Otis Redding Dock of the Bay( 180g vinyl 45rpm 2LP )

Release date 11-01-2024 (originally released in 1968)

2024 EU reissued as Part of the Atlantic Records 75th Anniversary Series 45rpm 180g vinyl LP.

Mastered Directly From the Original Master Tape by Bernie Grundman. Pressed by Quality Record Pressings.

released posthumously in 1968, featuring the all-time classic title tracks,  includes the classics '[Sittin' On] The Dock Of The Bay' and 'Don't Mess With Cupid'-

Tracks: ( 180g vinyl 45rpm 2LP )

A1     (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay     
A2     I Love You More Than Words Can Say     
B1     Let Me Come On Home     
B2     Open The Door     
B3     Don't Mess With Cupid     

C1     The Glory Of Love     
C2     I'm Coming Home     
C3     Tramp     
D1     The Huckle-Buck     
D2     Nobody Knows You (When You're Down And Out)     
D3     Old Man Trouble

When Otis Redding recorded "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" in late 1967, the singer knew that the song was a milestone in his creative evolution. But before Redding got the chance to explore his new direction, he was killed, along with most of his backup band the Bar-Kays, in a plane crash while on tour. Released just a few weeks after his death, the song shot to #1 on the Pop and R&B charts, eventually winning Redding a pair of posthumous Grammy awards.

The album bearing the song's title was assembled by the singer's frequent collaborator Steve Cropper, who played guitar on nearly all of Otis' Stax sessions as well as co-writing "Dock of the Bay" and countless other songs with Redding. Drawing mainly from unreleased and little-heard tracks spanning Redding's three-year Stax career, the album demonstrates the depth and breadth of his talent, while hinting at what might have been.

All the hallmarks of a top-notch Analogue Productions reissue are here for you to savor: Mastered directly from the original master tape by Bernie Grundman and cut at 45 RPM. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings, and housed in tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jackets with film lamination by Stoughton Printing.