When Aretha was recording for Columbia in the 1960s, the label didn't seem to know what to do with her. Now that they're reissuing material from that time on CD, they still don't know what to do with her. There's a far more extensive double-disc, Jazz to Soul, that covers the same era; nevertheless, about half of this doesn't show up on that collection, which means...there's some value. It's generally considered that Aretha's Columbia output has been somewhat undervalued, and this is a good cross-section of ballads and ...
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When Aretha was recording for Columbia in the 1960s, the label didn't seem to know what to do with her. Now that they're reissuing material from that time on CD, they still don't know what to do with her. There's a far more extensive double-disc, Jazz to Soul, that covers the same era; nevertheless, about half of this doesn't show up on that collection, which means...there's some value. It's generally considered that Aretha's Columbia output has been somewhat undervalued, and this is a good cross-section of ballads and grittier R&B-influenced items. It's usually overproduced, but not in as unlistenable fashion as some old-school critics might have you believe... ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi
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Add this copy of The Early Years to cart. $12.50, like new condition, Sold by ARI Garage Sales rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Orlando, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Sony Legacy.
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