Tony Joe White: Black And White LP, 180 Gram Vinyl, Analogue Productions

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Tony Joe White: Black and White  

LP
180 gram vinyl
QUALITY RECORDS pressing

Folded cover

new & sealed

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Label: Analogue Productions
Tony Joe White's 1969 album debut with the hit "Polk Salad Annie"
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the original analog tape
Plated and 180 gram pressing by Quality Record Pressings
Tip-on gatefold cover from Stoughton Printing
Album Notes contains an interview with album producer Billy Swan

His debut album Black and White, released in 1969, contains some of the best swamp folk soul funk songs of the time. White grew up in the swampy swamps of Louisiana, his deep voice sounding like it was dredged from the depths of the Delta. Rural life in the dirty South provided the inspiration for witty, sometimes funny and sometimes poignant lyrics (Tony Joe would later write the hit "Rainy Night In Georgia").
This edition from Analogue Productions is the highest quality re-release of Black and White to date. Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the original analog tapes, it features an unsurpassed coating and pressing on 180 gram heavyweight vinyl by Quality Record Pressings, makers of the best sounding LPs in the world. The dead quiet LP playback captures White's voice and his strong and funky backing band in true analog majesty. Plus, a new, exclusive interview with the album's producer, Billy Swan, is included in the original liner notes!

In addition to "Annie," the first side of Black and White contains several other White originals. AllMusic judges that the best of these are "Willie and Laura Mae Jones", a song about race relations with an arrangement similar to "Ballad of Billie Joe", and "Soul Francisco", a short funky piece written in Europe in 1968 was a big hit. " ASPEN , Colorado" anticipates the later "Rainy Night in Georgia", a White composition popularized by Brook Benton.

The second side of Black and White consists of covers of hits of the era, with the funky "Who's Making Love" and "Scratch My Back" faring better than the slower tracks. Dusty Springfield had a minor hit with "Willie and Laura Mae Jones," and White's songs were recorded by other performers over the years, but "Polk Salad Annie" and the Alligators That Got Her Grandma provided his only entry into the American charts.

Tracklist:
Side A
    1. Willie And Laura Mae Jones
    2. Soul Francisco
    3. ASPEN Colorado
    4. Whompt Out On You
    5. Don't Steal My Love
    6. Polk Salad Annie
    
Side B
    1. Who's Making Love
    2. Scratch My Back
    3. Little Green Apples
    4. Wichita lineman
    5. Look Of Love

This edition from Analogue Productions is the highest quality re-release of Black and White to date. Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the original analog tapes, it features an unsurpassed coating and pressing on 180 gram heavyweight vinyl by Quality Record Pressings, makers of the best sounding LPs in the world. The dead quiet LP playback captures White's voice and his strong and funky backing band in true analog majesty. Plus, a new, exclusive interview with the album's producer, Billy Swan, is included in the original liner notes! In addition to "Annie," the first side of Black and White contains several other White originals. AllMusic judges that the best of these are "Willie and Laura Mae Jones", a song about race relations with an arrangement similar to "Ballad of Billie