Up For Auction: Super Jazz-Funk / Soul / R&B / Quiet Storm LP In Spectacular Condition!!!

1976 Buddah Records, 12 inch, 33 1/3 RPM Stereo LP, Cat. #BDS 5643 , First Pressing, Purple Label with Black and White Print. Featuring: Norman Connors. Titled: "Saturday Night Special". Song Titles Include: 1. Saturday Night Special [Lucas] 4:33, 2. Dindi [DeMoraes, Jobim] 7:00, 3. Maiden Voyage [Hancock] 6:52, 4. Valentine Love [Henderson] 3:50, 5. Akia [Gumbs, Nance] 3:49, 6. Skin Diver [Carson, Whitaker] 6:53 and 7. Kwasi [Connors, Gumbs] 3:42.

If you're not familiar with this artist/Title, here's some additional information: "Connors' strong Saturday Night Special is most notable for "Valentine Love," a Top Ten black singles hit. The romantic ballad, a duet between Michael Henderson and Jean Carn, arrived in time for February 14 and also peaked on the Top 100 of the pop chart. One can't help but feel that the whole LP is truly Carn's show, as she contributes her rich voice to a number of stylistically varied numbers. Whether belting out in front of industrial-strength funk fusion ("Saturday Night Special"; watch out for Reggie Lucas' needling guitar solo here), sliding through breezy jazz (a rendition of Jobim's "Dindi"), or slipping into some ethereal colorings (a take on Herbie Hancock's "Maiden Voyage"), Carn proves herself to be an extremely versatile vocalist, equally adept with each approach. "Skin Diver," penned by Harry "We Live in Brooklyn, Baby" Whitaker and Dwight Carson, is the best of the lot — a slowly simmering number that features Carn at her soaring best. Hancock contributes piano to "Kwasi," a brief fusion cut that begins with a two-minute Connors drum solo and ends after another two minutes, just when it begins to really cook".

The Vinyl is Near Mint (9-9.5 of 10) in condition. With Original / Plain PaperInner Sleeve. The cover is very nice. The only issues to report are some minor edge and shelf wear and a delete / drill hole near the upper right corner. Nothing serious on this 33 year old LP!!

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