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  Nina Simone - Pastel Blues [PHS 600-187 USA 2020 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC] We have woken to a very different world today than the one we had yesterday, consequently I've chosen a very different post to that originally planned for your Friday listening. There are very few voices which evoke more passion than that of Nina Simone - virtually all since have been mere imitators. Pastel Blues is possibly her most evocative work, therefore here is the 2020 reissue on the Acoustic Sounds label, cut from the original analogue master tape by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound and  pressed on to wonderful quality vinyl at Quality Record Pressings. A1 Be My Husband A2 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out A3 End Of The Line A4 Trouble In Mind A5 Tell Me More And More And Then Some A6 Chilly Winds Don't Blow B1 Ain't No Use B2 Strange Fruit B3 Sinnerman

  Nina Simone - I Put A Spell On You [PHS 600-172 USA 2020 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC] Originally released on Philips Records in 1965, and repressed numerous time since, here is the widely acknowledged superior pressing by the team at Analogue Productions as part of their Acoustic Sounds Verve Series. Mastered from the original analogue tapes by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound, pressed at Quality Record Pressings and wrapped in a high gloss finish tip-on jacket made by Stoughton Printing. Just sublime. A1 I Put A Spell On You A2 Tomorrow Is My Turn A3 Ne Me Quitte Pas A4 Marriage Is For Old Folks A5 July Tree A6 Gimme Some B1 Feeling Good B2 One September Day B3 Blues On Purpose B4 Beautiful Land B5 You've Got To Learn B6 Take Care Of Business