Otis Redding - The Dock Of The Bay (1968) [Reissue 1991]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 152 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 74 MB | Covers - 7 MB
Genre: Soul, R&B | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Atco (7 80254-2)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 152 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 74 MB | Covers - 7 MB
Genre: Soul, R&B | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Atco (7 80254-2)
It was never supposed to be like this: "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" was supposed to mark a beginning of a new phase in Otis Redding's career, not an ending. Producer/guitarist Steve Cropper had a difficult task to perform in pulling together this album, the first of several posthumous releases issued by Stax/Volt in the wake of Otis Redding's death. What could have been a cash-in effort or a grim memorial album instead became a vivid, exciting presentation of some key aspects of the talent that was lost when Redding died. Dock of the Bay is, indeed, a mixed bag of singles and B-sides going back to July of 1965, one hit duet with Carla Thomas, and a pair of previously unissued tracks from 1966 and 1967, respectively…