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DMOO 046LP
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Widely feted as one of the most influential soul artists of all time and known as the King of Soul for his many contributions to the form, Sam Cooke scored 29 top-40 singles in his seven-year solo career. The Wonderful World Of Sam Cooke, released by Keen in 1960 just after Cooke signed to RCA, was the first long player to garner serious interest in the man because of its sublime track listing, including distinctive readings of show tunes "Blue Moon," "Stealing Kisses," "For Sentimental Reasons," "Summertime," and of course the standout title track, which remains a greatly loved classic that has never gone out of fashion.
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DMOO 021LP
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Reissue, originally released in 1963. Esteemed soul crooner Sam Cooke achieved much in a short space of time, notching 29 top-40 singles in his seven-year solo career. On Night Beat, released in 1963, Rene Hall's tasteful arrangements allow Cooke's voice to shine, most notably on "Lost And Lookin"; jump blues standards "Shake Rattle And Roll" and "Little Red Rooster" are playfully rendered, with Billy Preston's organ on the latter. Originals "Mean Old World" and "Laughin' And Clownin" remind of his strong song-writing ability and his spirited take of "Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen" recalled his days with the Soul Stirrers. A prime album for all Cooke fans. Clear vinyl.
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SOW 035LP
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Reissue, originally released by RCA Victor in 1962. Twistin' the Night Away is Sam Cooke's eighth studio album. The album shows how the one and only Sam Cooke approached the twist dance phenomenon and as a result became one of Cooke's most successful releases. In fact, Twistin' the Night Away peaked while the single of the same name charted high at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. Twistin' the Night Away stands as one of the great dance albums of its period, and a brilliant soul album as well. Clear vinyl.
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FOX 024LP
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Alternative Fox presents a reissue of Sam Cooke's My Kind Of Blues, originally released in 1961. Sam Cooke was such an important pioneer of soul music that he was commonly known as the king of the genre. His distinctive emotive voice is one of the most easily recognizable of all in popular music and his work paved the way for countless other giants, including Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, and Al Green, among many others. A native of Clarksdale in northwest Mississippi that was raised in Chicago, he was the fifth of eight children born to a Pentecostal minister. Beginning his career with his siblings as The Singing Children, he led gospel group The Highway QCs in his teens and then joined The Soul Stirrers, reaching greater glory upon going solo in the mid-1950s, when he scored the first of many number-one hits for the short-lived Keen label, and then reached a wider audience upon switching to RCA in 1960. My Kind Of Blues was recorded for the label in 1961 (just as Cooke was launching his own SAR Records imprint), being a collection of show tunes and jazz standards, delivered in a soulful blues style by Cooke atop lush orchestration, arranged and conducted by trumpeter and bandleader, Sammy Lowe. Highlights include a soave version of Duke Ellingston's "I'm Just A Lucky So And So". a cool cut of "Nobody Loves You When You're Down And Out", a stirring take of George Gershwin's "But Not For Me", and a lovely rendition of Irving Berlin's "The Song Is Ended."
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WLV 82037LP
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Wax Love present One Night Stand!, a reissue of Sam Cooke's Live At The Harlem Square Club 1963 originally released in 1985. This stunning live date from the great Sam Cooke at Miami's Harlem Square Club went unreleased for years because his label thought it was too raw and raucous, a complaint that hardly seems fair today as this is now known as one of the great live albums of all-time.
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WLV 82045LP
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Wax Love present a reissue of Peace In The Valley, a Sam Cooke compilation originally released in 2005. Collecting some of his finest gospel sides with The Soul Stirrers, Peace In The Valley is not just the starting point of Sam Cooke's iconic career, it is also some of the most beautiful music ever put to tape. Though the songs are religious in nature, one can easily hear the architecture of Cooke's later secular R&B work in these sides. Soulful and sanctified music from one of the finest voices in the history of 20th century popular music.
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ACV 2053LP
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Doxy presents a reissue of Sam Cooke's 1959 singles compilation Hit Kit. For a collection of singles and odds and ends, this album does such a superb job of presenting some of Cooke's non-album material from his early years that its coherence gives it the impression of being a genuine, full-length album of songs recorded to go together. The sequencing of songs is ideal -- from shuffling mid-tempo doo-wop soul to up-tempo calypso soul and slow balladry (Cooke's musical trademark at this point). An excellent example of the man's music in its earliest years as a pop/soul vocal powerhouse!
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ACV 2052LP
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Doxy presents a reissue of Sam Cooke's 1957 debut studio album Songs By Sam Cooke. "The release of this album marks the culmination of a series of achievements which have astounded the world of music.... A new song has captured the admiration of young and old alike and has earned a station in the annals of all-time favorites. A new voice has entranced millions with its convincing sincerity and excitingly refreshing style. The song is 'You Send Me.' The voice is Sam Cooke... In this album Sam Cooke further demonstrates his versatility with his stimulating renditions of a varied selection of ballads from 'Fats' Waller's classic jazz standard 'Ain't Misbehavin'' to the traditional favorite 'The Bells of St. Mary's.'" --original liner notes
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ACV 2047LP
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2017 repress. Doxy presents a reissue of Sam Cooke's 1961 self-titled album. Cooke began his career as a gospel singer, and after two pop-oriented LPs, RCA Victor and producers Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore decided to play to the pop side of his repertoire and reputation for this album. This is the man and his voice in all their glory.
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ACV 2033LP
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2017 repress. Ain't That Good News (1964) was the last studio album released in Sam Cooke's lifetime. Features his iconic recording "A Change Is Gonna Come," which has become an anthem for civil rights plus the hit songs "Another Saturday Night," "Ain't That Good News" and "Rome (Wasn't Built in a Day)." "On this LP, two sides of Sam Cooke. The first side, strong and rockin'; the second side, ballads, deep and soulful." --original liner notes
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ACV 2031LP
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"One big record hit after another demonstrated that here was a singer with something to say that had not been said before. Each succeeding hit induced greater demands for appearances in the nation's top supper clubs and with each club performance came a clamor for a 'Sam Cooke Encore.'" --original liner notes; One of the rarest LPs from the great Sam Cooke, Encore is his second studio album. Originally released in 1958. First time in ACV. First edition of 500 numbered copies.
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DOY 690LP
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"Originally released in 1960, Cooke's Tour is the debut LP release for Cooke on the RCA label - after many years with the Los Angeles indie, Keen. The album, like its title suggests, is a concept album of songs about various parts of the world, from the West Indies to the South Pacific, the Mediterranean to Mexico. One of the poppier albums in Cooke's discography, Cooke's Tour is a classic showcase for one of the most talented, genre transcending, vocalists of the 20th century."
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DOK 321LP
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"The first ever vinyl reissue of Tribute to the Lady, Sam Cooke's tribute to the great Billie Holiday! This LP, originally released in 1959, features 11 songs famously recorded by Lady Day during the course of her brilliant career. When asked why he wanted to do this album, Cooke simply replied, 'She was, and still is, the greatest that ever lived for my money,' no small praise from a man who himself ruled the charts with over 30 Top 40 hits from 1957 until his death at age 33 in 1964." 180 gram vinyl. Comes with a CD of the album.
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