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Just A Taste

LP (Item 5921) Chess, 1970 — Condition: Very Good
A killer album of Chicago soul – from one of the city's most overlooked singers! Joann's got a style that's both hard and sophisticated – a bit like Marlena Shaw from the same time – and she's produced to perfection by Andre Williams, who handles the session with a lot more care than his usual funky 45s. The backgrounds were arranged by John Richardson, and they have a striden loping groove that's a bit in the Brunswick Chisoul mode – and which works especially well with the material chosen for the album. Tracks include Billy Butler's great "Foolish Me", plus "We Can Learn Together", "Soul Town", "It's No Secret", "Ain't No Way", and a great reading of "Unforgettable".  © 1996-2024, Dusty Groove, Inc.

Very Good

  • Vinyl can have some dirt, but nothing major.
  • May not shine under light, but should still be pretty clean, and not too dirty.
  • May have a number of marks (5 to 10 at most), and obvious signs of play, but never a big cluster of them, or any major mark that would be very deep. Most marks should still not click under a fingernail.
  • May not look near perfect, but should play fairly well, with slight surface noise, and the occasional click in part of a song, but never throughout a whole song or more.
  • This is clearly a copy that was played by someone a number of times, but which could also be a good "play copy" for someone new.

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