I could never dream of calling myself anything other than a total novice when it comes to soul music. There’s not a great deal of it to be found in the collection. But I did buy this CD single in 1992. I can’t recall why it was released at that particular time, but I’m guessing it might have had something to do with some sort of telly advert.
mp3 : Otis Redding – (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay
It really is quite a beautiful song, one that I can’t imagine too many folk saying they don’t like it. I hadn’t been aware that it was one of the last things ever worked on by Otis Redding during sessions at the Stax Recording Studios in Memphis between 22 November and 7 December 1967. The singer died in a plane crash on 10 December 1967.
The single came with three other tracks:-
mp3 : Otis Redding – Sweet Lorene
mp3 : Otis Redding – Hard To Handle
mp3 : Otis Redding – The Glory Of Love
I just felt a change of scene and pace might be welcomed.
THE NEW VINYL VILLAIN 