When posting the Swedish compilation a while ago I expressed a strong urge to find early US pressings of his first two albums https://monolover.blogspot.com/2023/06/little-richardgood-golly-miss-molly-11.html . Still haven't, but the other day I did find this first US issue of his third. Apparently not a true original recording, but Specialty Records digging the vaults for unissued stuff and outtakes after Richard got a religious epiphany and left the label. Eight of the thirteen cuts had female background quires added afterwards and I guess there were even more embellishing done. With all that going on your expectations may run low. But have no fear - this is still an excellent rock'n'roll record! Eight of the songs self-penned and he also wrote new lyrics to the Lieber/Stoller song "Kansas City" (which in this new form was covered by The Beatles on their "For Sale" album). Let be most of the tracks are more mellow than expected, but all saved by his fabulos vocals. My favorites here would be the up-tempo ones "She Know's How To rock", "Kansas City", "Early One Morning" and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On". Maybe not totally up there with "Lucille", "Tutti Frutti" or "Long Tall Sally", though with enough rock magic to enthrall. Can't seem to download the full album to the page, but's here's a link to a Youtube playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqo0VlYXPyc&list=PLqsrrTceeAkt__GFpmt6_fF515gODFd3g . For some reason the UK and Canadian were released before the US and these three the only fifties issues. Later reissued pretty much all over the world on LP and CD. Japan 1993 CD on P-Vine Records (PCD 1903) came with four bonus tracks. Premiere US had label as shown here in a fully laminated cover. (YZÄ*) (ÖXCÅ*)
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