Otis Redding: "Dictionary Of Soul: Complete & Unbelievable" Vinyl LP 1966 (Volt)
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You are bidding on a Vinyl Stereo issue of Otis Redding’s 1966 album, “Dictionary of Soul Complete and Unbelievable.” This album was originally released in 1966 on Volt Records, (a division of the famous Memphis label, Stax Records). Back of the album cover indicates “Distributed By Atco Record Sales” (Atlantic Recording Corporation). The item for sale is the original release. (Volt S-415). Many of Otis’ great songs are included, such as “Try A Little Tenderness, “Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song,)” and a great cover of the Beatles’ “Day Tripper ” This appears to be an original 1966 issue, on the yellow Volt label (See photos)
We purchased this item the decades ago, played it (and enjoyed it!), and it has been sitting in our home (vertically) for the last few decades.
The LP is in very good condition; but does show some wear and we can see slight markings. There is wear around the LP cover corners, but the LP cover is otherwise in very nice condition. (See photos). Please remember that this album was well taken care of, but it was played as part of our record collection decades ago.
This item has been stored at room temperature, in a smoke free home. Please see photos of actual item being sold.
“Otis Redding:“Dictionary of Soul Complete and Unbelievable”
“Recorded and released in 1966, Otis Redding's fifth album, “Complete and Unbelievable: Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul” found the rugged-voiced deep soul singer continuing to expand the boundaries of his style while staying true to his rough and passionate signature sound. Redding's ambitious interpretations of "Tennessee Waltz" and especially "Try a Little Tenderness" found him approaching material well outside the traditional boundaries of R&B and allowing his emotionally charged musical personality to take them to new and unexpected places, and while his cover of "Day Tripper" wasn't his first attempt to confront the British Invasion, his invigorating and idiosyncratic take on the Beatles' cynical pop tune proved Redding's view of the pop music universe was broader than anyone might have expected at the time. While Redding's experiments with covers on this set were successful and satisfying, it was on his own material that he sounded most at home, and "My Lover's Prayer" and "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)" are deep Southern soul at its finest, with Redding's forceful but lovelorn voice delivering an Academy Award-worthy performance. And once again, the Stax house band (centered around Booker T. & the MG's and the Memphis Horns) prove themselves both thoroughly distinctive and remarkably adaptable, fitting into the nooks and crannies of Redding's voice with their supple but muscular performances. With the exception of his duet album with Carla Thomas, Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul was the last studio album Redding would fully complete before his death, and it proves his desire for a broader musical statement didn't begin when he encountered "the love crowd" at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967”.
“Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul”, is the fifth studio album by American soul singer-songwriter Otis Redding and his last solo studio album released before his death. The successful Otis Blue and the following performance at Whisky a Go Go led to his rising fame across the United States. The album has two sides: the first mainly contains cover versions, and the second songs mainly written by Redding.
The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul was released on October 15, 1966 on the Stax label and peaked at number 73 and at number 5 on the Billboard 200 and the R&B LP charts respectively. The album produced two singles, "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)" and "Try a Little Tenderness". In 2000 it was voted number 488 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.[1] In 2012, the album was ranked number 254 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
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