Last week, I posted the news for the Coltrane Box, The Atlantic Years In Mono. In that post, I mentioned Ray Charles (thanks to Stephen) as a possible inclusion into this emerging series. Well, that is now a reality.
Ray Charles, like John Coltrane, is a revered master of the music he played. There are few who do NOT know his name, even of they know nothing of his music. But for those that does, this collection will satisfy utterly.
On July 8, Atlantic Records will offer a 7LP vinyl Box of The Atlantic Years – In Mono for Ray Charles. Like the Coltrane Box, this set will come in a cloth-bound box. All of the LPs will be offered in 180g-weight black vinyl. All of the tracks will be remastered in Mono.
The booklet coming with the set will be 28 pages of photos, notes, credits, and is sized 12″ by 12″.
I’m betting that a CD Box will be announced soon.
The Atlantic Years – In Mono
LP1 (The Great Ray Charles – 1957)
01 The Ray
02 My Melancholy Baby
03 Black Coffee
04 There’s No You
05 Doodlin’
06 Sweet Sixteen Bars
07 I Surrender Dear
08 Undecided
LP2 (Ray Charles – 1957)
01 Ain’t That Love
02 Drown In My Own Tears
03 Come Back Baby
04 Sinner’s Prayer
05 Funny (But I Still Love You)
06 Losing Hand
07 A Fool For You
08 Hallelujah I Love Her So
09 Mess Around
10 This Little Girl of Mine
11 Mary Ann
12 Greenbacks
13 Don’t You Know
14 I Got a Woman
LP3 (Yes Indeed! – 1958)
01 What Would I Do Without You
02 It’s All Right
03 I Want To Know
04 Yes Indeed!
05 Get On The Right Track Baby
06 Talkin’ ‘Bout You
07 Swanee River Rock
08 Lonely Avenue
09 Blackjack
10 The Sun’s Gonna Shine Again
11 I Had A Dream
12 I Want A Little Girl
13 Heartbreaker
14 Leave My Woman Alone
LP4 (The Genius Of Ray Charles – 1959)
01 Let the Good Times Roll
02 It Had To Be You
03 Alexander’s Ragtime Band
04 Two Years of Torture
05 When Your Lover Has Gone
06 Deed I Do
07 Just For A Thrill
08 You Won’t Let Me Go
09 Tell Me You’ll Wait For Me
10 Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Cryin’
11 Am I Blue
12 Come Rain or Come Shine
LP5 (What’d I Say – 1959)
01 What’d I Say
01 Jumpin’ In the Mornin’
03 You Be My Baby
04 Tell Me How Do You Feel
05 What Kind of Man Are You
06 Rockhouse
07 Roll With My Baby
08 Tell All the World About You
09 My Bonnie
10 That’s Enough
LP6 (The Genius After Hours – 1961)
01 The Genius After Hours
02 Ain’t Misbehavin’
03 Dawn Ray
04 Joy Ride
05 Hornful Soul
06 The Man I Love
07 Charlesville
08 Music, Music, Music
LP7 (The Genius Sings the Blues – 1960)
01 Early In the Mornin’
02 Hard Time (No One Knows Better Than I)
03 The Midnight Hour
04 (Night Time Is) The Right Time
05 Feelin’ Sad
06 Ray’s Blues
07 I’m Movin’ On
08 I Believe To My Soul
09 Nobody Cares
10 Mr. Charles’ Blues
11 Some Day Baby (Worried Life Blues)
12 I Wonder Who