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·       ARETHA FRANKLIN– I NEVER LOVED THE MAN (THE WAY I LOVE YOU) –  ULTRA- RARE ORIGINAL 1967 ATLANTIC RECORDS 45rpm, 7-inch MONO SINGLE (NO NUMBER)

 

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

 

 

·       ULTRA-RARE SAME-SIDED TEST PRESSING (SAME SONG AND SAME MIX ON BOTH SIDES)

 

 

·       PLAIN, BLANK (WHITE) ATLANTIC TEST PRESSING WITH TYPEWRITTEN NAME OF THE ARTIST, SONG TITLE, PUBLISHING COMPANY AND RECORD SPEED

 

·       SPECIALTY RECORDS, OLYPHANT, PA PRESSING

 

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. TEST PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

 

·       NO PICTURE SLEEVE (THIS TEST PRESSING APPARENTLY NEVER HAD ONE).

 

·       SMALL DATE STICKER ON THE LABELED SIDE NOTED

 

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Amazing !!! An unbelievable piece: What we have here is an unheard-of TEST PRESSING of this Soul Goddess' 1967 FIRST Atlantic single - her groundbreaking hit and easily one of 10 most important songs in the history of the Soul music

 

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"I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" is a 1967 single released by American soul singer Aretha Franklin. Released on Atlantic Records, as the first big hit of her career, it became a defining song for Franklin, peaking at number one on the rhythm and blues charts and number nine on the pop charts. The B-side was "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man". Before this Franklin had placed only two Top 40 singles on the pop chart during her modest tenure with Columbia Records.

 

Aretha Franklin had made nine albums while under contract to Columbia Records but had remained commercially unsuccessful. When Columbia Records let Franklin's contract lapse in 1966, Atlantic Records producer Jerry Wexler quickly signed her, taking her in January 1967 to Muscle Shoals, Alabama, along with recording engineer Tom Dowd and Franklin's then-husband Ted White. Wexler had arranged for Chips Moman and Tommy Cogbill from Stax to join the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section at Rick Hall's FAME Studios. Musicians on the record included Ken Laxton on trumpet, King Curtis and Charles Chalmers on tenor saxophone, Willie Bridges on baritone saxophone, Spooner Oldham on Wurlitzer electric piano, Chips Moman and Jimmy Johnson on guitar, Tommy Cogbill on bass guitar, and Roger Hawkins on drums.

 

The first song they worked on was one that Franklin had brought with her, written by Ronnie Shannon.

 

After signing Franklin, Wexler requested her to record a blues song. Franklin later says of her Atlantic tenure that "they just told me to sit on the piano and sing". From the very first chord that Aretha played on the piano, it was clear to everyone that it was a magic moment. It was at that point that Spooner Oldham, who had been hired to play piano, stepped aside to play the electric piano.[5] Within minutes of Franklin's recording, Wexler knew he had a hit.

 

The FAME session was later disrupted by a fight between Ted White and trumpeter Ken Laxton, leaving the B-side, "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" unfinished. [PLEASE NOTE: this test pressing actually contains the same song: I never loved a man (the way I love you) on BOTH sides] Wexler recorded more songs with Franklin in Atlantic's New York City studio, with some members of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section flown in to complete "Do Right Woman" and a number of other tracks (including "Respect").

 

"I Never Loved a Man" rose to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Franklin's first #1 hit on the R&B charts. It was also the title of Franklin's first Atlantic LP. Franklin would soon become a superstar after the release of this song. The song has since been called a pivotal moment in rock and roll. It ranked #189 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

 

(EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE ARTICLE IN WIKIPEDIA.ORG)

 

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·       45-RPM SINGLE RECORD:

 

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted below, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the normal room light or discrete sunlight)

 

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG VERY GOOD+(+) . CAUTION: The vinyl is NOT MINT or NEAR MINT, but is nevertheless in a very nice and clean condition. There are some surface marks and abrasions, mostly light and superficial, although some may be longer than 1.1/4 inches (1 inch = 2.5 centimeters)

 

(b)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

 

·       SLEEVE : This TEST pressing comes in a plain, poly-lined, generic 45 single sleeve; the test pressing never had any picture or custom sleeve.

 

 

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