FAYE ADAMS WARWICK LP Shake A Hand R&B Nice

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FAYE ADAMS

"Shake A Hand"

Warwick W 2031

• Faye Adams' First and Only Vintage Album!
• Mega Rare Highly Collectible R&B LP!
• Great Sexy Cover!
• Thick Rigid Vinyl!
• Deep Groove Labels!
• "Bell Sound" Stamped in Dead Wax Both Sides!
• Side 1 Matrix Number 60-Z-21-1
• Side 2 Matrix Number 60-Z-22
• Outstanding Sound and Fidelity!
• Rarely offered on ebay!
• Offered Here with a Modest Opening Bid and No Reserve!
• Don't miss out on this one!

1961

FAYE ADAMS Biography

Born Fay Tuell, 1923, Newark, New Jersey.

Fay began her career at age five with two older siblings in the Tuell Sisters gospel group, regularly appearing on Newark broadcasts. In 1942 she married Tommy Scruggs, under whose influence she moved into the direction of secular music. By the early 1950s she was a staple of the NYC nightclub circuit....It was Ruth Brown who spotted her while performing in Atlanta and Ruth's encouragement led to an audition for promoter Phil Moore in his Carnegie Hall office. Moore immediately became her manager, changed her name to the more theatrical "Faye Adams", and introduced her to Joe Morris, a popular rhythm and blues bandleader, who led a successful touring company known as the "Joe Morris Blues Cavalcade"....Morris felt he had the perfect song for Faye to record, his own composition "Shake A Hand". His Atlantic contract had expired and Morris signed with another NYC independent, Herald Records. The first Herald release by the Morris band was "Shake A Hand", featuring Faye Adams on vocal with her superb voice. The record topped the R&B charts for an amazing ten weeks in 1953 and also crossed over to the pop charts (# 22). It is one of the most powerful and recognizable R&B songs of the 1950s. Many other artists have recorded "Shake A Hand", among them Little Richard, LaVern Baker (# 13 R&B, 1960), Ruth Brown (# 97 pop, 1962) and the duo Jackie Wilson and Linda Hopkins (# 21 R&B, # 42 pop, 1963).

In 1954, Faye managed to score two more chart toppers with "I'll Be True" (covered by Bill Haley) and "Hurts Me To My Heart". During this remarkable period, she was billed as "Atomic Adams", a tribute to her showmanship on stage. By this time Miss Adams had left Morris' s band and struck out on her own. In 1955 she appeared in the movie "Rhythm & Blues Revue". She eventually recorded some 30 songs for Herald before leaving in 1957, to join Imperial Records....

Tracks Side 1:

1. Shake A Hand
2. That's All Right
3. It Can't Be Wrong
4. Look Around
5. If You Love Me
6. It Hurts Me To My Heart

Tracks Side 2:

1. I'll Be True To You
2. It Made Me Cry
3. I Waited So Long
4. I'm So Happy
5. Somebody, Somewhere
6. I Don't Want Your Love

Grading:

Cover: VG+

Great sexy cover photo; strong spine; minor wear to bottom seam; moderate wear to top seam with 2" split at opening; minor to moderate corner wear; light surface wear; displays nice!

Vinyl: E

Glossy and clean; a few light scuffs &/or scratches; nice!

Very clean; negligible spindle wear and marks; gorgeous!

* A further note about my grading:  I rarely grade a previously owned record NM.  I do not use this grade unless the record is virtually flawless.  After NM, my highest grade is E, followed by VG+.  I do not use NM-, E-, VG++, or VG+++ or other so-called in-between grades.  VG+ should be very acceptable to most collectors.  I will only list a VG record if it is extremely rare and hard-to-find.

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