple of spots and some clicks (mostly on Side One) - no evidence for these on the vinyl surface and no doubt present from new as this copy is pretty much 'as purchased' in 1972
INNER COVER: NEAR MINT
Superb condition - clean, unworn - nothing but a soft crease in the top corner
OUTER CRUCIFORM COVER: EXCELLENT+
Again, superb condition - just a little rub to the corners and a very soft crease to the top corner
INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Both inner sleeves have barely seen the light of day

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A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd Class Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)

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