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Terry Callier

The New Folk Sound Of Terry Callier - 2025 Reissue

Concord

The revered debut from the genre-spanning guitarist, singer and songwriter, Terry Callier, has returned to vinyl. Originally recorded in 1964 for Prestige Records, the album features Callier’s version of standards such as 'Cotton Eyed Joe' and '900 Miles'. AllMusic calls it Callier’s “most timeless and inviting” release.” Pressed on 180-gram vinyl at QRP and newly (AAA) remastered from the original tapes, while a replica tip-on jacket completes the package.

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1. 900 Miles
2. Oh Dear, What Can The Matter Be
3. Johnny Be Gay If You Can Be
4. Cotton Eyed Joe
5. It's About Time
6. Promenade In Green
7. Spin, Spin, Spin
8. I'm A Drifter

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Terry Callier

Look At Me Now

Outta Sight

The late Terry Callier was an esteemed singer/songwriter/guitarist and soul vocalist from Chicago. He grew up with Cutis Mayfield, Major Lance, Jerry Butler and the doo-wop groups of the early 60s. “Look At Me Now” was his debut recording for Chess Records, albeit originally a B-side to “You Goin’ Miss Your Candy Man”, but it is the single we reissue here that became integral to his legacy and his place on the Northern Soul scene that remains today. An ‘Alternative Take’ was recorded at the time and only now has it been made available, exclusive to this 7” release. Original copies of the 1968 release currently exchange hands for between £600 and £650

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1. Look At Me Now (Alternative Take)
2. Look At Me Now

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Terry Callier / Jerry Butler

Ordinary Joe

Outta Sight

Terrier Callier was born in Chicago in the shadows of Curtis Mayfield, Major Lance, Ramsey Lewis and his mentor Jerry Butler. He would become one of the greatest Soul/Jazz voices of all time, although he barely knew it in his own lifetime. Both his debut album ‘The New Folk Sound’ and single, “Look At Me Now” had failed commercially when he was contracted by Jerry Butler to his Songwriters Workshop. It was here that he wrote his timeless masterpiece “Ordinary Joe” which first appeared on Butler’s 1970 Mercury album ‘You & Me’. Butler’s version of the song has been largely overlooked, underrated and undervalued - until now, 50 years later, when it finally makes its 7-inch single debut! Listeners can finally hear both versions of this timeless masterpiece back-to-back. A definitive soul essential, Callier’s rendition of “Ordinary Joe” appeared a couple of years later, in 1972, on the second of his three critically acclaimed Cadet albums ‘Occasional Rain’. The ’72 single was taken from the album and now commands a hefty £700+ price tag.

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1. Terry Callier - Ordinary Joe
2. Jerry Butler - Ordinary Joe

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Terry Callier

What Color Is Love - 180g Vinyl Edition

Music On Vinyl

Dancing Girl

Terry Callier's 'What Color Is Love' (1973) is an essential soul-jazz album that should belong in anyone's record collection. This record was produced by Charles Stepney, whose work with Cadet / Chess records, Rotary Connection and Earth, Wind & Fire earned him popular acclaim. Filled with soul, funk, rock, folk, jazz, and even classical influences, vocalist Callier can be heard on this album to the most intriguing heights.

"Dancing Girl" opens the album with Stepney's majestic orchestration. Songs like "What Color Is Love" and "Ho Tsing Mee", an elegant anti-war prayer of confusion, somehow avoid clichés or take them to another level.

Callier's passionate voice captures the sweeping drama of the human condition. A lost romantic amid "concrete frond yards," this album is a must-have for any music connoisseur.

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David says: It's blue Terry, everyone knows that...

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Side A
1. Dancing Girl
2. What Color Is Love
3. You Goin' Miss Your Candyman

Side B
1. Just As Long As We're In Love
2. Ho Tsing Mee (A Song Of The Sun)
3. I'd Rather Be With You
4. You Don't Care

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