Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show/ A Modern Day Version of Love

Here's a beautiful copy of one of Diamond's most loved classics, with a drillhole, in its original Uni Records factory sleeve. Note: The drillhole may appear at a different location than shown on the scan. The vinyl has very light surface noise that's audible just at the beginning, producing Near Mint audio overall.\r\n

It's interesting to note that this authentic-sounding Southern Soul number was produced by the legendary team from American Studios in Memphis, including Chips Moman. Moman was one of the most significant writer/producers of the 1960s, starting with Stax Studios and then forming American Studios later on. Among the soul artists—nearly all from the South—he produced or co-produced/engineered were:\r\n

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• William Bell ("You Don't Miss Your Water")\r\n
• James & Bobby Purify ("Shake A Tail Feather")\r\n
• Joe Simon ("(You Keep Me) Hangin' On", "No Sad Songs")\r\n
• Bobby Womack ("What Is This," "More Than I Can Stand")\r\n
• King Curtis ("Foot Pattin'")\r\n
• Jamo Thomas ("Bahama Mama"), and\r\n
• Oscar Toney, Jr. ("For Your Precious Love")\r\n

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His other contributions to soul music was as a songwriter, usually with fellow, and equally legendary Memphian Dan Penn. Three of his credits are in Dave Marsh's list of the 1,001 greatest singles of Rock 'n' Soul:\r\n

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• "The Dark End of the Street" (James Carr)\r\n
• "Do Right Woman-Do Right Man" (Aretha Franklin), and\r\n
• "Making Love (At The Dark End of the Street" (Clarence Carter)\r\n

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His work at American Studios became a signature, clean sound with a washing of soul. Among the artists he produced heavily are:\r\n

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• Box Tops\r\n
• Sandy Posey\r\n
• B.J. Thomas\r\n
• The Gentrys, and\r\n
• Merrilee Rush\r\n

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"Brother Love" was the only single he produced for Neil Diamond.\r\n