Sold Date: April 19, 2020
Start Date: April 2, 2020
Final Price: $15.00 (USD)
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Sealed LP McKINLEY MITCHELL Eponymous FROM 78-EXTRAORDINARY SET OF SOARING PIPES A MINT LP ON CHIMNEYVILLE 203

DEEP SOUTHERN SOUL FROM 1978 AND STILL SEALED!

PRODUCED BY WOLF STEPHENSON, TOMMY COUCH AND JAMES STROUD AND RECORDED AT MALACO STUDIOS IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

WITH RHODES CHALMERS & RHODES AND THE JACKSON SOUTHERNAIRES ON VOCAL BACKGROUNDS

TRACKS AS SHOWN ON THE BACK COVER PHOTOS

BACKGROUND INFO FROM ALLMUSIC.COM WEBSITE:
Blessed with an extraordinary set of soaring pipes, McKinley Mitchell waxed a series of superb Chicago soul platters during the 1960s, later veering stylistically closer to contemporary blues in his last years of performing.At age 16, Mitchell was already fronting a gospel group, the Hearts of Harmony, in Jackson. After spending time singing spirituals in Springfield, MS, and Philadelphia, Mitchell hit Chicago in 1958 and went secular. A rocking debut for the tiny Boxer label the next year preceded his signing with George Leaner's fledgling One-derful logo in 1961.His first single for the firm, the gorgeous soul ballad "The Town I Live In," proved a national R&B hit and launched the imprint in high style. Mitchell's One-derful follow-ups, including the imaginative "A Bit of Soul," failed to equal the heights of his first single; neither did 45s for Chess (produced by Willie Dixon) and a variety of Dixon-owned labels. Finally, in 1977, Mitchell returned to the R&B charts with "The End of the Rainbow," another beautiful R&B ballad, for Malaco's Chimneyville subsidiary. An eponymous LP for the label the next year stunningly showcased Mitchell's still-potent voice on a program that combined blues and soul material. A 1984 LP for Retta's, I Won't Be Back for More, was among the singer's last releases (by then, he was back living in Jackson).

COVER STOCK STILL SEALED WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP; SHRINK MISSING FROM TOP FRONT EDGE. COVER STOCK IN THIS AREA WITH LIGHT RUB MARKS AND RIGHT TOP CORNERS WITH LIGHT CREASE LINES. CORNERS WITH SMALL ROUGH SPOTS AND OUTER LAYER LOSSES ON POINT. NOTWITHSTANDING, A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS, SO PLEASE DO LOOK AT THE COVER PHOTOS TO ASCERTAIN COVER CONDITION.

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