FONTELLA BASS~THE "NEW" LOOK~VERY RARE ORIG'65 CHECKER STEREO LP SHRINK WRAPPED.

FONTELLA BASS~THE "NEW" LOOK~VERY RARE  US ORIG'65  CHECKER STEREO LP~2997 STEREO 

LOVELY CLEAN ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING STILL IN SHRINK WRAP .

CONDITION

SLEEEVE AND INNER - SLEEVE STILL IN SHRINK WRAP, MINT SPINE ,HOLE PUNCH IN CORNER GOING THOUGH INNER SLEEVE SLIGHT TEAR AT BOTTOM OF INNER  NM-

VINYL -NO SPINDLE WEAR , NO SCRATCHES OR HAIRLINE SCUFFS OR SLEEVE WEAR -VINYL PLAYED AND ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF SURFACE NOISE , OTHERWISE LOVELY CRISP STEREO SOUL !  NM-

 

Fontella Bass' "Rescue Me" signaled a new sound for Chicago-based Chess Records. Its catchy '60s sound was a direct response to the hit onslaught launched by Motown Records in nearby Detroit. It also was a key track for what became Chess' tight in-house rhythm section that included future Earth, Wind and Fire founder Maurice White on drums, bassist Louis Satterfield, pianist Leonard Caston, vibist Charles Stepney, guitarists Gerald Sims and Pete Cosey, and organist Sonny Thompson. The poppin' track was topped off by a swinging horn section led by Gene Barge and jubilant background vocals. Bass was the daughter of gospel singer Martha Bass and began recording for Chess in 1964 after stints with Little Milton and Oliver Sain. She scored a Top Five R&B/Top 33 pop hit with "Don't Mess Up a Good Thing" and "You'll Miss Me (When I'm Gone)," a duet with Bobby McClure that broke the R&B Top 30. Written by Carl Smith and Raynard Miner, "Rescue Me" was recorded over a weekend during August 1965. Producer Billy Davis, who also had hits with the Dells, worked with arranger Phil Wright to cut what would be one of Chess' most enduring sides. During its closing minutes, Davis decided not to tell the engineer not to fade the track; instead the producer playfully went around the studio and gave each musician a playful tap signaling each musician to stop playing. Caston was so into the arresting groove that he had almost had to grab his hands! "Rescue Me" stayed at number one R&B for four weeks and number four pop in fall 1965. The track was included in a TV ad campaign and numerous movie and TV soundtracks stretching into the 21st century. In later years Bass began recording gospel, with her Travellin' album issued by Justin Time Records on April 10, 2001.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY ED HOGAN, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

 

One of the most gorgeous, sexy, sensual, soulful albums of the otherwise soulful 60s.  If you haven't heard this one yet, you don`t know what you are missing. Fontella should have been at least as big as Aretha, alas - fate had other plans, and she quickly faded into oblivion before recovering some of her temporal career in the gospel field. A must for any soul vocals afficionado!!! What we have here is A RIDICULOUSLY  RARE ORIGINAL STEREO PRESSING ON CHECKER LABEL. Track listing: Rescue me - Soul of a man - I know - Gee whiz - I'm a woman - Our day will come - Impossible - Oh no, not my baby - You've lost that lovin' feelin - How glad I am - Since I fell for you - Come and get these memories.