BOBBY BLAND Two Steps From The Soul LP DUKE 1961 US 2nd press+mono DLP 74
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BOBBY BLAND
One of the most powerful and distinctive voices in blues and R&B,
thanks to his steady stream of classic singles for Duke during the '50s and '60s.
Bobby Bland earned his enduring blues superstar status the hard way:
without a guitar, harmonica, or any other instrument to fall back upon.
All Bland had to offer was his magnificent voice, a tremendously powerful instrument
in his early heyday, injected with charisma and melisma to spare. Just ask his legion
of female fans, who deemed him a sex symbol late into his career.
For all his promise, Bland's musical career ignited slowly.
He was a founding member of the Beale Streeters, the fabled Memphis aggregation
that also included B.B. King and Johnny Ace
"TWO STEPS FROM THE BLUES"
<2nd press, originally published in 1961>
LP DUKE RECORDS DLP 74 MONO
PRINTED IN U.S.A. 1962 SECOND MONO PRESSING on Orange Duke Labels
[First pressing with purple and gold Duke labels]
SINGLE SLEEVE
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: DUKE - ORANGE LABEL WITH WHITE LOGO - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: DLP 74
Catalog on labels: DLP 74 (UV 7066 / UV 7067)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): UV-7066
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): UV-7067
On labels: DUKE 2809 Erastus Street ? Houston 26, Texas
Featuring the Scintillating Voice of Bobby Bland
On Back Cover: BOBBY "BLUE" BLAND
Notes by Dzondria LaIsac
A Hi-Fidelity Recording
tracklisting
Side 1: TWO STEPS FROM THE BLUES - CRY CRY CRY
I'M NOT ASHAMED - DON'T CRY NO MORE - LEAD ME ON - I PITY THE FOOL
Side B: I'VE JUST GOT TO FORGET YOU - LITTLE BOY BLUE
ST. JAMES INFIRMARY - I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU
I DON'T WANT NO WOMAN - I'VE BEEN WRONG SO LONG
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RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Without a doubt, Two Steps from the Blues is the definitive Bobby "Blue" Bland album
and one of the great records in electric blues and soul-blues. In fact, it's one of the key albums
in modern blues, marking a turning point when juke joint blues were seamlessly blended
with gospel and Southern soul, creating a distinctly Southern sound where all of these styles
blended so thoroughly it was impossible to tell where one began and one ended.
Given his Memphis background, Bobby "Blue" Bland was perfectly suited for this kind
of amalgam as envisioned by producer/arranger Joe Scott, who crafted these wailing horn
arrangements that sounded as impassioned as Bland's full-throated, anguished vocals.
It helped, of course, that the songs were uniformly brilliant...(AllMusic)
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