The Queen Alone Carla Thomas SKU: S718 Barcode: 4260019715531 34.00 £34.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Speakers Corner Released Date: 26th January 2018 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Add to basket Reserve Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Among all the majestic eminences in the music business, Carla Thomas reigned unmistakably as ‘The Queen of Memphis Soul’ on the Stax label with its special characteristics. The clear, dry and natural essential sound of this studio recording imparts the down-to-earth flair of the southern town Memphis and its musical tradition. With wonderful contemplation, the Queen begins her performance with a tautly arranged but pleasantly round and melting version of Burt Bacharach’s “Any Day Now”. The reflective opening clearly signals that the human voice is of major importance here, no matter whether a restrained pulsating soul number (“Stop Thief”) or a metallically ticking groove (“I Take It To My Baby”) is on the track list. Even an occasional dip into the violin paint-pot (“I Want To Be Your Baby”) is not an end in itself but serves exclusively to refine the diaphanous, gentle voice of the principal singer. In addition there is lush, groovy polyphony with a call-and-response concept (“Somethings Good”) and intoxicating gospel-like antiphony (“Lie To Keep Me From Crying”), all good for keeping the soul of Soul together. This Speakers Corner LP was remastered using pure analogue components only, from the master tapes through to the cutting head. Recording: 1967 at Stax Studios, Memphis (TN) Production: Jim Stewart Artist Carla Thomas Genre Soul / Funk Label Speakers Corner Buying Options 180g 1LP Format 180g , 1LP Condition New Country Germany Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Carla Thomas and more from Soul / Funk View Product Quick View Carla Thomas Carla Soul / Funk | Rhino / Stax | 180g, 1LP Released 3rd July 2017 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Carla Thomas Carla £16.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Rhino / Stax SKU: 081227940515 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 3rd July 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Carla Thomas Gee Whiz Soul / Funk | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 11th November 2016 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Carla Thomas Gee Whiz £20.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP1774 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 11th November 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Aretha Franklin Unforgettable (Tribute to Dinah Washington) Soul / Funk | Speakers Corner | 180g, 1LP Released 21st May 2009 £34.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Aretha Franklin Unforgettable (Tribute to Dinah Washington) £34.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Speakers Corner SKU: CS8963 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 21st May 2009 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Kurt Elling SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree Soul / Funk | Edition Records | 1LP Released 15th September 2023 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Kurt Elling SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree £19.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Edition Records SKU: EDNLP1218 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 15th September 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Flirtations, The Sounds Like The Flirtations Soul / Funk | Decca | 1LP Released 18th November 2022 £33.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Flirtations, The Sounds Like The Flirtations £33.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Decca SKU: 4580086 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 18th November 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Chaka Khan What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me Soul / Funk | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 7th August 2015 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Chaka Khan What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me £20.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP1486 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 7th August 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Sam Cooke Night Beat Soul / Funk | Analogue Productions | 2LP, 45rpm Released 18th December 2009 £65.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sam Cooke Night Beat £65.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Analogue Productions SKU: APP270945 Formats: 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 18th December 2009 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jay Vons, The The Word Soul / Funk | La Castanya | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 29th November 2019 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jay Vons, The The Word £19.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: La Castanya SKU: LC58LP Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 29th November 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Erykah Badu New Amerykah Part Two Soul / Funk | EMI | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 31st March 2023 £30.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Erykah Badu New Amerykah Part Two £30.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: EMI SKU: 3594607 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 31st March 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Faith Evans Faithfully R&B | Bad Boy | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 28th July 2023 £42.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Faith Evans Faithfully £42.00 Genre: R&B Label: Bad Boy SKU: 603497834143 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 28th July 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Shaun Escoffery Evergreen R&B | MVKA | 180g, 2LP Released 2nd September 2016 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Shaun Escoffery Evergreen £22.00 Genre: R&B Label: MVKA SKU: 0190296992780 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 2nd September 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Candi Staton Candi Staton Soul / Funk | Kent | 1LP Released 29th March 2024 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Candi Staton Candi Staton £27.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Kent SKU: HIQLP130 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 29th March 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Soul / Funk Start again
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