Richard Barbary - Soul Machine (1968) A&M/CTI - LP Only Release - Rare Soul + Bonus Tracks (FLAC HR)

Now this is another Holy Grail i totally forgot i had till i was contacted by my good pal Yves, so thanks for the reminder yves and found it after a 3 hour search!...Richard is a huge mystery as there,s nothing out there info wise on him?..But the album is a strange release for CTI as it concentrated on jazz releases. Only Richards album & Tamiko Jones album fell into the soul catergory. But what a fantastic album it is, look at who,s involved in the credits many soul legends were involved in this project. Back in the day a northern jock introduced the 2 great dancers to the scene off the album, so i had to include his stunning twofer on Spring as bonus tracks as well. What happened to him god only knows but with a voice like his he could have been a superstar if the dice had tumbled the right way.. Just this one studio album recorded and a few 45,s is all he did...shame. No tasters on youtube for the 2 standout tracks apart from nature boy & the entire album so i,ll include the bonus tracks instead. Take my word for it the whole album is a joy! Bonus tracks listed under credits.

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    Line Up

    Vocals - Richard Barbary
    Bass – Chuck Rainey
    Cello – Sidney Edwards
    Cornet – Mel Lastie
    Drums, Percussion – Art Kaplan, Bernard Purdie ,Gary Chester,
    George Devens, Herbie Lovelle, Richie Ritz
    Flugelhorn – John Bello, Irwin Markowitz
    Flute – Joe Grimm
    Guitar – Eric Gale, Hugh McCracken, Sal DiTroia
    Organ – Ernie Hayes
    Piano, Organ – George Butcher, Paul Griffin
    Producer – Creed Taylor
    Saxophone – Arthur Clarke, Joe Grimm, Romeo Penque, Seldon Powell
    Saxophone & Flute – Hank Freeman
    Trombone – Alan Raph, Dom Gravine, Garnett Brown
    Trumpet & Flugelhorn – Harold Johnson, Joe Newman, Marvin Stamm
    Viola – Al Brown, Julien Barber
    Violin – Felix Giglio, Jesse James Tryon, Peter Dimitriades, Richard Elias, Winston Collymore
    Arranged By – Artie Butler
    Orchestra Arranged & Conducted By – Horace Ott
    Rhythm & Conductor Arranged By – Jimmy Wisner
    Mastered By – Rudy Van Gelder
    Produced By Creed Taylor

   12 Bonus Track -  When Johnny Comes Marching Home - Spring

   13 Bonus Track - Get Right - Spring