These Arms Of Mine / I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)

Originally released on Volt 103. This amazing recording is impossible to find nowadays... in fact, in almost 5 years looking for a copy for Classic 45's, this is the first I've found. (Of course, I'm kinda picky about condition. :-) You see, this was Redding's first single for Atlantic, and only his second recording on any label (after "Shout Bamalama" which appeared on a number of small regional labels a couple of years earlier). Most of all, though, it's because "These Arms of Mine" is an achingly beautiful love song written and sung by one of the original masters of soul. This is a new copy of the gold/black label Atlantic Oldies reissue, in its factory sleeve.