Year/Genre: 1966, Soul
Matrix #: ABCS 544
Condition: VG, sounds good, some light marks

Cultural Facts:

1. Released in 1966, this comes from Ray Charless era of breaking genre borders in a way that changed American poptreating country, gospel, blues, and soul as one shared language instead of separate markets.

2. Rays ability to move through country material carried cultural weight because it challenged racial boundaries in music consumption, especially in the South, where audiences were segregated even when the songs werent.

3. The mid-60s also marks the point where Ray had become more than a performerhe was a model for artistic control and long-term career power in an industry that often denied that autonomy to Black artists.

Price Suggestions:
NM: $1824
VG+: $1216
VG: $711
G+: $46

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