Percy Sledge Take Time To Know Her 1968 White Label Promo Original plays M-
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Percy Sledge
Take Time To Know Her

1968 White-Label Promo Original pressing.
Atlantic Records - SC 8180

Vinyl; VG++ to MINT-, mostly MINT-
    looks; vg++ to mint-            faint, superficial, light ghost-marks.
    plays; Mint-
Labels; VG to VG+ / VG++ to Mint-
Cover; VG- to VG    intact seams; various imperfections.

The original inner-sleeve has 2 seam-tears.
Includes a HQ inner-sleeve (pictured) that the vinyl is stored in after being thoroughly machine-cleaned and professionally graded.
Out of print original White-Label Promo ~

"Percy Sledge will forever be associated with "When a Man Loves a Woman," a pleading, soulful ballad he sang with wrenching, convincing anguish and passion. Sledge sang all of his songs that way, delivering them in a powerful rush where he quickly changed from soulful belting to quavering, tearful pleas. It was a voice that made him one of the key figures of deep Southern soul. Sledge recorded at Muscle Shoals studios in Alabama, where he frequently sang songs written by Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn. Not only did he sing deep soul, but Sledge was among the pioneers of country-soul, singing songs by Charlie Rich and Kris Kristofferson in a gritty, passionate style. During the '70s, his commercial success faded away, but Sledge continued to tour and record into the '90s.

While he worked as a hospital nurse in the early '60s, Sledge began his professional music career as a member of the Southern soul vocal group the Esquires Combo. On the advice of local disc jockey Quin Ivy, he went solo in 1966. Ivy fancied himself a record producer and he agreed to help shape Sledge's song "When a Man Loves a Woman" into a full-fledged single, hiring Spooner Oldham to play a distinctive, legato organ phrase. Ivy released the single independently and quickly licensed it to Atlantic Records, who quickly bought out Sledge's contract. "When a Man Loves a Woman" became a huge hit in the summer of 1966, topping both the pop and R&B charts."...

-allmusic

Note : possible camera-glare on the cover and other surfaces.

Packaged protectively for safe and secure shipping with USPS tracking.

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