He certainly seems to have been a cash cow for Atlantic back then. Just after "The Sound Of Wilson Pickett", which in reality was greatest hits collection (see earlier post) this showed up, having three tracks in common. But here you also get some of his most celebrated recordings - "In The Midnight Hour", "Mustang Sally", "Everybody Needs Somebody To Love" and "Land Of 1000 Dances". Further his 1959 hit with The Falcons "I Found A Love" and first solo success "If You Need Me". He was one of the most powerful power-soul artists in the sixties and this is filled with such. Sleeve say "electronically enhanced for stereo", but that's not the whole truth. "Funky Broadway", "Everybody Need Somebody to Love" and "Soul Dance Number Three" sure sounds like true stereo to me and they are also the ones with best audio. The rest shifts a lot and not all apt for close listening, but as a whole totally ok background fitting as party noise or for dancing if that's what you need. US original mono (8151), 2011 mono vinyl reissue on Atlantic (FRM 8151). Issued and reissued on vinyl, both in mono and stereo, all over the world through the years, also on 4-track and 8-track, but to my knowledge never like this on CD. Premiere US stereo had label as shown here and glossy cover with Atlantic ad inner. (PÖC*) (YZÄ*)
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