Muscle Shoals Recorded Album Reissued On Vinyl for the First Time In the U.S. Since 1969; Expanded With Bonus LP Featuring Unreleased 1970 Album In Mono

Although it failed to kickstart Cher’s solo career as substantially as the folks at Atco had hoped it would, 1969’s 3614 Jackson Highway (the address of Muscle Shoals Sound Studio where the album was recorded) remains one of the strongest entries in her entire discography…and that’s with or without Sonny Bono. Producer Jerry Wexler took Cher down south and, not coincidentally, set her up with the same bunch of musicians who’d helped work magic for Aretha Franklin: Barry Beckett on keys, Roger Hawkins on drums, David Hood on bass, and Jimmy Johnson on guitar. Also available for musical assistance were guitarist/songwriter Eddie Hinton and the Memphis Horns, with producers Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin around to chime in as Wexler might need them.

If you only know Cher for her efforts as a dancefloor diva or for the way she belts out big, glossy pop ballads, then 3614 Jackson Highway is likely to be a revelation. It finds the songstress putting her spin on classics like “For What It’s Worth,” “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay,” “Cry Like a Baby,” and “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man,” not to mention a trio of Dylan covers (“Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here with You,” “I Threw It All Away,” and the gender-tweaked “Lay, Baby, Lady”).

In 1968-69, Cher recorded songs for another album with a tentative release in 1970. For unknown reasons the album was cancelled and five of the tracks were issued as singles. The remaining tracks went unreleased until Rhino issued a limited edition CD of the album with the mono tracks as bonus. ROG is reissuing 3614 Jackson Highway on vinyl for the first time since its original release in the U.S. and expanding it to include the entire 1970 unreleased mono album/singles which are making their debut on the format. Pressed on 180g colored double vinyl at Record Industry. Housed in a gatefold tip-on jacket with 11 x 11 insert featuring notes, photos and tape box images.

Features:
· 180g colored double vinyl from Run Out Groove
· Reissued on vinyl for the first time in the U.S. since 1969
· Expanded to include a bonus LP that includes her 1970 unreleased Atco album in mono – making its debut on vinyl
· Pressed at Record Industry
· Gatefold tip-on jacket
· 11 x 11 insert with notes, photos and tape box images