{"id":2339,"date":"2015-06-16T11:49:36","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T10:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eyeplug.net\/magazine\/?p=2339"},"modified":"2011-07-14T19:42:05","modified_gmt":"2011-07-14T19:42:05","slug":"same-cookes-early-recordings-to-be-released-as-virtual-boxset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/same-cookes-early-recordings-to-be-released-as-virtual-boxset\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Cooke’s early recordings to be released as ‘virtual boxset’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sam Cooke\u2019s breakthrough \u2018Reel Keen\u2019 tracks are now available digitally exclusively from ABKCO:\u00a0 <\/strong>The Complete Remastered Keen Collection<\/em> offers Sam Cooke\u2019s early catalogue, sourced from the original master tapes \u2013 release date, 25 July <\/strong><\/p>\n

Sam Cooke\u2019s 1957 Keen Records debut You Send Me<\/em> was a landmark recording on multiple levels. The song, written by the artist, was Cooke\u2019s very first Number 1 record and was groundbreaking in no uncertain terms: a pop record by a gospel great that created the template for what would come to be known as \u2018soul\u2019. Cooke\u2019s easy manner, bell-clear intonation and truly spectacular vocal ability set him apart from all others in both pop and R&B. This holds true today just as it did at the dawn of his secular career.<\/p>\n

Sam Cooke was very much at home in the recording studio; the 65 tracks he cut for John and Alex Siamas\u2019s Keen label, over the course of three years, reflect his massive talent at a turning point. \u00a0Now the authentic Keen recordings of Sam Cooke, sourced directly from the original master tapes, are available for digital download.\u00a0 Sam Cooke’s authentic Keen recordings downloaded from iTunes, Amazon and all authorized digital E-tailers offer an unparalleled listening experience. \u00a0The series includes a virtual box set, (the equivalent of 3 CDs) containing Cooke\u2019s complete Keen recordings as well as four of his originally released Keen LPs with multiple bonus tracks. As always, ABKCO assures the consumer the very best audio quality thanks to painstaking research that has yielded tracks from the original tape reels from which the Keen albums and singles were mastered in the late 1950s and early 1960s.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This virtual box set titled, Sam Cooke: The Complete Remastered Keen Collection<\/em> is a three-volume compilation that offers the Sam Cooke aficionado the unique opportunity to download all of Cooke\u2019s Keen album and single tracks for a comprehensive overview of his time at the label.\u00a0 The first volume of the set offers 23 tracks, 13 of which are the content of Cooke\u2019s 1958 LP debut for Keen, simply titled Sam Cooke. <\/strong><\/em>The album\u2019s other ten tracks are singles presented in mono as originally recorded and released. Beyond \u2018You Send Me,\u2019 the set includes \u2018Summertime (Part 2),\u2019 \u2018Ain\u2019t Misbehavin\u2019,\u2019 \u2018That Lucky Old Sun,\u2019 \u2018(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons,\u2019 \u2018You Were Made For Me,\u2019 \u2018Desire Me,\u2019 and \u2018Almost In Your Arms (Love Song From \u2018Houseboat\u2019).\u2019<\/p>\n

The second volume in the set includes the 1958 album Encore<\/em> in its entirety, as well as all the tracks from Cooke\u2019s 1959 salute to Billie Holiday, <\/em><\/strong>Tribute To A Lady,<\/strong><\/em> again, in mono as originally recorded and released. Among the collection\u2019s 24 tracks are \u2018Along The Navajo Trail,\u2019 \u2018Mary, Mary Lou,\u2019 \u2018When I Fall In Love,\u2019 \u2018I Cover The Waterfront,\u2019 \u2018Today I Sing the Blues,\u2019 \u2018God Bless The Child,\u2019 \u2018I\u2019ve Gotta Right To Sing The Blues,\u2019 \u2018Good Morning, Heartache,\u2019 and \u2018T’aint Nobody’s Bizness (If I Do).\u2019 \u00a0<\/p>\n

The set\u2019s third volume is an 18-track collection comprised mostly of singles and selections that appeared on hit collections and various artist compilations.\u00a0 These tracks, with the exception of \u2018Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha\u2019 and \u2018With You\u2019 are in mono and also include \u2018Only Sixteen,\u2019 and \u2018(What a) Wonderful World,\u2019 written by Cooke along with Lou Adler and Herb Alpert who were on staff at Keen.\u00a0 Rarely heard songs include \u2018Ee-Yi-Ee-Yi-Oh,\u2019 \u2018No One (Can Ever Take Your Place),\u2019 plus, \u2018I Thank God,\u2019 \u2018Deep River,\u2019 \u2018That\u2019s Heaven To Me,\u2019 and \u2018Steal Away,\u2019 the four gospel tracks that were released on Keen\u2019s gospel artist compilation LP, I Thank God<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Also released concurrently with the virtual box set are the individual Keen albums with bonus tracks. They include Sam Cooke,<\/em> the 13-track 1958 label debut, Encore<\/em>, also from that year with 12 original tracks and the bonus \u2018Ee-Yi-Ee-Yi-Oh\u2019 in stereo. 1960\u2019s Hit Kit <\/strong><\/em>features fan favorites \u2018Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha,\u2019 \u2018Win Your Love For Me,\u2019 and two versions of \u2018 Lonely Island ,\u2019 (the single version of which is included as one of three bonus tracks).\u00a0 Of special note are rare stereo versions of \u2018Little Things You Do\u2019 and \u2018Let\u2019s Go Steady Again.\u2019 Last but not least is The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke<\/em> that, of course includes \u2018(What A) Wonderful World,\u2019 as well as \u2018Summertime (Part I),\u2019 \u2018There I\u2019ve Said It Again\u2019 and three bonus tracks.<\/p>\n

Sam Cooke: The Complete Remastered Keen Collection<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Annotated track listings for all Sam Cooke Keen label releases from ABKCO:<\/p>\n

Digital \u2018Box Set\u2019:<\/p>\n

\u2018Disc\u2019 One<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tracks 1 to 13 are the Sam Cooke<\/em> <\/strong>LP from 1958. Tracks 14 to 23 are singles, all in mono:<\/p>\n

1) You Send Me<\/p>\n

2) The Lonesome Road<\/p>\n

3) Tammy<\/p>\n

4) Ol’ Man River<\/p>\n

5) Moonlight In Vermont<\/p>\n

6) Canadian Sunset<\/p>\n

7) Summertime (Part 2)<\/p>\n

8) Around The World<\/p>\n

9) Ain’t Misbehavin’<\/p>\n

10) The Bells Of St. Mary’s<\/p>\n

11) So Long<\/p>\n

12) Danny Boy<\/p>\n

13) That Lucky Old Sun<\/p>\n

14) (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons (KEEN single 4002 A – 1957)<\/p>\n

15) Desire Me\u00a0(KEEN single 4002 B \u2013 1957)<\/p>\n

16) You Were Made For Me\u00a0(KEEN single 4009 A – 1957)<\/p>\n

17) Lonely Island \u00a0(KEEN single 4009 B – 1957)<\/p>\n

18) Stealing Kisses\u00a0(KEEN single 2005 A – 1958)<\/p>\n

19) All Of My Life\u00a0(KEEN single 2005 B – 1958)<\/p>\n

20) Win Your Love For Me\u00a0(KEEN single 2006 A – 1958)<\/p>\n

21) Almost In Your Arms (Love Song From \u2018Houseboat\u2019)\u00a0(KEEN single 2006 B – 1958)<\/p>\n

22) Love You Most Of All\u00a0(KEEN single 2008 A – 1958)<\/p>\n

23) Blue Moon\u00a0(KEEN single 2008 B – 1958)<\/p>\n

\u2018Disc\u2019 Two<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tracks 1 to 13 are the\u00a0Encore\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>LP from 1958. Tracks 14 to 24 are the Tribute To The Lady <\/em>LP (KEEN A-2004) from 1959, all in mono:<\/p>\n

1) Oh, Look At Me Now<\/p>\n

2) Someday<\/p>\n

3) Along The Navajo Trail<\/p>\n

4) Running Wild<\/p>\n

5) Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive<\/p>\n

6) Mary, Mary Lou<\/p>\n

7) When I Fall In Love<\/p>\n

8) I Cover The Waterfront<\/p>\n

9) My Foolish Heart<\/p>\n

10) Today I Sing The Blues<\/p>\n

11) The Gypsy<\/p>\n

12) It’s The Talk Of The Town<\/p>\n

13) God Bless The Child<\/p>\n

14) She’s Funny That Way<\/p>\n

15) I’ve Gotta Right To Sing The Blues<\/p>\n

16) Good Morning, Heartache<\/p>\n

17) T’aint Nobody’s Bizness (If I Do)<\/p>\n

18) Comes Love<\/p>\n

19) Lover Girl (Man)<\/p>\n

20) Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off<\/p>\n

21) Lover Come Back To Me<\/p>\n

22) Solitude<\/p>\n

23) They Can’t Take That Away From Me<\/p>\n

24) Crazy In Love With You<\/p>\n

\u2018Disc\u2019 Three<\/strong><\/p>\n

All are mono save for two tracks. Please note that two of the mono tracks, \u2018Little Things You Do\u2019 and \u2018Let’s Go Steady Again,\u2019 appear in stereo on the individual release of\u00a0 Hit Kit<\/em>. Tracks on the box set reflect the audio of the singles:<\/p>\n

1) Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha\u00a0(stereo version\/KEEN single 2018 A – 1959)<\/p>\n

2) Little Things You Do\u00a0(KEEN single 2018 B – 1959)<\/p>\n

3) Ee-Yi-Ee-Yi-Oh\u00a0(KEEN single 2122 B \u2013 1960)<\/p>\n

4)\u00a0Only Sixteen\u00a0(KEEN single 2022 A – 1959)<\/p>\n

5)\u00a0Let’s Go Steady Again\u00a0(KEEN single 2022 B – 1959)<\/p>\n

6)\u00a0Summertime (Part 1)\u00a0(KEEN single 2101 A \u2013 1959)<\/p>\n

7)\u00a0There I’ve Said It Again\u00a0(KEEN single 2105 A \u2013 1959)<\/p>\n

8)\u00a0One Hour Ahead Of The Posse\u00a0(KEEN single 2105 B \u2013 1959)<\/p>\n

9) No One (Can Ever Take Your Place)\u00a0(KEEN single 2111 B \u2013 1960)<\/p>\n

10)\u00a0(What A) Wonderful World\u00a0(KEEN single 2112 A \u2013 1960)<\/p>\n

11)\u00a0Lonely Island \u00a0<\/p>\n

12)\u00a0With You\u00a0(stereo version\/KEEN single 2117 A \u2013 1960)<\/p>\n

13) So Glamorous (KEEN single 2118 A \u2013 1960)<\/p>\n

14) Steal Away\u00a0(KEEN single 2118 B \u2013 1960)<\/p>\n

15) I Thank God (KEEN single 2117 B \u2013 1960)<\/p>\n

16) Deep River (from KEEN\u00a0various gospel artists LP I Thank God\u00a0LP<\/em>)<\/p>\n

17) That’s Heaven To Me<\/p>\n

18) Steal Away\u00a0(album version from the KEEN\u00a0I Thank God\u00a0LP)<\/p>\n

Sam Cooke<\/span><\/em><\/strong> (KEEN A-2001) (1958)<\/span><\/p>\n

1) You Send Me<\/p>\n

2) The Lonesome Road<\/p>\n

3) Tammy<\/p>\n

4) Ol’ Man River<\/p>\n

5) Moonlight In Vermont<\/p>\n

6) Canadian Sunset<\/p>\n

7) Summertime (Part 2)<\/p>\n

8) Around The World<\/p>\n

9) Ain’t Misbehavin’<\/p>\n

10) The Bells Of St. Mary\u2019s<\/p>\n

11) So Long<\/p>\n

12) Danny Boy<\/p>\n

13) That Lucky Old Sun<\/p>\n

Encore <\/span><\/em><\/strong>(KEEN A-2003) (1958)<\/span><\/p>\n

1) Oh, Look At Me Now<\/p>\n

2) Someday<\/p>\n

3) Along The Navajo Trail<\/p>\n

4) Running Wild<\/p>\n

5) Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive<\/p>\n

6) Mary, Mary Lou<\/p>\n

7) When I Fall In Love<\/p>\n

8) I Cover The Waterfront<\/p>\n

9) My Foolish Heart<\/p>\n

10) Today I Sing The Blues<\/p>\n

11) The Gypsy<\/p>\n

12) It’s The Talk Of The Town<\/p>\n

*<\/strong>Bonus Track:<\/p>\n

13) Ee-Yi-Ee-Yi-Oh\u00a0(stereo version)<\/p>\n

Hit Kit <\/span><\/em><\/strong>(KEEN LP 86101) (1960)<\/span><\/p>\n

1) Only Sixteen<\/p>\n

2) All Of My Life<\/p>\n

3) Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha (stereo version)<\/p>\n

4) Blue Moon<\/p>\n

5) Win Your Love For Me<\/p>\n

6) Lonely Island (album version \u2013 same performance as single version except it has a vocal overdub in the intro)<\/p>\n

7) You Send Me<\/p>\n

8) Love You Most Of All<\/p>\n

9) (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons<\/p>\n

10) Little Things You Do (stereo version)<\/p>\n

11) Let’s Go Steady Again (stereo version)<\/p>\n

12) You Were Made For Me<\/p>\n

*Bonus Tracks:<\/p>\n

13) Lonely Island (single version)<\/p>\n

14) So Glamorous (single version)<\/p>\n

15) Steal Away (single version)<\/p>\n

The Wonderful World Of Sam Cooke<\/span><\/em><\/strong> (KEEN LP 86106)<\/span><\/p>\n

1) (What A) Wonderful World<\/p>\n

2) Desire Me<\/p>\n

3) Summertime (Part 1)<\/p>\n

4) Almost In Your Arms (Love Song From \u2018Houseboat\u2019)<\/p>\n

5) That’s Heaven To Me\u00a0(also appeared on the KEEN\u00a0I Thank God\u00a0LP<\/em> of various gospel artists)<\/p>\n

6) No One (Can Ever Take Your Place)<\/p>\n

7) With You (stereo version)<\/p>\n

8) Blue Moon<\/p>\n

9) Stealing Kisses<\/p>\n

10) You Were Made For Me<\/p>\n

11) There I’ve Said It Again<\/p>\n

12) I Thank God\u00a0(B-side of \u2018With You\u2019\/also appeared on the KEEN\u00a0I Thank God\u00a0LP of various gospel artists)<\/p>\n

*Bonus Tracks:<\/p>\n

13) Steal Away (album version\/appeared on the KEEN I Thank God <\/em>LP of various gospel artists)<\/p>\n

14) Deep River (appeared on the KEEN\u00a0I Thank God\u00a0LP<\/em> LP of various gospel artists)<\/p>\n

15) One Hour Ahead Of The Posse (B-side of \u2018There I’ve Said It Again\u2019)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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