8435723701392
8436563186783

The Queen Of Soul

Aretha Franklin

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Format: LP

Cat No: 772362

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Release Date:  20 September 2024

Label:  Waxtime

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8435723701392

Genres:  R&B  

Release Date:  14 November 2025

Label:  Number One Essentials

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8436563186783

Genres:  R&B  

  • Description

    BEST OF THE COLUMBIA YEARS - 18 TRACKS - 180g VIRGIN VINYL - LIMITED EDITION. Presented on this LP are some of Aretha Franklin's greatest recordings from her early years with Columbia Records, recorded between in 1960 and 1962.

    Featuring her in small jazz combos (with orchestral backing on some tracks), which included pianist Ray Bryant and bassist Will Lee, these recordings sowed the seeds to Aretha's later success with Atlantic Records and her international endorsement as The Queen Of Soul,and one of the greatest singers of the 20th Century.

    Small groups featuring Al Sears or Warren Lucky (tenor sax), Tyree Gleen or Quentin Jackson (trombone), Chauncey "Lord" Westbrook (guitar), Ray Bryant (piano), Bill Lee (bass), Belton "Sticks" Evans or Osie Johnson (drums).

    Description

    18 classic tracks - limited edition pressing on 180g vinyl.

    This outstanding collection gathers all of Aretha Franklin's early hits from the period 1960-62, when she was signed to Columbia and started to gain renown. Supported by the Ray Bryant Combo, Aretha covers popular standards, blues, jazz, and gospel - all delivered with that sanctified grace that caused critics and fans to acclaim her as the "Queen of Soul".

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Won't Be Long
      • 2. Today I Sing The Blues
      • 3. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody
      • 4. (Blue) By Myself
      • 5. Don't Cry, Baby
      • 6. Sweet Lover
      • 7. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive
      • 8. Over The Rainbow
      • 9. Without The One You Love

      Side 2

      • 1. Operation Heartbreak
      • 2. Rough Lover
      • 3. All Night Long
      • 4. I'm Wandering
      • 5. Right Now
      • 6. It's So Heartbreakin'
      • 7. I Surrender, Dear
      • 8. That Lucky Old Sun
      • 9. Try A Little Tenderness

    Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. WON'T BE LONG
      • 2. TODAY I SING THE BLUES
      • 3. ROCK-A-BYE YOUR BABY WITH A DIXIE MELODY
      • 4. (BLUE) BY MYSELF
      • 5. DON'T CRY, BABY
      • 6. SWEET LOVER
      • 7. AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE THE POSITIVE
      • 8. OVER THE RAINBOW
      • 9. WITHOUT THE ONE YOU LOVE

      Side 2

      • 1. OPERATION HEARTBREAK
      • 2. ROUGH LOVER
      • 3. ALL NIGHT LONG
      • 4. I'M WANDERING
      • 5. RIGHT NOW
      • 6. IT'S SO HEARTBREAKIN'
      • 7. I SURRENDER, DEAR
      • 8. THAT LUCKY OLD SUN
      • 9. TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS