SEALED LP SAM & DAVE “Soul Men” STAX 589-015 U.K. original ‘68 unopened WOW

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Artist:  SAM & DAVE

Title:   “Soul Men”

Label:   STAX ~ #589 015.  Manufactured in Great Britain by Polydor Records Ltd., London. 

Year:  1968.

Condition: 

STILL SEALED in original factory shrink wrap.  Shrink wrap is fully intact.  Original U.K. retail sale price sticker is affixed to front, under shrink wrap. 

A very awesome find – bonafide deep soul CLASSIC LP still unopened and unplayed after all these years!  Don’t miss out. 

Track Listing: 

Side One:

• Soul Man
• May I Baby
• Broke Down Piece of Man
• Let It Be Me
• Hold It Baby
• I’m With You

Side Two:

• Don’t Knock It
• Just Keep Holding On
• The Good Runs the Bad Way
• Rich Kind of Poverty
• I’ve Seen What Loneliness Can Do

Review:

“Because R&B was such a singles-driven market in the 1960s, many albums released by Stax and Motown were big on filler.  But that generally wasn't the case with Sam & Dave's albums, which boasted many gems that weren't released as singles and enjoyed little, if any, radio airplay.  Listeners may be surprised to learn that as popular as this twosome was in 1967, Soul Men contains only one major single: the anthemic title song and its B-side, the charming "May I Baby."  Among the first-class album tracks never released as singles were "Rich Kind of Poverty," the punchy "Hold It Baby," and the gospel-drenched ballads "Just Keep Holding On" and "I've Seen What Loneliness Can Do."  As was customary, the team of Isaac Hayes and David Porter wrote the hits, and Hayes' production was so utterly sympathetic in capturing the tough, swaggering singing styles of both Sam Moore and David Prater that he surrounded them with punchy, driving arrangements by the Memphis Horns, Booker T. & the MG's, and the studio aces at Stax.  Hayes pushed the level into the red on a number of these tunes, making for dynamite performances from the duo.  This is one of these records that feels live because of its crackling energy.  For those with more than a casual interest in Memphis soul, Soul Men is highly recommended.”

(courtesy Alex Henderson, allmusic.com.)

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