{"product_id":"isaac-hayes-hot-buttered-soul-import-vinyl-lp","title":"Isaac Hayes: Hot Buttered Soul (180g, UK Import) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Isaac+Hayes\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIsaac Hayes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e was taking soul music to crazy new heights in 1969, and this is only his second album!\u003c\/i\u003e Ike came in and took the formula laid down by \u003cstrong\u003eStevie\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMarvin\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAl\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eThe Isleys\u003c\/strong\u003e, but did it better, longer and with a country-fried twist. In contrast with his debut, \u003cem\u003ePresenting\u003c\/em\u003e, Hayes’ background as a producer is on full display here... there's no 3 minute pop single in sight. Hayes didn’t even want to record a second album (\u003cem\u003ePresenting\u003c\/em\u003e was a commercial flop), but struck a deal with a desperate \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Stax\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eStax\u003c\/a\u003e, who were under threat of bankruptcy, in exchange for complete creative control over the album. There’s only four tracks, all of which have been sampled to death at this point, but the arrangement and instrumentation is so lush (courtesy of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=The+Bar-Kays\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bar-Kays\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e) that savvy beat flippers still continue to find hidden fruit between the cracks to this day. It’s a real desert island disc for soul lovers. “Walk On By” is the obvious banger here, but don’t sleep on “One Woman” or Ike’s sprawling, 18 minute version of \u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Webb\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “By The Time I Get To Phoenix.” 180g import pressing with remastered audio, housed in old-school style tip-on jacket, recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g black vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehigh quality UK import\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehoused in old-school style tip-on jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eremastered from the original analog tapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition of 1000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 1969\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Stax 2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by hannibal chew 03\/2018\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Isaac Hayes","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":40600452137050,"sku":"fr-5066","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/files\/isaachayes-hotbutteredsoul-blackvinyl-1.jpg?v=1762285031","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/isaac-hayes-hot-buttered-soul-import-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}