Kent has issued all of Luther’s Ko Ko 45’s on two indispensable CDs. Now are the two excellent albums “I’ve Been Here All The Time” and “(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want To Be Right” first released at either end of 1972 in the US (neither LP was issued over here in UK). The track ‘I’ll Love You Until The End’ was issued on both albums and so appears only once in this package. Here are 21 tracks of superb quality Memphis/Muscle Shoals soul. Immaculate instrumental and vocal backup, intelligent, well-written songs, classy arrangements and production, finely delivered by one of the most underrated singers of soul’s classic period. For confirmation, just listen to ‘Since You Don’t Want Me’, an absolutely sublime track from the first album. The song originally came out as the flip of an early version of ‘Missing You’ but all concerned evidently felt they could improve on it, and tweaked the arrangement to produce the perfection you hear here. The first album was very much in line with what most soul albums consisted of in the 60s and very early 70s, a collection of 45s compiled onto an album. As the 70s went on, though, things changed. Soul started to be treated seriously, like rock, with artists making albums from which singles were issued. Groundbreaking performers such as Isaac Hayes, Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield led the field. Although ‘(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want To Be Right’ was a hit 45 first, the rest of the tracks were a superb collection from which three great singles were taken. Some tracks remained as album only including a favourite of mine, the pleading Tommy Tate and Johnny Baylor written ‘Dying And Crying’, with stunning brass and keyboard work from Isaac Hayes’ musicians, the Movement. This CD is a further important step in re-issuing, in digital format, all of Luther Ingram’s work. The project will be completed with the final post of his later two Ko Ko albums, “Let’s Steal Away To The Hideaway” & “Do You Love Somebody”.
AMM
The Taster!
Tracks Below (FLAC)
21 comments:
Just to have these 2 magnificent albums in Flac !!!
Yves
Thank u AMM for another great Album
This one gives us all the marbles! Thanks!!
Nice review, looks good, many thanks.
Really had no clue as to Ingram's early career. Great review, AMM.
Gracias AMM this looks interesting
Nice Seeing This On The Map.
Big Thanks.
big thanks for this AMM my fave is ill be your shelter also Johnny Rivers done that well!
Many thanks for the upgrade amm, appreciated
Thank you very much Bro
Great albums - it's good they are presented here. Thanks for review, P.
Great singer many thanks Reb
Great review AMM cant wait to get to listen to the gems you mentioned in the review
Two great lps-thanks
Another work of art in the review as ever All Music Man this was top balladeer at the time so the odd shuffler breaks it up a bit great voice and the backing is A1
Cheers Pedro
Great review! always good to read of these artist that otherwise would go unnoticed. Great tracks by Mr. Ingram. Thank you AMM.
undoubtedly a very great artist. thank you AMM for this great review!
Thanks AMM. First the singles and now the albums - great to hear.
This first set is a great choice for all us !
the final piece of the puzzle! A Classic!
Thanks AMM, these Luther Ingram sets on Kent are the bees knees
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