Albert King BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN, Stax Stereo (1967)
  $   51

 


$ 51 Sold For
Aug 18, 2015 Sold Date
Aug 11, 2015 Start Date
$   20 Start price
6   Number Of Bids
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Selected titles from the private collection of a music business veteran are now being made available for the first time. Titles offered by this Seller are one-owner and came directly from the pressing plant, record company warehouse, other label reps or record store unless otherwise noted. 

Grading is based on visual inspection.

Album ships in a 2 MIL poly cover sleeve.

I package records outside the cover to avoid seam splits.


Born Under a Bad Sign was the first album by Albert King for Stax Records and his second album overall. It is composed of singles released by King recorded between March 3, 1966 and June 9, 1967, with additional studio tracks. Providing accompaniment to Albert King, who sang and played lead guitar, were the Stax in-house recording session band, Booker T. and the MGs, featuring the Memphis Horns.

The release of Born Under a Bad Sign in 1967 "would change the face of American music, modernizing the blues".[6] "'It was the great divide of modern blues, the point at which the music was rescued from slipping into derivative obscurity'".[6] Part of the album's success has been attributed to Booker T. and the MGs who "gave his blues a sleek, soulful sound [which] gave King crossover appeal".[2] Four of the album's songs became modern blues classics: "Born Under a Bad Sign", "Oh Pretty Woman", "The Hunter", and "Crosscut Saw" (although an older song, it was given a new treatment by King). Together with "Personal Manager" and "Laundromat Blues",[7] they "form the very foundation of Albert King's musical identity and legacy".[1] The title track was one of the last songs by Stax to feature the imprint "Produced by Staff"; future songs were later attributed to the writers.[8]

Albert King's guitar work on the album "directly influenced legions of guitar players who studied its every subtlety and nuance"[6] and was "profoundly influential, not just in blues, but in rock & roll".[1] Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan have acknowledged King's influence; indeed, some of their guitar solos are close approximations to those found on Born Under a Bad Sign

  • Boy! This is a real classic and this copy is an original.
  • This is a First Pressing released in 1967.
  • The matrix runouts are A & A.
  • It is a stereo recording.
  • It is on heavy, thick vinyl with the yellow Stax label, distributed by Atlantic.
  • There is a blemish on each side so I took it to the technician at Classic Vinyl Plus. It plays fine. the marks are cosmetic. These old, thick vinyl records' playability aren't as affected by blemishes as the newer, thinner vinyl.
  • The paper on board cover has tight seams and shows very little wear.
  • This record is in a soft plastic inner sleeve. The original white, die-cut paper sleeve is included.
  • Seller got this new in his store in 1969. It has been in storage for 48 years. 
Side 1 No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Born Under a Bad Sign"   William Bell, Booker T. Jones 2:47 2. "Crosscut Saw"   R.G. Ford[13] 2:35 3. "Kansas City"   Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller 2:33 4. "Oh, Pretty Woman"   A.C. Williams 2:48 5. "Down Don't Bother Me"   Albert King 2:10 6. "The Hunter"   Booker T. Jones, Carl Wells, Steve Cropper, Donald Dunn, Al Jackson, Jr. 2:45 Side 2 No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "I Almost Lost My Mind"   Ivory Joe Hunter 3:30 2. "Personal Manager"   Albert King, David Porter 4:31 3. "Laundromat Blues"   Sandy Jones 3:21 4. "As the Years Go Passing By"   Deadric Malone 3:48 5. "The Very Thought of You"   Ray Noble 3:46

Personnel

  • Albert King – lead guitar and vocals
  • Steve Cropper – rhythm guitar
  • Booker T. Jones – organ, piano
  • Isaac Hayes – piano
  • Donald "Duck" Dunn – bass guitar
  • Al Jackson, Jr. – drums
  • Wayne Jackson – trumpet
  • Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
  • Joe Arnold – baritone saxophone, flute



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