SAM COOKE SOULIN' INSANELY RARE ORIG '66 CHERIE LP ALTERNATIVE KEEN STEREO MIXES

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·       SAM COOKE – RIGHT ON: THE SOULIN’ SAM COOKE – ORIGINAL 1969/1970 CHERIE RECORDS TRUE STEREO DOUBLE ALBUM LP-1001

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL BROWN & PINK CHERRIE LABEL

·       SORRY, BONUS 45rpm SINGLE NOT INCLUDED

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       This album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other way, manner or format.

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

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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How this ultra-rare 1969/1970 Sam Cooke album came about, we honestly have no idea. As most Sam Cooke collectors know, the original Sam Cooke recordings on KEEN label (1957-1960) do NOT exist in true stereo, with one notable exception (his 1959 “Tribute to a Lady” album),  plus a few later Keen singles.

Well, what we have here are not only classic KEEN songs in TRUE STEREO – but – get this: different arrangements of these same classic Sam Cooke songs, unavailable anywhere else – before or after this album – in more than 30 years.

At first we thought that this was some kind of dubious issue, possibly a counterfeit pressing or bootleg of some sort, possibly some other artist masquerading as Sam Cooke. But no, the voice is unmistakably that of Sam Cooke. No mistake there. And then, the inscription on both label and Cover identifies Cherrie label as a perfectly legitimate subsidiary of KENT records (Kent records became famous in the mid-60’s by issuing classic BB King, Lowell Fulsom and Elmore James albums; the label has impeccable legal credentials).

The only two possible explanation we have is this: either the original multi-track tapes from Sam Cooke’s KEEN sessions do actually exist and were preserved for posterity, in which case what we have here is a re-mixed version of these great soul songs – OR – someone took the original master tapes, extracted Sam Cooke’s voice on one channel, and completely re-worked and re-recorded the orchestral arrangements on the other channel). You be the judge. In any event , these songs do not sound like anything you have heard from Sam Cooke before.

Whatever the case, the absence of obtrusive and oppressive string arrangements that some of the early Sam Cooke material is known to suffer from, is palpable. No string-drenched arrangements here. Only the pure, 100% soul, mostly with small combo (and, YES,  with original Sam Cooke studio band headed by Renee Hall) in action: the way Sam Cooke should have sounded all along, but was never given a chance to.

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·       CONDITION:

·       RECORD

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG VG++, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions (probably just sleeve scuffs inflicted in storage over the years) ARE VISIBLE, but they appear fairly  insignificant relative to the overall condition of the vinyl, and are only moderately visually distracting. For most part, the vinyl looks impeccable, without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is 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)             Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD+ (VG+)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        The gatefold cover has partially split seams on all four of its "legs"   (about 4 inches / 10 cm, each); All four  have been delicately taped by the previous owner with a piece of transparent scotch tape

-         Cover has some light 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 4

-         Back cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record),  probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.

-         Cover shows some light yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging   (nothing significant).   Yellowing is also noted on the INSIDE gatefold

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine

-         Cover has some visible fraying/tattering on all three seams

-         Inside gatefold has some light yellowish stains, probably from exposure to humidity.    (nothing significant)

-         Cover has all four corners slightly worn / dinged / bent. (nothing significant)

-         The cover has a few tiny scratch marks on both sides

-         Cover has a small original price sticker, which may be possible to remove with a little effort (we did not attempt to)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No water damage

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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