THIS IS THE 1985 EUROPEAN ORIGINAL PRESSING on RCA 'Black' label. The single cover is in VG condition, normal wear BUT light discolouration on spines/corners, surface ringwear/edgewear/hairlines, creases on edges/corners, left spine is readable, for details see photos (with and without flashlight). The vinyl is in EX condition and plays wonderfully and without lessening in sound quality.

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SAM COOKE

Sam Cooke was the most important soul singer in history, its primary inventor, and its most popular and beloved performer in both the Black and white communities. Equally important, he was among the first Black performers and composers to attend to the business side of the music business, founding both a record label and a publishing company as an extension of his careers as a singer and composer. Still, business interests never prevented him from engaging in topical issues, including the struggle over civil rights.

"LIVE AT THE HARLEM SQUARE CLUB, 1963"

ONE NIGHT STAND

1985      LP     RCA VICTOR RECORDS   PL85181

PRINTED IN EUROPE    ORIGINAL PRESSING

SINGLE SLEEVE

NOTES: Title on front cover & labels: Live At The Harlem Square, 1963

Title on sleeve spine: Live At The Harlem Square, 1963 - One Night Stand

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: (text) 0 035628 518118

Label Code: LC 0316

Price Code (D): AO

Price Code (F): RC 250

Price Code (UK): HH

LABEL: RCA Victor - BLACK LABEL - SILVER TEXT

Catalog on cover: PL85181

Catalog on labels: PL 85181  PL85181 A / PL 85181  PL85181 B

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): PL K 85181 A-1B2  ∆ P  12  Piero 2-4-85

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): PL K 85181 B-1B2  ∆ P  13  PIERO 2-4-85

On labels: 3-line rim text "Manufactured and Distributed by RCA S.P.A. Rome.......of RCA Records"

All Timings are approximate

Ed.........BMI

℗ '85 RCA Records

BIEM / GEMA    LC 0316

On back cover: Tracklist, Credits, Notes by Peter Guralnick

TMK(s) ® Registered.........© 1985.........Printed in Italy / Imprimé en Italie

Belgique/Belgie: Distributed..........UK: Distributed by RCA Ltd. 6/85/1

tracklisting

Side A: FEEL IT - CHAIN GANG - CUPID

MEDLEY: It's All Right / For Sentimental Reasons - TWISTIN' THE NIGHT AWAY

Side B: SOMEBODY HAVE MERCY - BRING IT ON HOME TO ME

NOTHING CAN CHANGE THIS LOVE - HAVING A PARTY

grading

RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Not only is this one of the greatest live soul albums ever released, it also reveals a rougher, rawer, and more immediate side to Sam Cooke that his singles only hinted at, good as they were. Working with a merged band that included guitarist Cliff White and drummer Albert "June" Gardner from Cooke's regular touring outfit and saxophonist King Curtis and his band, Cooke brings a gospel fervor to these whirlwind versions, which are fiery, emotionally direct, and hit with uncommon power. Every track burns with an insistent, urgent feel, and although Cooke practically defines melisma on his single releases, here he reaches past that into deeper territory that finds him almost literally shoving and pushing each song forward with shouts, asides, and spoken interactions with the audience, which becomes as much a part of this set as any bandmember. "Chain Gang" is stripped down to a raw nerve, "Twistin' the Night Away" explodes out of the gate like a runaway rocket, and Curtis' sax breaks on "Somebody Have Mercy" make it sound like the saxophone was invented for this one song alone. Throughout Cooke's voice is a raspy laser that makes it obvious what Rod Stewart picked up from this recording, and it is impossible not to hear Cooke's voice looming behind Stewart's once you've heard this amazing live set. Although recorded January 12, 1963, at the Harlem Square Club in Miami in 1963, RCA didn't release it as an album until 1985...(AllMusic)