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Looking for Information - Ray Charles Album CC101

4th Mar 2017, 9:38 PM		#1 REPORT
	ShawnRog Member since Mar 2017 3 Points	Looking for information on a album I recently purchased. I've been unable to find a photo or reference to the album anywhere. Publisher: Command Performance Records - Hollywood CA Catalog # CC 101 Title: "In the Beginning... Ray Charles "Don't Put All Your Dreams" a collector's pressing". The album is still shrink wrapped so I don't have any other data to share. Its a compilation album that includes Sam Cooke and many others along with Ray Charles. Any references would be greatly appreciated. Here is a link to photos of the album - Click Here Edited by ShawnRog on 4th Mar 2017, 9:44 PM

6th Aug 2017, 3:01 AM		#2 REPORT
	guest star Guest Star Member since Dec 2014 15 Points	Hi Shawn, This is an excellent example of a record that is very collectable but NOT for the reasons claimed on the cover! The cover makes a big deal out of the Ray Charles and Sam Cooke cuts, but these are actually quite common on other LPs. The real finds here are the other songs by artists like Sonny Knight, Bubber Johnson, The Calvanes, etc. In fact, all of the songs on this album were either written or published by Dorinda Morgan, who - together with her husband Hite Morgan - recorded the Beach Boys when they were still known as the Pendletones. It's really quite a find and I would have put it in my new book, "Rare Rhythm and Blues on Budget LPs," but I couldn't determine whether it originally sold for full price. Enjoy it! Brian McFadden