There is now a generation who have probably never bought a vinyl record. My six year old granddaughter had no idea what a record was when she came to visit. She was amazed that sound could come from a strange looking disc.
Sony/BMG, through its Legacy Series, has been reissuing classic albums in their original vinyl format. Some are being issued on 180 gram vinyl and others on regular vinyl. These remastered releases have a crystal clear sound when played on the proper equipment. They also contain the original art work, liner notes, and labels.
1) One Night Stand! Sam Cooke Live At The Harlem Square Club was recorded in January of 1963 which was a little less than two years before his death. Cooke was one of the first artists to regularly and successfully cross over from the rhythm & blues charts to the pop charts. His very smooth sound created such hits as “You Send Me,” “Chain Gang,” “Having A Party” and “Twistin’ The Night Away.” This live album returns his sound to its original vinyl form as a 180 gram audiophile pressing. It offers a rare opportunity to hear one of the great soul masters as he should be heard.
2) Red Headed Stranger was Willie Nelson’s first album issued for the Columbia Label. Nelson was over 15 years into his career when he issued this concept LP about a preacher on the lamb after shooting his wife and her lover. It would reach number one on the country charts and contain his first crossover pop hit, “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain.”
3) Earth, Wind & Fire recorded for the Columbia Label for almost twenty years and Gratitude was their only live release during that period. This two record retrospective of their career would top both the pop and rhythm & blues charts and sell over three million copies in the United States. While the group has remained active, this reissued album finds them at the height of their career and provides some of the best R&B on record.
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Article comments
1 - Pico
"The songs remained unreleased until now."
That's not entirely true. Some of the Trio of Doom's live recordings are included Havana Jam and Havana Jam 2, which were released by CBS Records not long after the so-called "Bay of Gigs" concerts in Cuba.
2 - David Bowling
Greetings. Information from label states that material remained on the shelf for nearly thirty years. McLaughlin considered many of the tracks unusable until he remastered them for this release. However I think the live tracks are from Havana Jam 1979. -David
3 - Pico
Actually, it's the studio tracks that were previously released on the Havana Jam records. If you're interested in a more complete story behind the Trio Of Doom record, you can get it from this review of the CD. This author did a little bit of research on the topic. ;-)