PLEASE LOOK AT THE DETAILED  PHOTOS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND BELOW FOR GRADING INFORMATION. Remember, they are extreme closeups.

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·       SHUGGIE OTIS (with AL KOOPER) - KOOPER SESSION (ALSO KNOWN AS SUPERSESSION II) - ORIGINAL  1969 COLUMBIA RECORDS STEREO LP CS-9951

 

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

 

·       ORIGINAL RED & WHITE "360 STEREO" COLUMBIA LABEL

 

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

 

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

 

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

 

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

 

·       MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-1A/-1A'.  ON SOME LABELS,  SUFFIX '–1' DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING)

 

·       MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

 

(?PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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In 1969, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist Al Kooper added "talent scout" to his already lengthy résumé on the follow-up to the highly successful Super Session disc, which had been issued the previous year. One major difference between the two, however, is the relatively unknown cast featured on Kooper Session. Both albums again converge with the presentation of top-shelf musicianship and inspired performances. At only 15 years of age, guitarist Shuggie Otis is equally potent a performer as the seasoned keyboardist/guitarist Kooper. The duo is able to manifest an aggregate of material whose success leans as much on Kooper's experience as it does on Otis' sheer inspired youthful energy. The LP is divided between a side of shorter works (aka "songs") and a few extended instrumentals (aka "blues"). Kooper and Otis steer their house band, which includes Stu Woods (bass), Wells Kelly (drums), and Mark Klingman (piano). The tight arrangements aptly reveal Kooper's uncanny ability as a musical conduit. "Bury My Body" -- a variation on "In My Time of Dyin'" -- has been reworked into a gospel rave-up and features Kooper on one of the album's only vocals. Conversely, "Double or Nothing" is a spot-on re-creation of a Booker T. & the MG's track, which not only retains every Memphis-inspired intonation, but also shows off Otis' ability to cop Steve Cropper's guitar solo note for note. The blues instrumental jams are documented live and presented on this album the way that they originally went down at the recording sessions. The descriptively titled "Shuggie's Old Time Dee-Di-Lee-Di-Leet-Deet Slide Boogie" is endowed with a nostalgic piano/bottleneck slide duet and even features the added production value of manufactured surface noise. Both "12:15 Slow Goonbash Blues" and "Shuggie's Shuffle" are certainly no less traditional, allowing both Otis and Kooper the chance to stretch out and interact in real time.

 

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY LINDSAY PLANER, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

 

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·                               CONDITION:

 

·                               THE RECORD

 

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

 

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL  AS  NEAR MINT with no abrasions that I can see.

The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

 

(b)          The record comes in the original stock inner sleeve.

 

(c)           The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

 

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

 

 

·                               THE COVER

 

THE COVER IS  VG+/EX

 

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

 

-        Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 1.

 

-        Cover shows NO yellowing on back side.

 

-        Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the top seam   (BARELY VISIBLE)

 

-        Cover has one corner slightly worn and a lower center 1 1/4" seam split and small "rsk" initials on back cover. 

 

 

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

 

 

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Al Kooper Introduces Shuggie Otis ?– Kooper Session

Label: Columbia ?– CS 9951 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: US Released: 1969 Genre: Rock, Blues Style: Electric Blues

Tracklist

The Songs A1 Bury My Body Backing Vocals – Albertine Robinson, Hilda Harris, The Harris Robinson SingersOrgan, Piano – Al KooperWritten-By – Al Kooper A2 Double Or Nothing Organ – Al KooperPiano – Mark KlingmanWritten-By – A. Jackson, Jr.*, B. T. Jones*, D. Donn*, S. Cropper* A3 One Room Country Shack Guitar, Synthesizer [Ondioline] – Al KooperWritten-By – M. D. Walton* A4 Lookin' For A Home Backing Vocals – Albertine Robinson, Hilda Harris, The Harris Robinson SingersOrgan, Piano – Al KooperWritten-By – E. Forehand* The Blues B1 12:15 Slow Goonbash Blues Organ – Al KooperPiano – Mark KlingmanWritten-By – A. Kooper*, Shuggie Otis B2 Shuggie's Old Time dee-di-lee-di-leet-deet Slide Boogie Piano – Al KooperWritten-By – A. Kooper*, S. Otis* B3 Shuggie's Shuffle Organ – Al KooperPiano – Mark KlingmanWritten-By – A. Kooper*, S. Otis*

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Columbia Records
• Manufactured By – CBS Inc.

Credits

• Bass – Stu Woods
• Design [Cover Design], Photography By [Back Cover Photos] – Lloyd Ziff
• Drums – Wells Kelly
• Guitar – Shuggie Otis
• Photography By [Back Cover Photos] – Myra Zeller
• Photography By [Cover Photo] – Columbia Records Photo Studio
• Photography By [Cover Photo] [Back Cover Photos] – Sandy Speiser
• Producer, Liner Notes – Al Kooper

Barcode and Other Identifiers

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• Matrix / Runout (STAMPED): XSM151478-1A
• Matrix / Runout (STAMPED): XSM151479 1A
• Rights Society: BMI