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BOBBY LESTER ON COLUMBIA: Any Good?

pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
edited January 2009 in Strut Central
I've seen this LP around, and I'd like to know what Soul Strut thinks.I'm assuming it's a rockish soul record, due to the backing musicians who were all known sidemen in that field (Harvey Brooks is the only name coming to mind).

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  • The_NonThe_Non 5,691 Posts
    You'd assume right. Debatably good. Everytime I've seen it, it's been overpriced. Don't pay over $10.
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    yeah, the copy i have on hold is pretty cheap ($5), but still, i thought id get some second opinions. thanks, and if anyone else has any thoughts keep em coming.

    columbia wasnt exactly a hotbed of black music at the time of this albums release ('69 or '70), so this could be potentially cheesy. while i do like the rock/soul sound of the chambers bros., sly, and other similar columbia artists, i cant say yet whether bobby lester is as good as those acts. but at that low price i can afford to experiment.
  • The_NonThe_Non 5,691 Posts
    By debatably good, I mean I've heard people say they like it even though I didn't. But you and I often disagree about tunes, so it's your thing.
  • haze25haze25 759 Posts
    i do not ride. i remember it being really middle of the road stuff.



    peace,xavier
  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    sucks
  • The_NonThe_Non 5,691 Posts
    VINDICATED!
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    more like what i suspected!!!

    still deciding whether to buy it or not, but unless i can hear it first, im leaning towards "no"
  • akoako https://soundcloud.com/a-ko 3,413 Posts
    while i do like the rock/soul sound of the chambers bros., sly, and other similar columbia artists

    wasnt sly on epic?
  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    more like what i suspected!!!

    still deciding whether to buy it or not, but unless i can hear it first, im leaning towards "no"

    its more of a poor man's Dobie Gray, or homeless person's Paul Kelly...
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    while i do like the rock/soul sound of the chambers bros., sly, and other similar columbia artists

    wasnt sly on epic?

    yes, and epic is a columbia subsidiary
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    more like what i suspected!!!

    still deciding whether to buy it or not, but unless i can hear it first, im leaning towards "no"

    its more of a poor man's Dobie Gray, or homeless person's Paul Kelly...

    i kinda assumed that from looking at it, but wasnt sure

    i actually like paul kelly (i know youre not into him), and dobie gray has had his moments, but a lesser version of either probably wouldnt work
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