From the beginning a classic US Atlantic 1968 soul sampler (SD 8170), released and re-issued through the years all over the world on vinyl and CD, some with alternate covers and different tracking. To my knowledege this UK first was the only variation issued in mono. Adapted to what was popular on the English market at the time it only had four tracks in common with the American original. // Arthur Conley - "Sweet Soul Music", Wilson Pickett - "Land Of A 1000 Dancers, Aretha Franklin - "I Never Loved A Man..." and Percy Sledge - "When A Man Loves A Woman" // As far as I can hear those four are fold downs while the eight choosen especially for this UK version are true mono. They probably used the US stereo tapes for the common tracks and domestic '45 mixes for the rest. The audio shifts - the four mentioned sounds damp and more or less unbalanced, the rest big and bouncy with clear vocals and prominent base. Premiere press with label as shown here and laminated cover. (SÄM*)(YMÖ*)(ÄTHP*)(PÖCY*)
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