THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH Eponymous FROM71-TWO PART HARMONIES ON A SPARKLING DEBUT LP
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Apr 18, 2019
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Apr 13, 2019
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THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH Eponymous FROM71-TWO PART HARMONIES ON A SPARKLING DEBUT LP
A VG++ LP ON GORDY G955LA FUNKY AND RAW DEBUT LP FROM 1971
PRODUCED BY NORMAN WHITFIELD WITH PAUL RISER AND DAVID VAN DePITTE
WITH AN ORIGINAL MOTOWN SOUND INNER SLEEVE AS SHOWN (SIDES SPLIT)
TRACKS AS SHOWN ON THE LABEL PHOTOS
MORE INFO FROM ALLMUSIC.COM
This sparkling debut, fueled by "Smiling Faces Sometimes," a number three pop hit, zoomed to #43 on Billboard's Top 200 albums chart. Lead singer Joe Harris had recorded as a teenager with Little Joe & the Moroccos and later with the Fabulous Peps, and logged a brief, unsuccessful stint with the Ohio Players. Additionally, Brenda Joyce and Billie Rae Calvin had done background work and sung in the Delicates. Producer Norman Whitfield brought one original song to the session, "You Got the Love I Need"; every other cut was previously recorded by others (Holland-Dozier-Holland's "We Got a Way Out Love" was originally done by the Originals, and so on). Whitfield had the creative juices flowing on "Ball of Confusion," which bounces along for more than ten minutes and is true bliss; the arrangement is totally different from the Temptations blockbuster. The monster "Smiling Faces Sometimes" has a dead serious beat and some strong comments about people who show their teeth all the time. The tracks, with a couple of exceptions, follow a pattern: Harris sings lead, sounding Jerry Butler-ish, and Joyce and Calvin sweeten the tracks with their sugary, two-part harmonies. On Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone," Whitfield experiments with the trio by testing the pop/psychedelic waters, an indication of a new direction for Undisputed Truth.
COVER STOCK IN NEAR FINE CONDITION, SINCE IT HAS BEEN STORED IN A PLASTIC SLEEVE SINCE PURCHASE. EDGES AND CORNERS ARE CLEAN AND SHARP. NO RUB OR RING WEAR. NOTWITHSTANDING, A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS, SO PLEASE DO LOOK AT THE COVER PHOTOS TO ASCERTAIN COVER CONDITION.
VIRGIN SPINDLE HOLE. THE HIGH LUSTER VINYL BLANK WITH A VERY FEW LIGHT AND FINE SURFACE RUB SCUFF LINES UNDER BRIGHT ANGLED LIGHT AND ASSIDUOUS EXAMINATION AND WHICH NEED TO BE LOOKED FOR TO BE SEEN. WE'VE TEST PLAYED THIS LP BY SAMPLING EACH TRACK 2-3 TIMES ON A VPI TURNTABLE WITH A GRADO REFERENCE ONE WOOD CARTRIDGE WITHOUT NOTICE OF THE ABOVE ITEMS AND SOUNDING QUITE FINE HERE.
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