JOE TEX I've Got To Do A Little Bit Better 1966 UK ATLANTIC *MONO* - NEAR MINT
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JOE TEX I've Got To Do A Little Bit Better 1966 UK ATLANTIC *MONO* - NEAR MINT
JOE TEXI've Got To Do A Little Bit Better
1966 UK ATLANTIC (587053) FIRST *MONO* PRESSING
AN OUTSTANDING *NEAR MINT* ORIGINAL COPY
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST UK ATLANTIC RED/PLUM TEXTURED LABELS
MATRIX: 587053 **** A//1 11 1 / 587053 *P*** B//1 11 1
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE “Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., London W11. Patent Pending”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER - DATE CODED ’046’ (April 1966)
Another rock-solid album from Joe Tex, I've Got to Do a Little Better was his third full-length release of 1966, but Tex showed no signs of slowing down or losing his breath on these 12 songs.
I've Got to Do a Little Bit Better revisits Tex's traditional themes, namely holding on to your man (or woman) ("A Woman Sees a Hard Time (When Her Man Is Gone)," " "S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song)"), playing fair with others (" "Lying's Just a Habit, John" and the title tune), and being true to yourself ("Papa Was, Too," which bears more than a passing resemblance to the Otis Redding/Carla Thomas hit "Tramp"), while "I Believe I'm Gonna Make It" is one of the strangest R&B tunes to surface concerning the war in Vietnam (in which Tex, after getting a letter from his baby, is so filled with love and patriotic fervor that he leaps from his foxhole to gun down several Vietnamese). Buddy Killen's production is admirably malleable, knowing when to go for subtlety and when to rave on, and Tex's rich and passionate tenor rings out clear and true on each and every tune. One of the very best albums of Tex's Southern soul period, I've Got to Do a Little Bit Better suggests the kind of care and careful thought that rarely went into LPs of the period, and it's well worth seeking out for fans
Side 1:
Papa Was, Too (2:47)
What Me And My Baby Ain't Got (2:27)
A Woman Sees A Hard Time (When Her Man Is Gone) (3:01)
Watch The One (That Brings The Bad News) (3:14)
Taking Care Of A Woman (Is A Full Time Job) (2:58)
Lying's Just A Habit John (2:45)
Side 2:
I've Got To Do A Little Bit Better (2:58)
The Truest Woman In The World (2:55)
I Believe I'm Gonna Make It (3:00)
Got You On My Mind (2:15)
Half A Mind (2:12)
S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song) (2:45)
LABELS: EXCELLENT+
Clean, unmarked labels - light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays perfectly throughout with nothing to fault - great record - very highly recommended indeed
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
Superb example - crisp, clean, sharp and fresh with a deep gloss to the front laminate and a clean, unmarked white back
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
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UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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