A nice early reissue of this classic Otis album, originally released 1965. This early UK stereo reissue on the Atlantic Red & plum label from 1986 is in very good condition. 

Label variation - "4. Progressive" on bottom line.

The spine is worn and no longer legible, and it has been taped, but looks neat.

"Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul (often referred to simply as Otis Blue) is the third studio album by American soul singer and songwriter Otis Redding. It was first released on September 15, 1965, as an LP record through the Stax Records subsidiary label Volt.

Otis Blue is composed mainly of cover versions of contemporary R&B hits, exploring themes from the blues and love ballads, among others. Three of the LP's eleven songs were written by Redding, and three others were written by fellow soul singer Sam Cooke, who had died several months before the album was made. Except for one track, Otis Blue was recorded in the span of 24 hours from July 9 to 10, 1965, at the Stax recording studio in Memphis, Tennessee. As with Redding's previous records, he was backed by the Stax house band Booker T. & the M.G.'s, a horn section featuring members of the Mar-Keys and the Memphis Horns, and pianist Isaac Hayes, providing a rhythmic Southern soul accompaniment for the singer's exuberant and forceful performances."

Otis Redding – Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul

Label:Atlantic – 588036

Format:Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo

Country:UK

Released:1966

Genre:Funk / Soul

Style:Soul

A1Ole Man Trouble

Written-By – Otis Redding

2:55

A2Respect

Written-By – Otis Redding

2:05

A3Change Gonna Come

Written-By – Sam Cooke

4:17

A4Down In The Valley

Written-By – Solomon Burke

3:02

A5I've Been Loving You Too Long

Written-By – Jerry Butler, Otis Redding

3:10

B1Shake

Written-By – Sam Cooke

2:35

B2My Girl

Written-By – Ronald White, William Robinson*

2:52

B3Wonderful World

Written-By – Barbara Campbell

3:00

B4Rock Me Baby

Written-By – B.B. King, Joe Josea

3:20

B5Satisfaction

Written-By – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards*

2:45

B6You Don't Miss Your Water

Written-By – William Bell

2:53

Distributed By – Polydor Records Ltd.

Manufactured By – Polydor Records Ltd.

Licensed From – Atlantic Recording Corporation

Published By – Shapiro Bernstein

Published By – Kags Music

Published By – Carlin Music

Published By – Greenwich Music

Published By – Jobete

Published By – Carlin

Published By – Ardmore & Beechwood

Published By – Modern Music 

Published By – Sparta

Published By – Mirage Music

Published By – Robbins

Printed By – Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd.

Made By – Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd.

Lacquer Cut At – Philips Records Ltd.

Pressed By – Philips Records Ltd.

Backing Vocals – Earl Sims

Bass – Donald "Duck" Dunn

Design [Cover] – Haig Adishian

Drums – Al Jackson Jr.

Engineer – Tom Dowd

Guitar – Steve Cropper

Keyboards – Booker T. Jones, Isaac Hayes

Liner Notes – Bob Rolontz

Photography By – Pete Sahula

Saxophone [Baritone] – Floyd Newman

Saxophone [Tenor] – Andrew Love

Supervised By – Jim Stewart

Trumpet – Gene Miller, Wayne Jackson

Vocals – Otis Redding

Plum/Red Atlantic labels.

Labels:

Made in Gt. Britain

Under licence from Atlantic Recording Corpn., U.S.A.

Label variation - "4. Progressive" on bottom line.

℗ 1966

Publishing info:

A1, A2: Shapiro Bernstein

A3, B1: Kags Music

A4: Carlin Music

A5: Greenwich Music

B2: Jobete / Carlin

B3: Ardmore & Beachwood

B4: Modern / Sparta

B5: Mirage Music

B6: Robbins