SHAKE [7IN EP] (50TH ANNIVERSARY OF OTIS' LAST RECORDING SESSION, 4 TRACK EP, LIMITED TO 1500, INDIE-RETAIL EXCLUSIVE) (RSD BF 2015)

Black, regular weight 7 vinyl. 45 RPM.??Shake is a song written and recorded by Sam Cooke. It was recorded at the last recording session?Cooke had before his death in December 1964. In the U.S., the song became a posthumous Top 10 hit for Cooke,?peaking at #7 in February, 1965. The song was also recorded by Eric Burdon and The Animals, Otis Redding, Ike and?Tina Turner, Rod Stewart and The Supremes. Redding's version was elected to the 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and?Roll by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.??Otis Ray Redding, Jr. (September 9, 1941 - December 10, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, record producer,?arranger, and talent scout. He is considered one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a?seminal artist in soul and rhythm and blues. His singing style was powerfully influential among soul artists of 1960s?and helped exemplify the Stax sound. Redding quit school at age 15 to support his family, working with Little Richard's?backing band, the Upsetters, and also performing at talent shows for prize money. Redding received many?posthumous accolades, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall?of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He received the honorific nickname King of Soul. In addition to (Sittin' On)?The Dock of the Bay, Respect and Try a Little Tenderness are among his best-known songs.??Widely seen as the highpoint in the career of The Big O Will be stickered with copy marking the 50th Anniversary?release Marketing planned including press/interviews w/ various people surrounding Otis/Otis Blue ?+? his widow Zelma?& album producer Steve Cropper.??Includes original Otis version of 'Respect' (yes, the one Aretha Franklin took to hit status) and the classic version of the?Rolling Stones 'Satisfaction'??Included in MOJO Magazine's Greatest Albums of All Time, tagged as 'the definitive Southern soul album'??Tracklisting:??Side A?01 Shake (Remastered Mono)?02 Wonderful World (Remastered Mono)??Side B?01 I Can't Turn You Loose?02 My Girl (Remastered Mono)