GARNET MIMMS AND THE ENCHANTERS Cry Baby JAPAN IMPORT-SOME FINE R&B MOMENTS
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Aug 20, 2018 Sold Date
Aug 16, 2018 Start Date
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GARNET MIMMS AND THE ENCHANTERS Cry Baby JAPAN IMPORT-SOME FINE R&B MOMENTS

A MINT MINUS LP ON UNITED ARTISTS LAX 304

FROM 1978 A RARE JAPANESE IMPORT REISSUE OF THEIR DEBUT LP OF 1963

PRODUCED BY JERRY RAGAVOY

WITH THE ORIGINAL FOUR PAGE JAPANESE/ENGLISH LYRIC INSERT AS SHOWN

WITH THE OBI STRIP AS SHOWN (CUT AT BOTTOM EDGE)

TRACKS AS SHOWN ON THE LABEL PHOTOS

BACKGROUND INFO FROM ALLMUSIC.COM WEBSITE:
b. Garnett Mimms, 16 November 1933, Ashland, West Virginia, USA. A former member of Philadelphia-based gospel groups the Evening Stars and the Norfolk Four, Mimms formed a secular quintet, the Gainors, in 1958. The line-up included future soul star Howard Tate, as well as Sam Bell, Willie Combo and John Jefferson. Over the next three years, the Gainors made several singles for Cameo Records, Mercury Records and Tally-Ho which, although unsuccessful, betrayed a contemporary soul feel. The group subsequently evolved into Garnet Mimms And The Enchanters, where the singer and Sam Bell were joined by Charles Boyer and Zola Pearnell. Signed to United Artists Records in 1963, they came under the tutelage of writer/producer Jerry Ragovoy. His inspired work helped create some of urban R&B’s finest moments. The impassioned ‘Cry Baby’ was an immediate US R&B number 1/pop number 4 hit, while ‘Baby Don’t You Weep’ and ‘For Your Precious Love’ consolidated their arrival. The group split in 1964, when Mimms embarked on a solo career. Although the Enchanters found a new vocalist and continued to record, they were overshadowed by their former leader. Mimms’ subsequent releases, ‘Look Away’, ‘It Was Easier To Hurt Her’ and ‘I’ll Take Good Care Of You’, were artistic triumphs, pitting the singer’s church roots against Ragovoy’s sophisticated backdrop. Such excellent records were not always well received, and in 1967, Mimms was demoted to United Artists’ subsidiary Veep. ‘My Baby’ and ‘Roll With The Punches’ followed, but the singer’s tenuous position was confirmed when the latter was only released in Britain. Ragovoy then took Mimms to Verve Records (where he was also producing Howard Tate), but the four singles that appeared, although good, found little favour. It was not until 1977 that the singer returned to the chart. Credited to Garnet Mimms And The Truckin’ Company, ‘What It Is’ was a minor R&B hit and even clipped the UK chart at number 44. Mimms is now a born-again Christian and has not recorded for many years.

COVER STOCK WITH LIGHT RUB AND RING WEAR AND AGE DISCOLORATION. CORNERS WITH SMALL ROUGH SPOTS AND OUTER LAYER LOSSES ON POINT.RIGHT CORNERS WITH SMALL CRUSH MARKS. BOTTOM RIGHT EDGE SPLIT ABOUT THREE INCHES. EDGES WITH SOME FRAYING AND SMALL OUTER LAYER LOSSES. NOTWITHSTANDING, A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS, SO PLEASE DO LOOK AT THE COVER PHOTOS TO ASCERTAIN COVER CONDITION.

SPINDLE HOLE WITH A FAINT RUB MARK. THE HIGH LUSTER VINYL BLANK AT FIRST GLANCE OUT OF THE SLEEVE APPEARS UNUSUALLY PRISTINE AND TO HAVE NOT BEEN PLAYED, MUCH LESS TOUCHED, BEFORE NOW. UNDER BRIGHT ANGLED LIGHT AND ASSIDUOUS EXAMINATION A FEW LIGHT SURFACE RUB MARKS AND OR PAPER SLEEVE STORAGE IMPRESSIONS.

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