At Last

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The album was released on Argo Records in November of 1960 and was produced by Phil and Leonard Chess.

Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections—they may also appear in recommendations and other places. In truth, "At Last" should be seen as the potent motto of a debut LP by a vocalist who had just emerged from her beginnings as a gospel singer, and had now recorded promising single songs. Etsy’s 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centers that host Etsy. From Janis Joplin to Beyonce, her expressive and gutteral style has been imitated, but never quite matched. But beware, this young woman (she was only 22 at the time) could also take on the sweetest forms of a melancholy ballad, such as “Stormy Weather”, and manage to achieve tenderness.I don't think they needed to make the vinyl blue but is is a heavyweight 180 grams, which helps avoid any warping over time. As a matter of principle, only analogue masters are used, and the necessary cutting delay is also analogue. is the debut studio album by American blues and soul artist Etta James, which includes the title song 'At Last'. That being said, I recently had sinus surgery to deal with pressure in my ears and have since been able to hear things I previously was unable to and have noticed on repeated listenings that there are a number of moments where you can hear odd bass as if someone was blowing on a hot mic. An icon from early rock’n’rolls pantheon of divas, she has inspired 5 decades of listeners and fellow artists with her vocal styling.

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Should this not be possible, – because the original tape is defective or has disappeared, for example – we do accept a first-generation copy. At the beginning of the ‘90s, in the early days of audiophile vinyl re-releases, the reissue policy was fairly straightforward. It’s as though the title "At Last" is trying to dupe one into believing that Etta James had experienced all the ups and downs that life could offer her by the year 1961: performing on great stages under the influence of drugs, her exodus from the scene, appalling jobs in seedy clubs and dives, and a brilliant comeback with an earthy voice in Montreux followed by a tour of the USA with the Rolling Stones. This pressing reproduces - with some attenuation - microphone plosives and pops that were part of a few of the original Chicago recording sessions. Phil and Leonard Chess believed that James's voice had crossover pop potential, so with this debut album, they backed her with orchestral arrangements on many of the tracks.

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