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P.P. ARNOLD - The Turning Tide (2017) 

Digitally remastered archive release from the legendary vocalist. PP became one of the iconic faces of the 60's. These recording sessions bring back happy memories for PP, with Bill Shepherd (Bee Gees, Gene Vincent) creating the beautiful arrangements we hear on the record today. "We recorded around ten tracks, eight of which made it onto The Turning Tide". Sadly, due to Bee Gee's commitments only half the record was able to be completed, and PP was heartbroken, as she had put her heart and soul into the recordings. At a lot loss on how to go forward it was the idea of her manager Robert Stigwood to pair PP up with Eric Clapton. Eric called in his Delaney and Bonnie band who later became Derek and The Dominos, along with Rita Coolidge and PP's dear friend soul singer Doris Troy. The end result was phenomenal, they recorded songs written by Steve Winwood, Van Morrison and Jagger & Richards. These recordings were left sitting on shelves for many years due to industry politics, and still after all these years, PP could never fathom the thought that nobody would be able to hear them. It became her mission to let these recordings see the light of day, and not let this incredible piece of music history stay buried. Steve Cradock (Ocean Colour Scene) began mixing the tracks, calling upon his old friend Paul Weller, who gladly allowed them to use his Black Barn Studio, and also his long time engineer, Charles Rees. The results were remarkable; after all these years, pieces of history were brought back to life again.

01 Medicated Goo
02 Born
03 If This Were My World
04 High And Windy Mountain
05 Spinning Wheel
06 Bury Me Down By The River
07 Children Of The Last War
08 Brand New Day
09 The Turning Tide
10 You've Made Me So Very Happy
11 Give A Hand Take A Hand
12 Happiness
13 You Can't Always Get What You Want

Arriving in England as an Ikette with the Ike & Tina review in the mid-60's, PP was spotted by Mick Jagger who immediately got her signed to Immediate Records. Several huge hits followed, 'First Cut is The Deepest', 'Angel Of The Morning', and so on… PP became one of the iconic faces of the 60's. It was around 1968 PP started recording an album with Barry Gibb and cut many tracks before he returned to the Bee Gees and Eric Clapton took over and recorded two more songs. Eric called in his Delaney and Bonnie band who later became Derek and The Dominos, along with Rita Coolidge and soul singer Doris Troy. The end result was phenomenal, they recorded songs written by Steve Winwood, Van Morrison and Jagger, Richards. These recordings were left sitting on shelves for many years due to industry politics. It became her mission to let these recordings see the light of day, and not let this incredible piece of music history stay buried. Now these recordings are being released for the first time! 

P.P. ARNOLD - The First Cut - The Immediate Anthology (2001)

Patricia Ann Cole known professionally as P.P. Arnold, is an American soul singer. She began her career as an Ikette with the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in 1965. The following year she relocated to London to pursue a solo career. Arnold enjoyed considerable success in the United Kingdom with her singles "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (1967) and "Angel of the Morning" (1968). 

The First Cut – The Immediate Anthology is a compilation album by P.P. Arnold. It includes all her recordings for Immediate Records from 1966 to 1968: two albums, The First Lady of Immediate (1967) and Kafunta (1968), plus singles and rarities. The Small Faces provide the instrumental music on "(If You Think You're) Groovy". Mick Jagger produced "Though It Hurts Me Badly", "Am I Still Dreaming?" and "Treat Me Like a Lady", backed by The Nice.

01 Everything's Gonna Be Alright
02 Life Is But Nothing
03 The First Cut Is The Deepest
04 Speak To Me
05 The Time Has Come
06 If You See What I Mean
07 (If You Think You're) Groovy
08 Though It Hurts Me Badly
09 Something Beautiful Happened
10 Born To Be Together
11 Am I Still Dreaming
12 Treat Me Like A Lady
13 Would You Believe
14 Angel Of The Morning
15 Letter To Bill
16 Kafunta One
17 God Only Knows
18 Eleanor Rigby
19 Yesterday
20 It'll Never Happen Again
21 Kafunta Two
22 As Tears Go By
23 Kafunta Three
24 To Love Somebody
25 Dreamin'
26 Kafunta Four
27 Welcome Home
28 Is This What I Get For Loving You