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"…That Was Another Place…And Another Time…"
Here's the breakdown for this
2LPs onto 1CD Reissue of "Patches/The Dynamic Clarence Carter" by
CLARENCE CARTER on Collectables COL-CD-6416 (Barcode 090431641620) released
June 2000 (69:56 minutes):
1. Willie And Laura Mae Jones
2. Say Man
3. I'm Just A Prisoner (Of
Your Good Lovin’)
4. Let It Be
5. I Can't Leave Your Love
Alone
6. Your Love Lifted Me
7. Till I Can't Take It
Anymore
8. Patches
9. It's All In Your Mind
10. Changes
11. C.C. Blues
12. Getting The Bills (But No
Merchandise)
Tracks 1 to 12 make up the
stereo LP "Patches" his 4th album issued October 1970 in the USA on
Atlantic SD-8267 and Atlantic 2400 027 in the UK
13. I'd Rather Go Blind
14. Think About It
15. The Road Of Love
16. You've Been A Long Time
Comin'
17. Light My Fire
18. That Old Time Feeling
19. Steal Away
20. Let Me Comfort You
21. Look What I Got
22. Too Weak To Fight
23. Harper Valley P.T.A.
24. Weekend Love
Tracks 13 to 24 are the
stereo LP "The Dynamic Clarence Carter", his 2nd album, issued March
1969 in the USA on Atlantic SD-8199 and Atlantic 588 172 in the UK
[His 1st album, the December
1968 "This Is Clarence Carter" and his 3rd album, the August 1969
"Testifyin'" also for Atlantic Records are available on another CD
from Collectables]
To date there's been a 1993
Rhino best of set called "Snatching It Back” - some Sequel reissues of the
4 albums in the UK about 1997 and the recent 2007 compilation "Platinum
Collection" from Warners/Rhino Europe (basically a slight re-run of
"Snatching It Back"). What makes this Collectables USA reissue from
2000 so desirable is the SOUND - it's SUPERB - far better to my ears than any
of the others. It doesn't say where or when it was remastered - but the sound
'is' markedly better...
This is odd because
Collectables have never had the best of reputations for either packaging or
sound - but when I A/B the wonderfully slinky "That Old Time Feeling"
or "Two Weak To Fight" with the 1993 Rhino issue for instance - the sound
on this 2000 version is twice as good - clearer and basically more punchy. The
other point to note is that the 2 Best Of sets include only 5 tracks out of the
24 here - so there's a lot to discover on this CD - ace Sixties/Seventies
Atlantic soul all of it.
The slip of an inlay
reproduces the liner notes of each of the original LPs and the rear inlay
provides session details for both albums - Duane Allman played guitar on
"Dynamic" - Travis Wammack on "Patches" - stuff like that.
Highlights include his great
cover of Tony Joe White's "Willie And Laura Mae Jones" (issued as the
B-side of "It's All In Your Mind" in the UK in January 1971 on
Atlantic 2091 045) complete with his trademark chuckle after the lyrics (title
above). The backing vocals are provided by Donna Rhodes and Charles Chalmers on
that track - they also wrote the cool and funky "Look What I Got" on
"Dynamic". "C.C.
Blues" and "The Road To Love" are his own compositions and are
superb too - especially the slow soulful blues of "C.C." A lesser-known
soul man called Obie McClinton penned the lovely "Let Me Comfort You"
and "Your Love Lifted Me" (he also penned tunes for James Carr).
Another highlight is Carter's funked-up cover version of Jimmy Hughes' hit
"Steal Away" - it's so clear now too - drums, keyboards, brass -
fabulous stuff.
So much on here to treasure and enjoy - a wicked little reissue really.
And with its tremendously clear sound - it’s big time recommended…
