BOOKER T. & THE M.G.'S AND NOW... RARE ORIG'66 STAX STEREO LP IN SHRINK STUNNING

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·      THE BOOKER T. & THE M.G.'S - AND NOW! (THE GROUP'S THIRD STUDIO ALBUM) - VERY RARE  ORIGINAL 1966 STAX RECORDS STEREO LP S-

·      THE FIRST BOOKER T. & THE MG’S ALBUM TO BE RELEASED IN TRUE STEREO FORMAT

·      ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·      ORIGINAL YELLOW STAX STEREO LABEL WITH BLACK PRINT AND STACK-O’-RECORDS LOGO.

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

·      ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·      COVER IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK (CELLOPHANE) WRAP

·      THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·      CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

 (►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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After an unexpected smash instrumental hit, the cutting edge "Green Onions", the MGs, which have been called "an accidental ensemble", recorded two albums much in the same vein. Before the group's second album, Soul Dressing, was released, bassist Lewie Steinberg was replaced by guitarist Steve Cropper's boyhood friend and fellow member of the Stax group The Mar-Keys Donald "Duck" Dunn. This move proved to be historical musically and socially (with Dunn, the line-up was half black and half white in Memphis in the sixties no less). Although Steinberg was solid as could be, he was no Duck Dunn. These four musicians put Stax on the map and created an inimitable sound backing up artists like Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, and Blues great Albert King. 'And Now '. . . was the first album the newly formed group released. Tthe album is very enjoyable and features many terrific moments. Only one track here was released as a single. The great "My Sweet Potato", a piano workout for Booker T. Jones with marvelous support from drummer Al Jackson, Jr., was a top twenty R&B hit. Among the other standouts are the ahead of its time "Taboo", a funky take on "Jericho", a very nice version of "Sentimental Journey", and a fantastic instrumental cover of James Brown's "Think", written by The Five Royales' guitarist and Cropper inspiration Lowman Pauling. The best track here has to be the Gershwin/Heyward classic "Summertime". Jones's organ work is wonderful and Cropper's "less is more" guitar is breath taking. That track, more than anything else on the album provides insight to how brilliant Booker T. & the MGs were quickly becoming.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ANONYMOUS ONLINE REVIEW)

Simply the greatest Booker T & the MGs album ever recorded, at the very pinnacle of their fame & fortune, while they were touring Europe with the Stax/Volt Soul Revue and Otis Redding and being showered with love and admiration by the throngs of the worshipping Europeans. This album demonstrates the evolution of the band from the Stax house band that played covers and originals, to a veritable jazz/funk/fusion powerhouse. "Soul Jam" on side 2 must be the first true jazz/rock fusion in history, way before Miles Davis, Mahavishnu Orchestra and others attempted the same trick. Still, the band covers a few tracks by other artists, such as Ray Charles, George & Ira Gershwin, James Brown and Lee Dorsey. Track listing: My sweet potato - Jericho - No matter what shape - One mint julep - In the midnight hour - Summertime - Working in the coal mine - Don't mess up the good thing - Think - Taboo - Soul Jam - Sentimental Journey.

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·                          CONDITION:

·                          THE 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. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)         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!

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

·                          THE COVER

COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT,  STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-       Cover has a small cutout saw-mark (an indent about 3-5 mm long ) on one of its seams.

-       Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on back side, apparently from aging.

-       Cover has one corner slightly worn (BARELY VISIBLE)

-       Minor shelf wear noted on the bottom seam (BARELY VISIBLE)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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