Four Tops - Live! (1966) Vinyl LP • Reach Out I'll Be There, 4

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Vinyl plays with some crackles and a few light-clicks, puncture in record that will cause skips during "Introduction" (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges; light scuffing, slight discoloration with darker discoloration spots (front/back); surface impressions on front. Inner-sleeve is Motown. Spine is easy-to-read with mild-wear (printed far off-center). Some shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge. Opening shows signs of use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. Introduction
2. It's The Same Old Song
3. It's Not Unusual
4. Baby I Need Your Loving
5. Reach Out I'll Be There
6. I'll Turn To Stone
7. I Left My Heart In San Francisco
8. You Can't Hurry Love
9. Ask The Lonely
10. Climb Ev'ry Mountain
11. The Girl From Ipanema
12. If I Had A Hammer
13. I Can't Help Myself
14. I Like Everything About You

About The Record:

Live!, by Four Tops, was recorded as part of a series of concerts by the record label featuring their premier artists held in Detroit and had positive critical and commercial reception. Chuck Thurston of The Detroit Free Press reviewed the August performance, noting the "frantic, always-in-motion harmonies" and superb musicianship of the backing band. The single for Reach Out I’ll Be There had been released four days prior and went on to become a signature tune for the group, so they recorded a second show on September 11 of that year at the same venue, as well as a cover version of You Can’t Hurry Love which was at the top of the charts at that time. Domestically, Four Tops Live! was a hit, topping the R&B charts that year and ranking third in Billboard's Top R&B LP's of 1967.