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(Pre Order) Ray Charles - The Genius Of Ray Charles - Analogue Productions 45rpm LP

(Pre Order) Ray Charles - The Genius Of Ray Charles - Analogue Productions 45rpm LP

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180g 45rpm Double LP!
Swinging Pop with Big Band Arrangements!
Pressed at QRP!

Atlantic 75 Historic Reissue Series from Analogue Productions!

The Genius of Ray Charles, his sixth studio album, released in 1959 by Atlantic Records, eschewed the the soul sound of his 1950s recordings, which fused jazz, gospel, and blues, for swinging pop with big band arrangements.

Charles is joined by many ringers from the Count Basie and Duke Ellington bands for the first half of this program, featuring Charles belting out six songs arranged by Quincy Jones. "Let the Good Times Roll" and "Deed I Do" are highlights, and there are solos by tenorman David "Fathead" Newman, trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, and (on "Two Years of Torture") tenor Paul Gonsalves. The remaining six numbers are ballads, with Charles backed by a string orchestra arranged by Ralph Burns (including "Come Rain or Come Shine" and "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'"). Charles' voice is heard throughout in peak form, giving soul to even the veteran standards.

Pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings, and housed in a tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jacket with film lamination by Stoughton Printing.

The 75th Anniversary of Atlantic Records
"75 for 75" is a series of 75 vinyl releases from Atlantic Records' storied catalog to celebrate the label's 75th Anniversary. This great label includes some of the best artists and records of all time.

Features

  • Atlantic 75 Series
  • 180g Vinyl
  • 45rpm
  • Double LP
  • Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
  • Tip-On Old Style Gatefold Double Pocket Jacket with Film Lamination by Stoughton Printing

Selections

Side 1:

  1. Let the Good Times Roll
  2. It Had to Be You
  3. Alexander's Ragtime Band

Side 2:

  1. Two Years of Torture
  2. When Your Lover Has Gone
  3. Deed I Do

Side 3:

  1. Just for a Thrill
  2. You Won't Let Me Go
  3. Tell Me You'll Wait for Me

Side 4:

  1. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'
  2. Am I Blue
  3. Come Rain or Come Shine



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