Product Overview
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- Lacquers cut by Air Studios - First vinyl reissue in over 40 years - Includes the Top10 Billboard R&B Hits "Ride Your Pony"and "Get Out Of My Life, Woman" - Includes the Northern Soul rarity "Here Comes The Hurt Again" - Featuring the legendary funk band THE METERS - Fully restored original sleeve artwork. "If a smile had a sound, it would be the sound of Lee Dorsey's voice"ALLEN TOUSSAINT Lee's Dorsey's effervescent personality was simple for legendary producer Allen Toussaint to work on and with the Sansu house band - The Meters - they crafted a string of classic New Orleans funk records that resonated around the world; if not always big hits, always hugely influential, and the cream are featured here. This uncompromising collection captures Dorsey at the top of his game and forms part of a complete retrospective by Charly Records. This is the first time ever that Dorsey's unique output has been accurately curated, uniting all of his contemporaneous recordings - plus unreleased material - inextricably linked with his four landmark albums recorded between 1961 and 1978. This fabulous package focusses on Lee's breakout album Ride Your Pony - Get Out Of My Life Woman that propelled the singer to #28 pop/#7 R&B with the Junior Walker inspired title track in 1965.
