Cat. No. VV 1442: SAM COOKE ~ WONDERFUL WORLD. EMI MID 166214
USED VINYL RECORD. PART OF A COLLECTION NOW UP FOR SALE.
SAMUEL COOKE (NE' COOK) WAS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL SOUL ARTISTS OF ALL TIME. SAM WAS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "THE KING OF SOUL" FOR HIS DISTINCTIVE VOCALS, PIONEERING CONTRIBUTUIONS TO THE GENRE, AND SIGNIFICANCE IN POPULAR MUSIC. DURING HIS EIGHT YEAR CAREER SAM RELEASED 29 SINGLES THAT CHARTED IN THE TOP 40 OF THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 CHART, AS WELL AS 20 SINGLES IN THE TOP 10 OF BILLBOARD'S BLACK SINGLES CHART. IN 1964, SAM WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY THE MANAGER OF A MOTEL IN LOS ANGELES. AFTER IN INQUEST AND INVESTIGATION, THE COURTS RULED SAM'S DEATH TO BE JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE, HOWEVER, TO THIS DAY THERE REMAINS MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS IN RELATION TO HIS DEATH. SAM WAS RANKED NUMBER 28 IN BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S LIST OF THE "35 GREATEST R&B ARTISTS OF ALL TIME".
THE YEAR OF RELEASE OF THIS ALBUM IS NOT STATED HOWEVER, IT IS BELIEVED TO BE FROM AROUND THE MID 1980s AND ALSO APPEARS TO BE AN AUSTRALIAN ONLY RELEASE. THE ALBUM CONTAINS A SUPERB OVERVIEW OF SAM'S CAREER WITH A MIX OF SAM'S HITS ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS NOT SO WELL KNOWN. THE SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH VIRTUALLY NO SIGNS OF WEAR AND THE RECORD IS GRADED AS NEAR MINT.
TRACK LISTING: Side 1 - There I've Said It Again / Let's Go Steady Again / When I Fall In Love / Little Things I Do / You Send Me / Ol' Man River / Moonlight In Vermont / Around The World / Danny Boy / Ain't Misbehavin'. Side 2 - Summertime / Wonderful World / Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha / Along The Navajo Trail / Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You) / I Cover The Waterfront / Mary. Mary Lou / Love You Most Of All / Only Sixteen / Win Your Love For Me.
12" VINYL RECORD
