Nina Simone – Nina's Choice (Clear vinyl)
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COMPILATION
Nina Simone - vocals, piano [click here to see more vinyl featuring Nina Simone]
1 LP, standard sleeve
Limited to 500 numbered copies
Original analog Master tape: YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Clear
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label: Destination Moon
Original Label : Colpix Records
Liner notes by David Nathan
Originally released in 1963
Reissued in 2023
Tracks :
Side A:
- Trouble in Mind
- Memphis in June
- Cotton Eyed Joe
- Work Song
- Forbidden Fruit
Side B:
- Little Liza Jane
- Rags and Old Iron
- You Can Have Him
- Just Say I Love Him
Reviews :
“The now-legendary Nina Simone began her recording career in 1959, after briefly studying classical piano at Juilliard and performing at an Atlantic City nightclub where the club's owner allegedly ordered her to sing as she played. Simone specializes in the eclectic, and her personal variety of musical magic is without equal. With her androgynous, deeply burnished vocals and her extraordinary, classically influenced piano technique, Simone refashions any song to fit her own fiercely artistic vision. Always cutting edge, her sound has influenced and continues to influence other artists.
NINA'S CHOICE is a reissue of a fine 1963 compilation of favorite tracks that Simone selected from her five prior albums on the Colpix label. Every song is a stunner. The insanely quirky "Rags and Old Iron" sounds like something off a Tom Waits album. The strange, slow tango of "Just Say I Love Him" features the brilliantly haunting guitar work of Al Shackman, Simone's longtime guitarist. Also included here is a rollicking version of the traditional "Little Liza Jane," a highpoint of Simone's appearance at Newport in 1960. This thoughtfully selected compilation is well worth owning.” AllMusic Review
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3 / 5 ; Discogs : 4 / 5