Dusty Springfield Dusty In Memphis 45RPM (2 LP)

Michael Fremer's 100 Recommended All-Analog LP Reissues Worth Owning - Rated 85/100!
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Michael Fremer Rated 9/11 Music, 9/11 Sonics!
Stereophile Recording of the Month, February 2012! Five Stars for Performance and Five Stars for Sonics!!!
Mastered by Kevin Gray at CoHearent Audio from the Original Master tapes! Pressed At Quality Record Pressings On 45rpm 200g Vinyl!
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 83/500!
Britain's greatest pop diva Dusty Springfield was the finest white soul singer of her era and this landmark Atlantic Records album from 1969 is a masterpiece, a perfect marriage of pop and soul...contains her top 10 hit "Son Of A Preacher Man" plus several other hit singles and classic tracks...
Stereophile Magazine's Recording of the Month 5/5 Stars for both Performance and Sonics!!!
"this album, her debut for Atlantic Records, gave her career permanent relevance the higher groove velocity has made possible the extended high frequencies and lower noise that make this edition A Marvel of Sound." - Robert Baird, Stereophile Magazine, February 2012, pg. 129
Originally released in 1969, the concept for Dusty In Memphis was to take England's reigning female soul queen to the home of the music which had inspired her. Produced by Atlantic's Jerry Wexler and Arif Mardin and engineered by Tom Dowd, the record's highlights include "Son Of A Preacher Man," "So Much Love," "Breakfast In Bed," "Just One Smile," "I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore" and "Just A Little Lovin'". Springfield is backed by a crack band that had previously worked with Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, King Curtis and Elvis Presley among others. The musicians - collectively known as the Memphis Cats - include guitarist Reggie Young, bassist Tommy Cogbill, drummer Gene Chrismann, pianist Bobby Wood and Bobby Emmons on organ and electric piano. Songwriting contributions came from, among others, Randy Newman, Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. Dusty Springfield is one of the finest white soul singers of her era, and this is the undisputed proof.
"Born in London, Springfield was a great soul singer hidden inside a white British pop queen racking up Motown-style hits such as "I Only Want to Be With You" when Atlantic producer Jerry Wexler brought her way down South, to Memphis, to make this album. She was so intimidated by the idea of recording with session guys from her favorite Aretha Franklin and Otis Redding hits that she never sang a note there. Her vocals were overdubbed in New York. But the result was blazing soul and sexual honesty ("Breakfast in Bed," "Son of a Preacher Man") that transcended both race and geography." - www.rollingstone.com
"Dusty In Memphis" was picked as the #9 coolest record of all time in the April 11, 2002 issue of Rolling Stone and chosen by Mojo magazine as one of the best 100 albums ever released... a recognized classic around the world! Simply put, "Dusty in Memphis" is one of the greatest blue eyed soul albums of all time! A certified classic and must have for any collection!
"...controlled passion, directly communicative, and finally released from the bounds mediocre mastering. A classic re-invented. Very highly recommended for the music, for the mastering and for the superbly detailed pressing quality too from Quality Record Pressing." - Michael Fremer, www.analogplanet.com, Music 9/11, Sound 9/11!
"Springfield was white and English but sang as if born with black American soul. In 1968, newly signed to Atlantic and under the tutelage of its star producer Wexler, she went to the mecca of Dixie R&B to record the gospel-tinged Dusty in Memphis. She ended up doing her vocals in New York, but no matter: Her deep, heated voice captured the carnal fire of the South." - Rolling Stone

Features:

• 200g Vinyl
• 45rpm
• Double LP
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
• Mastered by Kevin Gray at CoHearent Audio from the Original Master tapes!

Musicians:

• Dusty Springfield, vocals
• Gene Chrisman, drums
• Reggie Young, guitar, sitar
• Tommy Cogbill, bass, guitar
• Bobby Emmons, organ, electric piano, conga
• Bobby Wood, piano
• Mike Leach, conga
• The Sweet Inspirations, background vocals

Selections:

Side A
1. Just A Little Lovin'
2. So Much Love
3. Son Of A Preacher Man
Side B
1. I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore
2. Don't Forget About Me
3. Breakfast In Bed
Side C
1. Just One Smile
2. The Windmills Of Your Mind
3. In The Land Of Make Believe
Side D
1. No Easy Way Down
2. I Can't Make It Alone