OTIS REDDING Love Man 1969 UK ATCO GATEFOLD MINT
OTIS REDDING Love Man 1969 UK ATCO GATEFOLD MINT
OTIS REDDING
Love Man
1969 ATCO Records (228 025) FIRST PRESSING
BEAUTIFUL COPY WHICH HAS SEEN LITTLE USE AND PLAYS LIKE NEW
MATRIX: 228025A*#//1 1 2 / 228025B*//1 1 1 3
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL OUTER LAMINATED GATEFOLD “Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., London W11."
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE DATED JUNE 1969 ('069')
While Otis Redding was already one of the biggest stars in soul music when he died in a tragic plane crash in 1967, as is some times the case his star rose considerably after his passing, and this 1969 release dusted off a set of unreleased tracks Redding had cut in 1967, one of which (the title cut) went on to become a sizable chart hit. Love Man doesn't hold together quite as well as Redding's best proper albums, such as Otis Blue and Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul, but it also manages to avoid sounding like a collection of out-takes and leftovers; as an album it's significantly stronger than the average R&B release of similar vintage, due to Redding's indefatigable energy and conviction as a vocalist and the ever-indomitable groove of Steve Cropper, Al Jackson, Jr., and the other members of the Stax Records studio crew. If Love Man is flawed, it's not a matter of execution so much as material; while Redding's originals are good, none are quite up to the standards of "Cigarettes and Coffee" or "My Lover's Prayer", and covers like "A Lover's Question" and "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" are not ideally suited to Redding's style. But even the flawed material helps prove just how strong Redding's work was, even under less than ideal circumstances, and Love Man makes it clear he never gave less than 110% percent in the studio
Side One:
I'm A Changed Man(2:15)
(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher(3:03)
That's A Good Idea(2:17)
I'll Let Nothing Separate Us(2:51)
Direct Me(2:18)
Love Man(2:17)
Side Two:
Groovin' Time(2:46)
Your Feeling Is Mine(2:19)
Got To Get Myself Together (2:25)
Free Me(3:06)
A Lover's Question(2:52)
Look At That Girl (2:36)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with just one or two spindle traces per side
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new with barley a mark to be seen
VINYL Audio: MINT
Plays perfectly throughout with nothing to fault the crystal clear, clean, crisp sound
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Again, great condition.
Lovely deep gloss to the outer laminated surfaces with just a little rub
All edges are sharp and unworn and all spine text is clear
PLEASE SEE ALL 15 PHOTOS
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