Joe Cocker: Joe Cocker - Original A&M Pressing - 24/96 rip to redbook
Joe Cocker: Joe Cocker - Original A&M Pressing
A&M Records SP-4224 (original 1969 pressing, near-mint)
Vinyl remaster in 24-bit/96kHz resampled and dithered to redbook | FLAC | LP Scans | 230MB
A&M Records SP-4224 (original 1969 pressing, near-mint)
Vinyl remaster in 24-bit/96kHz resampled and dithered to redbook | FLAC | LP Scans | 230MB
The Year was 1969, and Joe Cocker was a hot ticket in the circles of rock n roll. His recent performance at Woodstock and his powerful debut album, "With A Little Help From My Friends", was enough to skyrocket him to the equivalent of a rock n roll rookie of the year. "Joe Cocker!" his 1969 sophmore effort proved to be even better then his debut album. Critically acclaimed by almost every rock critic alive, the album shot up into the top ten and became one of the big sellers of the year. One can instantly feel the driving power in the voice of Joe Cocker, in his absolute prime. Tunes like "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window" and "Delta Lady" are bare bones late 1960's hard rock done to perfection. The album also has a soul and gospel feel that is unmatched by any white classic rocker of that generation[he is the male version of janis Joplin]. The gospel choir sound on such tunes as "Darling Be Home Soon", "Hello Little Friend" and "Hitchcock Railway" are simply phenominal. His cover of George Harrison's "Something" is the best rock interpretation of that song ever waxed. His painful and emotional version of "Something" turns the Beatle classic into his own musical statement, that to this day remains the definitve alternate take on the song. Leon Russell did a great production job along with Denny Cordell. The allstar choir consisted of Bonnie Bramlett, Rita Coolidge, and Merry Clayton. The band assemled for this album included; Leon Russell and Cocker's own grease band consisting of Chris Stainton, Henry McCullough, Bruce Rowland, Alan Spenner and Paul Humphries. In the liner notes it states that Eric Clapton while listening to the finished product told producer Cordell "Oh man, this is a hit, this is a real hit". Indeed it was a hit, and the finest studio album Joe Cocker has ever put out. "Joe Cocker!" is also one of the greatest rock albums of alltime.
Joe Cocker: Joe Cocker - Original A&M Pressing - 24/96 rip to redbook
Side A:
01. Dear Landlord
02. Bird On A Wire
03. Lawdy Miss Clawdy
04. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
05. Hitchcock Railway
Side B:
06. That's Your Business
07. Something
08. Delta Lady
09. Hello, Little Friend
10. Darling Be Home Soon
Principal Equipment used:
Clearaudio Champion 2 turntable & Unify tonearm
Benz Micro L2 cartridge
Extremephono Tonearm cable
USB-2 D/A MKII DAC
(light manual declicking)
ESSENTIAL NOTE: Burn gapless (no track gaps) to match original continuous track layout (especially with this release!)
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