Little Richard - The Rill Thing (Opaque Pink Vinyl) (Colored Vinyl Pink)
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About this item
Highlights
- Artist: Little Richard
- Genre: Rock
- Format: Vinyl
- Record Label: Omnivore Recordings
Description
The Rill Thing (Opaque Pink Vinyl) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Member Little Richard is a musical institution. The Architect Of Rock 'n' Roll's 1970 return. Pressed on opaque pink vinyl. Mastered by Grammy®-winning engineer Michael Graves. Lacquers cut by Jeff Powell at Take Out Vinyl/Sam Phillips Recording Service in Memphis. Packaging contains liner notes from Bill Dahl. Some successful recording artists are lucky to enjoy a lengthy career and perhaps one successful comeback after their popularity wanes over time. Rock 'n' roll pioneer and absolute legend, Little Richard, achieved several. In the '50s he racked up a non-stop string of smashes for Specialty Records with producer Bumps Blackwell like the blistering cuts, "Tutti Frutti," "Long Tall Sally," and "Rip It Up." The Georgia Peach was deemed too uninhibited and unpredictable for TV variety shows to present to the nation, but the records were undeniable hits. He was clearly, an artist far ahead of the culture and times. Little Richard returned in 1970 with The Rill Thing and instead of sticking around his adopted home of Los Angeles, Richard set out for Rick Hall's FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama to record the album for Reprise, joined by Bumps, who was now his manager. The opening track, "Freedom Blues," was released in April of 1970 and hit #28 on the charts. The second cut, "Greenwood Mississippi," was also released as a single in August and also made a Billboard appearance. The marathon title track (running a whopping 10 minutes and 20 seconds) was an intense funk jam that was captured in one take. The album also featured covers of tunes by The Beatles and Hank Williams-it was a different sound by far than the savagely rocking attack he'd ridden to fame like a rocket at Specialty close to a decade and- a-half earlier, but it was every bit as effective. The Rill Thing bore the slogan "The Little Richard Sound" on it's labels. "He was at his peak with his vocals on there," says guitarist Travis Wammack admiringly. "He was just singing his booty off!" The Rill Thing is back as a 12" long player, and pressed on opaque pink vinyl with a printed inner sleeve that includes liner notes by Bill Dahl.
2. Greenwood, Mississippi
3. Two-Time Loser
4. Dew Drop Inn
5. Somebody Saw You
6. Spreadin' Natta What's the Matter
2. Lovesick Blues
3. I Saw Her Standing There
Track List:
Disc: 1
1. Freedom Blues2. Greenwood, Mississippi
3. Two-Time Loser
4. Dew Drop Inn
5. Somebody Saw You
6. Spreadin' Natta What's the Matter
Disc: 2
1. The "Rill" Thing2. Lovesick Blues
3. I Saw Her Standing There
Record label: Omnivore Recordings
Genre: Rock
Musical Artist: Little Richard
Format: Vinyl
Street Date: December 13, 2024
TCIN: 94002814
UPC: 810075114720
Item Number (DPCI): 244-00-1100
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
Shipping details
Estimated ship dimensions: 12.35 inches length x 12.2 inches width x 0.19 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.57 pounds
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