AL GREEN GREATEST HITS VOL 1 RARE ORIGINAL 1975 HI LP SILVER LABEL STUNNING

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·       AL GREEN – GREATEST HITS -  ORIGINAL 1975 "HI" RECORDS STEREO LP SHL-32089

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL SILVER (NOT BEIGE!) “HI” LABEL WITH RED LOGO

·       BELIEVED TO BE A MASTERCRAFT, MEMPHIS PRESSING

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       THICK CARDBOARD COVER, AMERICAN STYLE.

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       VERY THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

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The first volume of Al Green's Greatest Hits is a winning collection of his early 1970s hits.  The album is not chronological but it doesn't have to be for the listener to chart Green's success.  He and producer Willie Mitchell hit on a successful formula of suave soul that netted them six Top 10 singles.  Nearly every song on this collection features a bed of strings on which rested a horn section, percolating keyboards, smooth guitar lines, and gutbucket drums courtesy of Stax/Volt veteran Al Jackson.  Hell, Green even takes something as wimpy as The Bee Gees' "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" (the only non-single in this collection) and, by adding a church organ and female backing vocals, manages to elevate it into a soulful ballad.

The song titles chart a course directly to a lover's heart.  Green is "Tired of Being Alone," so "Call Me (Come Back Home)" and "Let's Stay Together" because "I'm Still in Love with You."  Green even offers the ultimate in commitment, "Let's Get Married."  Whatever his personal life was at the time, the persona he created on record wasn't the love-'em-and-leave-'em type, but one who was invested for the long haul.

You can hear it in the earliest of these grooves.  He goes through a set of vocal gymnastics on "Tired of Being Alone," from a blues shout to a low growl to a squealing plea.  He pulls off a similar set of moves on his cover of The Temptations' "I Can't Get Next to You" while his band transforms the funk into a robotic, almost hypnotic beat.  By the time of "Call Me (Come Back Home)," Green effortlessly navigates the highs and lows of a relationship, giving his lover enough space to venture out, look around, and, if she so chooses, to return. "It's all in a day's work," Green croons, though I expect she'd come back just for the tasty guitar lick that Teeny Hodges lays down.

Most people are familiar with "Let's Stay Together" and "I'm Still in Love With You," so it's good to report that the less well-worn hits like "You Ought to Be With Me" and "Look What You Done for Me" sound all the fresher for it.  The melodies are irresistible and Green deftly uses his falsetto to get his point across.

The CD version of this album carries the same cover of a bare-chested Green but adds six songs from Greatest Hits, Volume 2 and jettisons "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart."  However, it is worth it to seek out the original LP edition because it contains a bonus not included on CD--an extended version of "Let's Stay Together."

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·       CONDITION:

·       RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS NEAR MINT. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The record is believed to come in its original stock inner sleeve.

(c)             The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD+++.

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Visible shelf wear noted on the bottom seam.

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the top seam and spine (nothing significant)

-        Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine

-        Cover has a visible wrinkle (bubble in paper slick) on the back panel

-        Cover has a light "wrinkle" (crease)  in one of the corners.   (VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY)

-         Cover has a minor 'bump' (dent) on the opening side (nothing significant)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No ring wear

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No yellowing from aging

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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