COMPLETE ATLANTIC AND REPRISE SINGLES/VINYLE ROUGE RUBIS

Description

The unique career of Little Richard shifted from the sacred to the profane, but everything he did was profound; he was one of the greatest gospel and rock and roll singers of all time. And you can climb the dizzying heights of both sides of the man's towering talent on this collection of 15 tracks, which brings back his Atlantic and Reprise singles on vinyl, almost all for the first time since their release on 45 RPM. Richard recorded and self-produced the Atlantic material in 1962 and leased it to the label for release the following year, just before his return to rock and roll with two triumphant tours in the UK. Only "Crying in the Chapel" has been reissued since; the other three tracks (especially "Hole in the Wall" and "Travelin' Shoes") achieved that glorious balance between spiritual fervor and emotional frenzy that only he could realize. The Reprise material dates from 1970 to 1972 and was helmed by the renowned specialty producer Bumps Blackwell as well as Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, and Quincy Jones ("Money Is" from the soundtrack of The Heist), with musical contributions from Richard's legendary sidemen Lee Allen and Earl Palmer, as well as people like Travis Wammack. The non-LP side "Shake a Hand (If You Can)" is the rarity, but tracks like "Freedom Blues," its B-side "Dewdrop Inn," and "Mockinbird Sally" testify that Richard's genius remained intact. Mastered, like many of our Real Gone single collections, by Aaron Kannowski, The Complete Atlantic & Reprise Singles features liner notes by Bill Dahl, Little Richard expert, and is available on ruby red vinyl. A timely release to accompany the new Little Richard documentary!