Aretha Franklin A Portrait of the Queen 1970-1974 180g 6LP Box Set
Genre: Soul
Label: BMG
Size: 12"
Format: 33RPM,

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Aretha Franklin A Portrait of the Queen 1970-1974 180g 6LP Box Set

Aretha Franklin

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BMGLP88612
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Limited Edition 180g Vinyl 6LP Box Set!
Contains 5 Studio Albums + Bonus LP of Rarities!
Original Albums Remastered from the Analog Master Tapes by Chris Bellman!
Only 1,500 Sets Available!

Young, Gifted and Black - Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 388/500!

Five classic Aretha albums presenting an early-'70s portrait of the Queen! Also includes a sixth bonus LP of session alternates, outtakes and demos. The original albums were remastered from the analog master tapes by Grammy Award-winning engineer Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering. Produced by Grammy Award-winner Cheryl Pawelski with liner notes from Billboard's Gail Mitchell and British Ambassador of Soul, David Nathan.

Includes the hit Young, Gifted and Black, released in 1972, which hit #2 on Billboard's R&B albums survey and #11 on the Billboard Top 200 as well as being certified GOLD. Aretha won the 1972 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and the album ranked at number 388 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Also includes This Girl's In Love With You which features the first commercial release of "Let It Be," and came out two months ahead of The Beatles. Both this album and Spirit In The Dark feature the Muscle Shoals Rhythm section and an appearance by Duane Allman. Along with production on both from Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin.

Features

  • Limited Edition - Only 1,500 Sets Available
  • 6LP Box Set
  • 180g Vinyl
  • This Girl's in Love with You (1970)
  • Spirit in the Dark (1970)
  • Young, Gifted and Black (1972)
  • Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) [1973]
  • Let Me in Your Life (1974)
  • Bonus LP of Session Alternates, Outtakes & Demos
  • Original Albums Remastered from the Analog Master Tapes by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
  • Produced by Grammy Award-Winner Cheryl Pawelski
  • Liner Notes by Gail Mitchell & David Nathan
  • Slipcase
  • Made in the Czech Republic

Selections

This Girl's in Love with You

Side One:
  1. Son of a Preacher Man
  2. Share Your Love with Me
  3. Dark End of the Street
  4. Let It Be
  5. Eleanor Rigby
Side Two:
  1. This Girl's in Love with You
  2. It Ain't Fair
  3. The Weight
  4. Call Me
  5. Sit Down and Cry

Spirit in the Dark

Side One:
  1. Don't Play That Song
  2. The Thrill Is Gone (From Yesterday's Kiss)
  3. Pullin'
  4. You and Me
  5. Honest I Do
  6. Spirit in the Dark
Side Two:
  1. When the Battle Is Over
  2. One Way Ticket
  3. Try Matty's
  4. That's All I Want from You
  5. Oh No Not My Baby
  6. Why I Sing the Blues

Young, Gifted and Black

Side One:
  1. Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)
  2. Day Dreaming
  3. Rock Steady
  4. Young, Gifted and Black
  5. All the King's Horses
  6. A Brand New Me
Side Two:
  1. April Fools
  2. I've Been Loving You Too Long
  3. First Snow in Kokomo
  4. The Long and Winding Road
  5. Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
  6. Border Song (Holy Moses)

Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)

Side One:
  1. Hey Now Hey (The Other Side Of The Sky)
  2. Somewhere
  3. So Swell When You're Well
  4. Angel
  5. Sister from Texas
Side Two:
  1. Mister Spain
  2. That's the Way I Feel about Cha
  3. Moody's Mood
  4. Just Right Tonight

Let Me in Your Life

Side One:
  1. Let Me in Your Life
  2. Every Natural Thing
  3. Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
  4. I'm in Love
  5. Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
  6. The Masquerade Is Over
Side Two:
  1. With Pen in Hand
  2. Oh Baby
  3. Eight Days on the Road
  4. If You Don't Think
  5. A Song for You

Pleding My Love: Session Tracks

Side One:
  1. Pledging My Love / The Clock
  2. You're Taking Up Another Man's Place
  3. Are You Leaving Me (Demo)
  4. You're All I Need to Get By (Take 2)
  5. Spanish Harlem (Alternate Mix)
Side Two:
  1. Lean on Me
  2. Sweetest Smile and the Funkiest Style
  3. Do You Know
  4. At Last
  5. Master of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes)
  6. Til It's Over (Demo)

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