JOHN HAMMOND Southern Fried LP ATLANTIC 1970 US orig DUANE ALLMAN-EDDIE HINTON
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THIS IS THE US ORIGINAL PRESSING on ATLANTIC Records [Broadway address on cover/label]. The single sleeve is in shrink and in VG+ condition, normal wear, and without any major deterioration, BUT light discolouration/wear on right corners (where missing shrink), 2cm cut-edge near top right corner, the sticker residue in on shrink not on cover, left spine is fully readable, for details see photos (with and without flashlight). The vinyl is in EX condition, and plays wonderfully.
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JOHN HAMMOND
with BARRY BECKETT, EDDIE HINTON, DAVID HOOD, ROGER HAWKINS,
plus DUANE ALLMAN, JIMMY JOHNSON, MARLIN GREENE, etc.
One of the greatest performers of traditional blues, acoustic or electric. John Hammond, Jr. is one of a handful of white blues musicians who was on the scene at the beginning of the first blues renaissance of the mid-'60s. That revival, brought on by renewed interest in folk music around the U.S., brought about career boosts for many of the great classic blues players, including Mississippi John Hurt, Rev. Gary Davis, and Skip James. Some critics have described Hammond as a white Robert Johnson, and Hammond does justice to classic blues by combining powerful guitar and harmonica playing with expressive vocals and a dignified stage presence. Within the first decade of his career as a performer, Hammond began crafting a niche for himself that is completely his own: the solo guitar man, harmonica slung in a rack around his neck, reinterpreting classic blues songs from the 1930s, '40s, '50s...
"SOUTHERN FRIED"
RECORDED at MUSCLE SHOALS SOUND STUDIOS, ALABAMA
1970 LP ATLANTIC RECORDS STEREO SD 8251
PRINTED IN USA ORIGINAL PRESSING
PARTIALLY IN SHRINK SINGLE SLEEVE THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
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LABEL: ATLANTIC - GREEN/RED LABEL - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: SD 8251
Catalog on labels: SD 8251 (ST-A-691791RI) / SD 8251 (ST-A-691792RI)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): ST-A-691791-C- -II-I AT- GP PR
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): ST A-691792 C II-I ST-A691792 C AT GP PR
On labels: rim text reads "Mfg. By Atlantic Recording Corp., 1841 Broadway, New York, N.Y."
On back cover: Tracklist + Credits
Produced by Marlene Greene & John Hammond
Printed in U.S.A.
© 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation, 1841 Broadway, New York, New York 10023
tracklisting
Side A: SHAKE FOR ME - CRYIN' FOR MY BABY - I'M TORE DOWN
DON'T GO NO FURTHER - I'M LEAVIN' YOU - IT'S TOO LATE
Side B: NADINE - MYSTERY TRAIN - MY TIME AFTER A WHILE
I CAN'T BE SATISFIED - YOU'LL BE MINE - RIDING IN THE MOONLIGHT
grading
RECORD EX (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ (please, see pictures and read above description)
Southern Fried differed little from other early Hammond albums in its repertoire, consisting entirely of covers of blues and R&B songs. As usual, the Chicago sound came in for especially heavy tribute, with versions of songs by Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, and Chuck Berry, as well as a pass at "Mystery Train," though more vocal-oriented R&B got a nod with Chuck Willis' "It's Too Late" and some of the other tunes. Where this might have a leg up on some other early Hammond efforts -- and a leg up on blues cover albums in general -- is in the stellar band, featuring Muscle Shoals stalwarts like Eddie Hinton and Roger Hawkins. Allman Brothers fans, too, will want to keep an eye out for it as it features Duane Allman playing fine lead guitar on four tracks; certainly his peeling slide guitar solo on "Shake for Me" rates among his best work as a session man. Original the album isn't it, yet though Hammond isn't a great vocalist or interpreter, these are indeed very solid and joyful blues-rock versions of classic '50s-style electric blues. Horns on four of the songs add some soulful variety and spice to set this a little further apart from the ordinary blues-rock album...(AllMusic)
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