ALBERT KING Born Under A Bad Sign LP STAX 1967 US orig S723 ISAAC HAYES-BOOKER T

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with STEVE CROPPER, BOOKER T. JONES, AL JACKSON JR., ISAAC HAYES,

DONAL "DUCK" DUNN, THE MEMPHIS HORNS 

Albert King is truly a "King of the Blues," although he doesn't hold that title (B.B. does). Along with B.B. 

and Freddie King, Albert King is one of the major influences on blues and rock guitar players. 

Without him, modern guitar music would not sound as it does -- his style has influenced both black 

and white blues players from Otis Rush and Robert Cray to Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan. 

It's important to note that while almost all modern blues guitarists seldom play for long without 

falling into a B.B. King guitar cliché, Albert King never does,

he's had his own style and unique tone from the beginning

"BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN"

1967    LP     ATLANTIC RECORDS      S 723  STEREO

PRINTED IN USA    ORIGINAL PRESSING

THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

This version: This original Stax/Atlantic pressing should not be confused 

by the short-lived 1970 Atlantic reissue on the green and orange label.

Original 1967 Stax stereo pressing made at Atlantic’s pressing plants have thicker vinyl, 

slightly lighter yellow labels with slightly different font and crude hand-etched matrices. 

The pressings, which were issued during a brief transition in 1968 between Stax’s termination 

of Atlantic’s distribution and their acquistion by Gulf + Western, 

have thinner vinyl with machine-stamped matrices

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

LABEL:  STAX -  YELLOW LABEL - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: (front & rear) S 723    (spine) 723

Catalog on labels: S-723 (ST-STX-671057-MO) / S-723 (ST-STX-671058-MO)

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): ST-STX-671057-A   LW AT   ?10701

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): ST-STX-671058-A   LW AT   ?10701-X

Other / Runout (on both sides, Stamped): MR (circled MR, Monarch Press)

Other / Runout (on both sides, Etched): W (with three dots above)

On labels: Dist. by Atlantic Record Sales, 1841 Broadway, New York, N.Y.

On back cover: Notes by Deanie Parker

Stax Records distributed by Atlantic Recording Corp.

©1967 Atlantic Recording Corporation      Printed in U.S.A.

from my records collection

tracklisting

Side A: BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN - CROSSCUT SAW - KANSAS CITY

OH, PRETTY WOMAN - DOWN DON'T BOTHER ME - THE HUNTER

Side B: I ALMOST LOST MY MIND - PERSONAL MANAGER

LAUNDROMAT BLUES - AS THE YEARS GO PASSING BY - THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU

  grading

RECORD NEAR EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Albert King recorded a lot in the early '60s, including some classic sides, but they never quite hit the mark. 

They never gained a large audience, nor did they really capture the ferocity of his single-string leads. 

Then he signed with Stax in 1966 and recorded a number of sessions with the house band, Booker T. & the MG's, 

and everything just clicked. The MG's gave King supple Southern support, providing an excellent 

contrast to his tightly wound lead guitar, allowing to him to unleash a torrent of blistering guitar runs 

that were profoundly influential, not just in blues, but in rock & roll.Initially, these sessions were just 

released as singles, but they were soon compiled as King's Stax debut, Born Under a Bad Sign. 

Certainly, the concentration of singles gives the album a consistency -- these were songs devised 

to get attention -- but, years later, it's astounding how strong this catalog of songs is: "Born Under a Bad Sign," 

"Crosscut Saw," "Oh Pretty Woman," "The Hunter," "Personal Manager," and "Laundromat Blues" f

orm the very foundation of Albert King's musical identity and legacy. Few blues albums 

are this on a cut-by-cut level; the songs are exceptional and the performances are rich...(AllMusic)