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Cover has small seam split and shelf wear.

Japanese pressing without OBI!

The Egyptians - Thanks Yo You

Why you'll love it...
Let’s start with the scream. We tend to define our singers by how “great” their voice is, how deftly they can ascend and descend major and minor scales, and how they can turn up and turn down the emotion inherent in their voices. But when considering Wilson Pickett, it begins and ends with his scream. He could take you on a journey, he could butter you up, he could make you feel things in your vital organs, but you don’t get a nickname like “Wicked Pickett” because you’re a crooner.

Pickett’s “Hey Jude” forms the spiritual centerpiece and title track of hisfinal trip up to the mountain-top, his last true masterpiece LP. He’d take forays to Philadelphia for the new sound of soul, and even go vaguely disco in the late ’70s. But for his final album of the ’60s, a decade where he dominated the soul charts, he’d unwittingly help start southern rock, and scream his way across one of the most recognizable tunes in the history of song. Not bad for 31 minutes and eight seconds worth of music.

Why you'll love it...
Back to Back captures the instrumental aspect of the ’67 Stax-Volt European tour (“Volt” is the name of Stax’s subsidiary label). Immediately apparent is that the live versions of these songs are played much faster than the recorded ones. Exuberant? Definitely! These folks were racing across unfamiliar cultures and landscapes, reimagining their place in this world, looking down at the clouds for the first time. The pace was faster because their lives were — quickly — getting so much larger. In these recordings, you can hear all of that emotional exhilaration, all of that savoring of personal respect, that thrill of the new. Many of these songs were several years old, but they shine on Back to Back like they’re being performed for the first time. Over and over, you hear the musicians throwing in something extra, curlicues and tangents that express their excitement.

Original US pressing.

Japanese pressing. Red vinyl and cover are close to NM. With booklet.

Japanese pressing. OBI is missing. close to NM.

Cover with punch hole

Cover with punch hole. Vinyl close to VG+

Early Reissue!

Cover with seam split on bottom spine. Vinyl with scuffs and hairlines

US original, stereo version.

Vinyl close to VG+

US original mono pressing. Vinyl with scuffs and a couple of small scratches.

180 gram vinyl!

US original mono pressing.

Cover with ring, shelf wear. Vinyl with scuffs and hairlines

An impressive live album by Marvin Peterson who was one of the finest trumpetersin the 60's-70's is making its return on vinyl format. These tracks were performed by the band led by Hannibal Marvin Peterson, though he had yet to add "Hannibal" to his name at the time of recording. Here, he performed with eight musicians in his hometown of Texas, and theirperformance crossed the boundaries of jazz, soul and funk with skilled musicians. These included organistEugene Carrier who also participated in the BB King Band and drummer Emry Thomas who would later participate in the band led by Johnny "Guitar" Watson.

With a glance at the cover art, you can get a sense of the powerful and passionate live recording that brought joy to its many fans. The opening "Groove for Otis" (m1) with a jazz-funk whose edgy beat excites rare groove fans. "Our Groove" (m4) is also a fine track whichhas a slick bassline and Eugene'sorgan fusing in harmony. P-vine are very proud to be repressing this record with its intimate feeling akin to being there in the crowd as the mighty Peterson walks up to take center stage.

180 Gram vinyl!

Original US mono Monarch pressing. Cover has slight wear.

US original. Seam split.

Sleeve has handwriting.

Tears in spines. Original US stereo album.

Record with just a few paper scuffs.

Seam split. Original US stereo pressing.

Record is close to VG.

Original US Stereo pressing. Small seam split and tear in cover.

Tears in to pspine. Original US Hollywood pressing.

Record is close to VG+. Cover has small seam splits.

Cover has small seam splits.

Record has many hairlines and surface marks. Cover has slight water damage, no splits or tears.

Vinyl with many scuffs and hairlines. Cover with heavy shelf wear and writing on the back.

Cover with seam split on top spine. Vinyl with scuffs and hairlines