BETTYE SWANN: RARE CAPITOL#270 ('69) SOUTHERN SOUL-HEAR

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TITLE :DON'T YOU EVER GET TIRED OF HURTING ME?

ARTIST :BETTYE SWANN & GROUP

LABEL & RECORD #: CAPITOL/EMI #270 (1969) STEREO

VINYL CONDITION: HEAR SOUNDS CLIPS INCLUDED: NM ....(I COULD NOT SEE ANY MARKS!!)...I LEFT THE GAP BETWEEN SOUND CLIP 1 & 2 So you can hear the "NOISE!"

LABELS CONDITIONS: SEE SCAN : NM (There is a 1/4" black mark near side B spindle hole)

COVER CONDITION: SEE SCAN : NO SPLITS...MINIMAL EDGE WEAR, DH, WOC (BACK) 

REMARKS: WHAT A "LOST" SOUL CLASSIC!!!

WEB REVIEW:

A treasure of late 60s southern soul from the great Bettye Swann, this is her 3rd and final album (2nd for capital records, after she jumped for the indie Money Records).Sadly, the move didn’t turn Bettye into the major star Capitol no doubt expected to arise and these fantastic tracks were largely unappreciated at the time.

There’s an achingly great southern soul feel to these tunes, which range from fragile soul ballads with sweet harmonies to poundingly righteous stompers. The feel is just loose enough, with roomy arrangements that leave plenty of space for Bettye’s sweet vocals, but still with the ability to tighten up and pound at the crack of a whip!

Masterful lost soul and a joy to experience.

1- "When you hear this recording for the first time you will be absolutely astonished that you have not heard it before. To make up for lost time you will then play it constantly. While Bettye has a beautiful voice and the songs are almost all killer, what really astonishes are the production values. The horns slink in and out and the atmosphere is conducive to dark romance. Go ahead and double this up with the Candy Staton, grab your honey and hold on tight. You can thank me later.

Including her countrified funk version of Marvin Gaye’s “Ain’t It Peculiar”, Ottis Redding “Chained & Bound”. Unfortunately, her duet with Buck Owens on “Today I Started Loving You Again” remains in the vault, but her solo version was released and is quite wonderful. Bettye Swann certainly deserves to be discovered"

2- "In the great musical sixties this great and wonderfully soulful singer hit big with “Make Me Yours” in 1967 and continued making great recordings as witnessed in this 2nd Capitol Record output which must not have been properly promoted as this is a prime example of the best from that era and really holds up and sounds great today having a timeless classic quailty…amazing this tremendous collection of varied and masterful performances missed making Bettye Swann a household name as she makes all these great songs her own! Anyone who loves a superb singer in a magnificent collection of songs all brilliantly arranged will find this tour-de-force set of winners a must have…

The covers are from my original Capitol ST-270 LP, very rare to be found."

TRACKS SIDE A"

A1. Don’t You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)? 2.48

A2. Little Things Mean A Lot 3.00

A3. You’re Up To Your Same Old Tricks Again 2.58

A4. Today I Started Loving You Again 2.38

A5. Just Because You Can’t Be Mine 2.30

TRACKS SIDE B:

B1. Traces 3.02

B2. Chained & Bound 2.37

B3. Ain’t That Peculiar 2.50

B4. Stand By Your Man 2.35

B5. Willie & Laura Mae Jones 2.43

WEB REMARKS: check ebay or the web for this gem's price!!!

2. robert
   May 6th, 2008 at 12:56 am

   this is such a killer record! i have the honest jon’s comp on vinyl and many of these songs appear on it. so, so good. thank you!

4. simon
   August 31st, 2008 at 9:54 pm

   Thanks, love Bettye!

5. Sindre
   October 25th, 2008 at 1:57 am

   Excellent post. I just recently discovered Bettye Swann through the Honest Jons compilation a few years back. I’m new to the site, but will definitly come back to listen and look for more great stuff

6. dream_weight
   January 9th, 2009 at 3:40 am

   It’s a strange and lonely ground where country and soul meet. Mostly it’s country artists that are checking out no man’s land, but Bettye Swann visits from the soul side on “Don’t you ever get tired (of hurting me).” If you can hear any country in her rendition, you’ve got better ears than mine. Ronnie Milsap released it in 1988, but Bettye’s version has two or three times the vocal hurt that Ronnie brings.

7. cleffdeadly
   June 18th, 2009 at 1:29 pm

   this is the best album i’ve heard in a long time… what a voice! i listened to this about 6 times in a row today, absolutely magic, thank you nikos.

8. Sly don
   November 3rd, 2009 at 7:31 pm

   Thanks so much!

9. Senor Pocopico
   July 13th, 2010 at 4:43 pm

   While checking your older posts I downloaded this, just for saying that I’ve learned another obscure name and it hit me like a rock. What an album!!! Thank you. Mind you though, I fell for the arrangements and the Orchestraions. The lady is just another good singer. What she sings makes the difference. . .

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