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Sam Cooke
- Record Label: ABKCO Records
- Release Date: Jan 24, 2020
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- Summary: The five-disc box set collects all of the soul singer-songwriter's five albums released by Keen with 15 bonus tracks.
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- Record Label: ABKCO Records
- Genre(s): R&B, Soul
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Mar 2, 2020The reason it’s so hard to find something to say is that every song is perfection. ... This remastered collection is impressive no matter how you look at it.
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UncutMar 2, 2020There are many timeless, brilliant moments. [Mar 2020, p.45]
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MojoMar 2, 2020There's much to enjoy in his artistic arc. [Mar 2020, p.107]
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Mar 2, 2020Once you get past the at times overwhelming sweetening added to make Cooke more palatable to a larger audience, you’ll be hypnotized by the singer’s creative phrasing, timing and sure sense of dynamics. Previously unheard selections, along with stereo and mono mixes, make this an essential item for the Cooke collector. And because these songs are from the once lost original tapes, this music has never sounded fresher or more alive.