Billy Paul – Live In Europe (1974) [Reissue 2018]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 30:57 minutes | Scans included (LQ) | 1,34 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Scans included (LQ) | 664 MB
Features Stereo and Quadrophonic Surround Sound | Label: Vocalion # CDSML 8546 | Genre: Soul
A really majestic live set from Billy Paul – recorded in the UK at the height of his greatest fame – but in a way that features plenty of longer tracks that really let Billy stretch out and do his thing! Given this expanded setting, there’s a surprisingly righteous feel to most numbers – a sound that continues the groove of Going East and War Of The Gods, and also features a bit more of Paul’s presence as an entertainer on the stage. The album’s a beautiful illustration of the fact that Billy was easily one of the hippest artists working for Philadelphia during the early days – and it offers up some tremendous transformations of the tunes “Thanks For Saving My Life”, “Your Song”, “Me & Mrs. Jones”, “War Of The Gods”, and “Brown Baby”.
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Billy Paul – Feelin’ Good at the Cadillac Club (1968/2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 36:14 minutes | 820 MB | Genre: Funk, Soul, Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Epic – Legacy
Although Billy Paul actually recorded this in the early ’70s, the company didn’t issue it until he already had a couple of successful releases under his belt because of its jazz direction and flavor. It was one of several Paul albums released in 1973, his biggest year as an artist. Paul might have been successful in jazz; if he emerged in the ’80s or ’90s doing this kind of supper-club/cabaret fare, he would immediately be routed into the adult contemporary and Quiet Storm market and probably be a huge hit.
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