The Baby Huey Story Promo NM- Curtom CRS 8007 Rare 1971

$

175

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1st US Promo Pressing on Curtom/Buddah Records
Vinyl: NM-, looks like it was never played.  Promotional copy.
Cover: EX, just normal w&t, and a DJ category sticker on the top left of front cover.
Labels: Mint

This one is becoming nearly impossible to track down in this condition.
Now is your chance to own this masterpiece.
Stock copies might be harder to find, but these promos were the earliest cuts, and the sound quality proves it.

Here's what people have to say about it:

"BABY HUEY WAS SOMETHING ELSE, A MUST BUY IF YOU LOVE R&B."

"A legend. Such a great album and musician."

"Great album, great voice, great singer. It's a shame Huey died so young and didn't even get to live to see the release of this album. If you have taste buy this album, if not then don't."

"A must have soul album. Hits very hard at first then allows for listeners to catch their breath before, just as quickly, it takes it away again. Excellent soul."

"As good as it gets."

A little history:

The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend is the only album of Baby Huey that has been released to date. It was put together and released 1971 after his death. Despite the title describing Huey as a "Living Legend," he was deceased before it was released.

Baby Huey was in the midst of recording tracks for his debut album when he died as a result of a heart attack in 1970. Some time lapsed before his manager Marv Stuart aka Marv Heinman and Curtis Mayfield took what had already been recorded, added some instrumental tracks that had been recorded previously and managed to gather up enough for the album's release. It is quite likely that some of the tracks feature Curtom Records session men and not the Babysitters as Mayfield wanted to sign Ramey and not the rest of the band.

A quarter century after its release, The Baby Huey Story went on to become a cult classic among soul musicians and hip-hop fans. Its single "Hard Times" in particular has been sampled many times, by artists such as Ice Cube, A Tribe Called Quest, and Ghostface Killah, and was covered by John Legend & The Roots in 2010 for the album Wake Up!

Track listing:

Side 1

    "Listen to Me" (Michael Johnson) (6:35)
    "Mama Get Yourself Together" (James Ramey) (6:10)
    "A Change Is Going to Come" (Sam Cooke) (9:23)

Side 2

    "Mighty, Mighty" (Curtis Mayfield) (2:45)
    "Hard Times" (Mayfield) (3:19)
    "California Dreamin'" (John Phillips, Michelle Phillips) (4:43)
    "Running" (Mayfield) (3:36)
    "One Dragon Two Dragon" (Ramey) (4:02)