OTIS REDDING SINGS SOUL BALLADS 2nd ALBUM ULTRA-RARE ORIG '65 VOLT MONO LP MINT

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·       OTIS REDDING – OTIS REDDING SINGS GREAT SOUL BALADS – ORIGINAL  1965 VOLT RECORDS MONO LP 411

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL YELLOW VOLT LABEL WITH BLACK PRINT AND “THUNDERBOLT” LOGO, MID-TO-LATE 60’s STYLE

·       OTIS REDDING`S MONSTROUSLY RARE SECOND STUDIO ALBUM !!!

·       RARE MONO PRESSING, MANY TIMES RARER THAN FAKE (“ELECTRONICALLY RECHANELLED”) STEREO

·       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)

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

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

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The aptly named Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads (1965) builds upon the strength and relative success of the vocalist's solo debut long-player, Pain in My Heart (1964). The format -- blending a few originals with well-chosen covers -- remained consistent. However, increasingly evident is the strength of Redding's interaction with Booker T. Jones (organ), Steve Cropper (guitar/piano), Donald "Duck" Dunn (bass), and Al Jackson, Jr. (drums), aka Booker T. & the MG's. That relationship is sonically solidified with the singer's seemingly innate ability to sculpt his leads around the powerful Memphis Horn section of Wayne Jackson (trumpet), Charles "Packy" Axton (tenor sax), and Floyd Newman (baritone sax). The results clearly speak for themselves with each of the album's dozen selections as all the proof one needs. Redding's testifyin' on the opener, "That's How Strong My Love Is," was powerful enough to garner the attention of several British Invasion bands. While it was the Rolling Stones' punkish cover that grabbed the most attention, to equal effect the Hollies and the Creation are among the others to have been similarly inspired. Adding to that cyclical experience are the obviously sincere updates of the Chuck Willis' R&B heartbreaker "It's Too Late," "For Your Precious Love" -- which had been a huge hit for the Jerry Butler-led incarnation of the Impressions -- and Sam Cooke's "Nothing Can Change This Love." Of the latter, Redding's take is arguably more powerful as the intimacy of his interpretation perfectly demonstrates the artist's uncanny aptitude for emotional evocation. The Redding-penned titles likewise reflect his mentors, as "Chained and Bound" easily adopts the pleading conviction apparent in one facet of Cooke's music. The samba groove of "I Want to Thank You" and the midtempo bounce of "A Woman, a Lover, a Friend" reflect the lighter, fun-loving side à la Cooke's "Another Saturday Night" and "Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha." Saving the best for last, the Redding/Cropper collaboration on the upbeat and bluesy "Mr. Pitiful" -- a nickname given to Redding by a local Memphis DJ -- became the platter's signature side, not to mention a significant crossover hit, landing in the Top Ten of the R&B survey and just missing the Top 40 Pop Singles chart by a solitary position.

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

One of our favorite Otis Redding albums…but then, we've truly never met an Otis Redding album we didn`t like …this is Otis' exquisitely rare  second album, and the first album he recorded for the legendary Stax/Volt label.

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               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)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS NEAR MINT. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The record is 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)           Mono pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more  preferable to its FAKE ("electronically rechannelled") stereo counterpart. We estimate that FAKE stereo copies of this album outnumber monos by a ratio of at least 5:1 (although some record books and guides foolishly claim that the fake stereo is rarer).

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

·                               THE COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD+++.

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has a minor 'bump' (dent) on the bottom seam (nothing significant) (MINOR TOUCH-UPS DONE WITH BLACK MARKER ON THE BOTTOM SEAM; NOT VISIBLE EITHER ON THE FRONT OR ON THE BACK PANEL)

-         Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 2  (front side) and 1 (back side).

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on back side, apparently from aging.

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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