Sunday 25 December 2011

THE IMPRESSIONS - THE IMPRESSIONS (ABC-PARAMOUNT 1963) Jap mastering cardboard sleeve + 1 bonus




The first Impressions LP was one of the finest debuts of any '60s soul act, though it excelled in part because it featured a backlog of chart singles (five had charted previously, and "It's All Right" became the sixth after it was quickly added to the original program). Curtis Mayfield wrote all but two of the songs, stretching back to 1961's "Gypsy Woman" (which he'd actually written at the age of 14) but mostly including strong 1962-1963 material like the hit "Little Young Lover," "Grow Closer Together," "I'm the One Who Loves You," and "Minstrel and Queen." "It's All Right" was easily the best song here, accented by the group's sublime harmonies, arranger Johnny Pate's swinging horn section, and Mayfield's precise guitar work. The group also showed an unsurprising reverence for classic doo wop, beautifully remaking "Never Let Me Go," a Top Ten R&B hit for Johnny Ace in 1954. Even the closer, a tossed-off novelty called "Twist and Limbo," is an excellent performance and a genuinely fun song. Mayfield's disarmingly brilliant songs were really the only necessary element toward making The Impressions a strong LP, but the mesmerizing vocals and sympathetic arrangements made for a classic work of Chicago soul.[allmusic]
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12 comments:

Francesco said...

Thank you so much. Wonderful posts, wonderful blog: great job! Happy Christmas :-)

gregory said...

Τζώρτζη,
Χρόνια πολλά, καλές γιορτές με υγεία.

Doug said...

Thanks for The Impressions albums.Great stuff.
Merry Xmas and Happy New Year.

Anonymous said...

Wonderful blog here - too bad almost everything's in stereo. It sounds much better in the original mono.

HSB DaveB. said...

Thanks for The Impressions stuff!!

Peace and SOUL,
HSB

Anonymous said...

Happy new year to you kind sir. These Impressions lp's are gems. Thankyou so much.

hooch said...

Cracking Lp - many thanks indeed!

Bill said...

Thanks for the Impressions and Billy Preston albums. Great stuff!

Anonymous said...

Thanks

Anonymous said...

great like all times

no hope
for
keep on pushing ?????????

thx
SEB

Paul Rimple said...

Thank you, a lot of my Impressions collection got all fucked up. Now I can listen again

Anonymous said...



Great album

Thanks for your posting

All the best, Albert