THIS IS THE 1985 US ORIGINAL PRESSING on RCA 'Black' label. The still in shrink single cover is in NEAR EX condition, normal wear BUT light discolouration on right corners (where missing shrink), left spine is fully readable, for details see photos (with and without flashlight). The vinyl is in EX condition and plays wonderfully and without lessening in sound quality. BECOMING HARD TO FIND.
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Sam Cooke was the most important soul singer in history, its primary inventor, and its most popular and beloved performer in both the Black and white communities. Equally important, he was among the first Black performers and composers to attend to the business side of the music business, founding both a record label and a publishing company as an extension of his careers as a singer and composer. Still, business interests never prevented him from engaging in topical issues, including the struggle over civil rights.
"LIVE AT THE HARLEM SQUARE CLUB, 1963"
ONE NIGHT STAND
1985 LP RCA VICTOR RECORDS AFL1-5181
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL PRESSING
STILL IN SHRINK SINGLE SLEEVE + HYPE STICKER
HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER
NOTES: sticker on shrink "NEVER BEFORE RELEASED
ONE NIGHT STAND FEATURING...........TWISTIN' THE NIGHT AWAY
AFL1-5181 LIVE NIGHTCLUB RECORDING"
Barcode: (scanned) 0078635518115 (text) 0 7863-55181-1
LABEL: RCA Victor - BLACK LABEL w/WHITE RCA Victor - SILVER TEXT
Catalog on cover:AFL1-5181
Catalog on labels: AFL1-1581-A / AFL1-1581-B
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped & E Etched): AFL1 5181A 10 I A1 E
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped & D Etched): AFL1 5181B 10 I A1 D
On labels: TM(s) ® RCA Corp. - Made in U.S.A.
℗ 1985 RCA Records
On back cover: Tracklist, Credits, Notes by Peter Guralnick
TMK(s) ® Registered.........© 1985.........Printed in U.S.A.
tracklisting
Side A: FEEL IT - CHAIN GANG - CUPID
MEDLEY: It's All Right / For Sentimental Reasons - TWISTIN' THE NIGHT AWAY
Side B: SOMEBODY HAVE MERCY - BRING IT ON HOME TO ME
NOTHING CAN CHANGE THIS LOVE - HAVING A PARTY
grading
RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE NEAR EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Not only is this one of the greatest live soul albums ever released, it also reveals a rougher, rawer, and more immediate side to Sam Cooke that his singles only hinted at, good as they were. Working with a merged band that included guitarist Cliff White and drummer Albert "June" Gardner from Cooke's regular touring outfit and saxophonist King Curtis and his band, Cooke brings a gospel fervor to these whirlwind versions, which are fiery, emotionally direct, and hit with uncommon power. Every track burns with an insistent, urgent feel, and although Cooke practically defines melisma on his single releases, here he reaches past that into deeper territory that finds him almost literally shoving and pushing each song forward with shouts, asides, and spoken interactions with the audience, which becomes as much a part of this set as any bandmember. "Chain Gang" is stripped down to a raw nerve, "Twistin' the Night Away" explodes out of the gate like a runaway rocket, and Curtis' sax breaks on "Somebody Have Mercy" make it sound like the saxophone was invented for this one song alone. Throughout Cooke's voice is a raspy laser that makes it obvious what Rod Stewart picked up from this recording, and it is impossible not to hear Cooke's voice looming behind Stewart's once you've heard this amazing live set. Although recorded January 12, 1963, at the Harlem Square Club in Miami in 1963, RCA didn't release it as an album until 1985...(AllMusic)