Otis Redding’s third album presents his talent unfettered, his direction clear and his confidence emboldened, with fully half the songs representing a reach that extended his musical grasp. More than a quarter of this album is given over to Redding’s version of songs by Sam Cooke, his idol, who had died the previous December.
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul is considered by many critics to be Redding’s first great album. Recorded in April and July of 1965, it was released September 15th of that same year. The styles of Cooke and Redding couldn’t have been more different; Cooke smooth and sure, Redding raw and pleading. But Redding’s versions of “Shake” and “A Change Is Gonna Come” show how Cooke’s sound and message helped shape Redding’s Southern soul sound. Redding’s singing reaches a new level of expressiveness with this as well as with covers of B.B. King’s “Rock Me Baby” and the Motown hit “My Girl.”
This great album receives the full Analogue Productions reissue treatment here, starting with Kevin Gray’s remaster from the original analog tapes. Then we back that up with 180-gram plating and pressing on super-silent vinyl by our own Quality Record Pressings. Finally it’s all housed in a tip-on gatefold jacket from Stoughton Printing. Deluxe all the way; you’ll be estatic with the results!
Track Listing
1. Ole Man Trouble
2. Respect
3. Change Gonna Come
4. Down In The Valley
5. I’ve Been Loving You Too Long
6. Shake
7. My Girl
8. Wonderful World
9. Rock Me Baby
10. Satisfaction
11. You Don’t Miss Your Water
Music Vinyl
Alexander Gibson – Witches’ Brew – Analogue Productions 180g Vinyl
Alice Cooper – Welcome To My Nightmare – Analogue Productions Atlantic 75 Series Hybrid Stereo SACD
Analogue Productions UHQR Vinyl Complete Set
- 1. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis Bold As Love Stereo
- 2. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis Bold As Love Momo
- 3. Jethro Tull - Aqualung
- 4. Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue 33rpm
- 5. Miles Davis = Kind Of Blue 45rpm
- 6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced
- 7. Bob Marley + The Wailers - Rastaman Vibration
- 8. Bob Marley + The Wailers - Exodus
- 9. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
- 10. John Coltrane - Ballads
- 11. Steely Dan - Aja
- 12. Steely Dab - Can't Buy A Thrill
- 13. Steely Dan - Countdown To Ecstacy
- 14. Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
- 15. Steely Dan - Gaucho
- 16. The White Stripes - Elephant
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