To accompany the sunday review i thought i would also review this "other side" of the great artist, his Soul output has been well documented on this blog...The great lost Little Richard album, finally Issued as Richard Intended in 2020. Little Richard did something no one would have expected, he allowed his up till then, unrecognized country blues leaning to emerge. Further, unlike its predecessor, all 14 songs on Southern Child were written or co-written by Richard. While there is the funk, and soul one would expect from Richard during this period, Southern Child was a predominantly country blues affair. Recorded in the Spring of 1972 in Los Angeles, the album was recorded, mixed, mastered and handed into the label. It was given a catalog number and cover art was designed, but Reprise opted instead to release "The Second Coming" album in its place. Both albums were recorded with Bumps Blackwell in the producer,s chair, at around the same time, but the reasons Southern Child was left behind are lost to time. Perhaps the label felt Little Richard’s audience wouldn’t follow him into unfamiliar musical territory regardless of their artists’ desire to explore. The album’s 10 tracks are augmented by 4 bonus tracks on CD. One will never know why the label chose not to release the record after clearly prepping its release, but now, his tenure at Reprise can be fully documented with the release of Southern Child.
AMM
Courtesy Of Moxysoulandjazz
The Tasters!
23 comments:
A wonderful rarity! Thanks for review, P.
FANTASTIC FIND AMM!! Just when I thought I had it all, here comes THIS!
Thank you AMM & Moxysoulandjazz for the Little Richard Album
Thank you AMM & Moxy for the review
Woh!!!! Rare as hen's teeth. My ears are awaiting. Thanks, AMM!
Maybe the label didn't like the album cover. Which, I suppose, could've been worse. It could've shown Little Richard "milking" a bull... 🐂
Thanks, Moxysoulandjazz & AMM!
Very nice
Thanks Moxysoulandjazz & yourself MM.
cheers,ELtel
Nice one !!!
many thanks for this review Moxy & AMM
BigD
Thanks MoxySoulAndJazz. Wanting to hear the other side of Richard.
Great review, completely out of left field
Thanks Moxysoulandjazz and AMM, for allowing us to hear this album. Thank you AMM.
Thanks AMM and Moxysoulandjazz for this Sunday gift!
thanks for this and i know you know all titles were issued already by Rhino Handmade on his Complete Reprise in 2005
thanks Moxy and AMM
Reb
Don't really know what to think of this after hearing the tasters but I'll give it a full listen..... thank you for sharing.
Great tasters , thanks for the review .
Big thank you to AMM and Moxysoulandjazz for this one The man was certainly a one off
Cheers Pedro
He can do it all. Thank you AMM & Moxysoulandjazz.
Anything by Little Richard is worth a listen...thanks for the review!
yes, please.
Our man didn't just play Rock but Rock 'n' Roll in the broadest sense. The proof: he touched everything in music.
Thanks Moxysoulandjazz
Yves
I wonder if a 2020 recording by LR is listenable. Thank you for the upload.
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