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Joe Cocker: Joe Cocker - Original A&M Pressing - 24/96 rip to redbook

Posted By : LPMarauder | Date : 16 Oct 2009 21:27:58 | Comments : 23 |
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Joe Cocker: Joe Cocker - Original A&M Pressing
A&M Records SP-4224 (original 1969 pressing, near-mint)
Vinyl remaster in 24-bit/96kHz resampled and dithered to redbook | FLAC | LP Scans | 230MB

The Year was 1969, and Joe Cocker was a hot ticket in the circles of rock n roll. His recent performance at Woodstock and his powerful debut album, "With A Little Help From My Friends", was enough to skyrocket him to the equivalent of a rock n roll rookie of the year. "Joe Cocker!" his 1969 sophmore effort proved to be even better then his debut album. Critically acclaimed by almost every rock critic alive, the album shot up into the top ten and became one of the big sellers of the year. One can instantly feel the driving power in the voice of Joe Cocker, in his absolute prime. Tunes like "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window" and "Delta Lady" are bare bones late 1960's hard rock done to perfection. The album also has a soul and gospel feel that is unmatched by any white classic rocker of that generation[he is the male version of janis Joplin]. The gospel choir sound on such tunes as "Darling Be Home Soon", "Hello Little Friend" and "Hitchcock Railway" are simply phenominal. His cover of George Harrison's "Something" is the best rock interpretation of that song ever waxed. His painful and emotional version of "Something" turns the Beatle classic into his own musical statement, that to this day remains the definitve alternate take on the song. Leon Russell did a great production job along with Denny Cordell. The allstar choir consisted of Bonnie Bramlett, Rita Coolidge, and Merry Clayton. The band assemled for this album included; Leon Russell and Cocker's own grease band consisting of Chris Stainton, Henry McCullough, Bruce Rowland, Alan Spenner and Paul Humphries. In the liner notes it states that Eric Clapton while listening to the finished product told producer Cordell "Oh man, this is a hit, this is a real hit". Indeed it was a hit, and the finest studio album Joe Cocker has ever put out. "Joe Cocker!" is also one of the greatest rock albums of alltime.


Side A:
01. Dear Landlord
02. Bird On A Wire
03. Lawdy Miss Clawdy
04. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
05. Hitchcock Railway

Side B:
06. That's Your Business
07. Something
08. Delta Lady
09. Hello, Little Friend
10. Darling Be Home Soon

Principal Equipment used:
Clearaudio Champion 2 turntable & Unify tonearm
Benz Micro L2 cartridge
Extremephono Tonearm cable
USB-2 D/A MKII DAC
(light manual declicking)

ESSENTIAL NOTE: Burn gapless (no track gaps) to match original continuous track layout (especially with this release!)

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Posted By: TamikaApril Date: 16 Oct 2009 21:43:22
OMG, I LOVE this classic album!!! My CD of it sucks big-time and
I can't wait to hear your super HQ burn of it. Many many thanks!!
Posted By: lkrushel Date: 16 Oct 2009 21:55:10
Thank you very much!
Posted By: old_hippie Date: 16 Oct 2009 22:12:55
Boy oh boy, what a ton of fantastic posts here lately! I just have to grab this because my old worn Cocker LP looks like the dog chewed on it...he proly' did. But mainly I'm impressed with the absolute quality of your rips as well as the other ones here lately (thankyoutoo Mr. pbthal), and the beauty of it is I don't have to wait all day to download a single so-called "high res" album, you guys have done it for me with all this ditthering and dattering. All I know is, they sound fantastic! Thank you all over and over agin'.
Posted By: carlosroberto Date: 16 Oct 2009 22:35:30
awesome, thanks LPM!
Posted By: harry_gee Date: 16 Oct 2009 23:09:46
A rare cuppa wax ripped to perfection. Gracias!
Posted By: Rogerbreen Date: 16 Oct 2009 23:21:55
After all these years, I forgot how great this record is. Thanks for the memories in fabulous sound!
Posted By: manifesto Date: 17 Oct 2009 00:37:59
This is really a Master transfer, my compliments to you LPMarauder! Great vinyl rendered to ultra high quality digital audio.
Posted By: encarta2 Date: 17 Oct 2009 11:52:52
Your outstanding brings this classic to life with amazing detail...great example is Hitchcock Railway that jumps outta my speakers. Jaw-droppingly good, thanks!
Posted By: albilliriono Date: 17 Oct 2009 12:25:33
Really fine share, LPM, thank you!
Posted By: kekov Date: 17 Oct 2009 12:39:10
Thank you !
Posted By: streetUrchin Date: 17 Oct 2009 14:25:42
Excellent rip, thank you for the wonderful work!
Posted By: jamal66 Date: 17 Oct 2009 15:16:47
Thank you very much! Your trend-setting redbook rips are great
and this one's no exception.
Posted By: HwaPo Date: 17 Oct 2009 17:31:50
Superior rip of a wonderful classic, great detail and overall sound. Thanks!
Posted By: Cozzmickchaos Date: 17 Oct 2009 19:07:24
Fantastic sound,great job. Thanks for sharing the vinyl
Posted By: horneygoat Date: 17 Oct 2009 22:28:35
Agree that this is a fantastic vinyl rip, the sound is fresh & spectacular. Many thanks to you!
Posted By: Wassaw Date: 18 Oct 2009 02:51:24
Fantastic sound, easily beats the dull CD I've been listening to for years. Thanks!!!
Posted By: Number_9 Date: 20 Oct 2009 08:50:15
Thanks, this and other quality vinyl uploads of Joe Cocker have helped me get into his a music a little bit more.
Posted By: nedjo Date: 20 Oct 2009 16:11:34
Thanks LPMarauder,
Posted By: capt.evil1 Date: 04 Nov 2009 22:20:16
I missed this one! Darn! Ah well, it's my own fault...thanks for the others!
Posted By: eadd Date: 29 Nov 2009 11:25:02
RE-upload???
Posted By: guterra Date: 29 Jan 2010 13:11:59
Re-up this, please!
Posted By: MourningStar Date: 04 Mar 2010 21:02:06
Thanks LPMarauder, Re-up this, please!
Posted By: jf40m Date: 01 Nov 2010 18:39:24
Re-up this, please!
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