ALICE CLARK S/T LP NEW SEALED VINYL SOUL

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ARTIST : Alice Clark TITLE : S/T FORMAT : LP LABEL : Mainstream CATALOG # : MRL-362 RECORD CONDITION : NEW JACKET CONDITION : NEW DESCRIPTION : review by Joe Viglione allmusicThe self-titled 1972 disc from Alice Clark has more than stood the test of time, it is a sublime masterpiece of R&B/pop from the house of Bob Shad , the jazz producer who founded Mainstream Records, the original home for this superior project. Perhaps it isn't a coincidence that Clark 's repertoire is exactly the kind of material Janis Joplin would pick up on in her days after Big Brother & the Holding Company , as this was also the first imprint that Joplin & the Holding Company recorded for professionally. Jimmy Webb 's "I Keep It Hid" starts things off, one of the singles released from this original package and a nugget from another soul masterpiece, Supremes Arranged and Produced by Jimmy Webb , when Webb oversaw the post- Diana Ross girl group the same year as this release. A rendition of Fred Ebb and John Kander 's tune, "Maybe This Time" from the motion picture Cabaret, is included along with three compositions from "Sunny" author Bobby Hebb . The collection of material from Webb , Ebb , and Hebb is actually genius A&R because all of it is a perfect fit. Northern soul fans and R&B critics are aware of this hidden treasure, but the buildup in this read more