Otis Redding You Left The Water Running Stone Records

[Guest sharmo 1]

Hi there I'm selling this rariety for my mate .This is the withdrawn 45 so popular on the r-n-b/ northern scene . Copy's were cut from an acetate that Otis cut at Fame studios a small amount of these were made but almost immediately withdrawn at the demand of Otis's family and legal team.Only a few survived as some were given to friends the rest were destroyed. If you need further info pm me on here best regards Simon.

[Pete S]

There's an interesting topic about this record elsewhere.

[Guest gouldensoul]

You Left the Water Running" is a soul music song written by Dan Penn, Rick Hall and Oscar Franks. Among those who have recorded the song are Wilson Pickett, Barbara Lynn, Maurice and Mac, Amazing Rhythm Aces, James & Bobby Purify and Otis Redding.

Redding's connection to the song is documented by music journalist Dave Marsh in his 1989 book The Heart of Rock and Soul. In 1966, Redding was visiting FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama when studio owner Rick Hall requested Redding help them with an upcoming session. Wilson Pickett was to record "You Left the Water Running", and Hall wished for Redding to record a demo to assist with the production. A simple recording was made and Redding made some overdub additions, and Pickett made his recording similar to Redding's version.

Ten years later, Marsh was mailed a promo copy of "You Left the Water Running" by Otis Redding on Stone Records (the flipside was an instrumental called "The Otis Jam", which was produced by John Fred, of "Judy in Disguise (with Glasses)" fame). Marsh was fascinated by the song, and mentioned the new single to several friends, including his attorney, who also happened to represent the Otis Redding estate. He soon found out that Stone Records had not obtained the Redding family's permission to release the long lost demo recording, and demanded the single be pulled from circulation.

When Marsh asked the label's distributor what was to become of the single, he was informed that they were to be destroyed. Instead, Marsh purchased the copies that remained, and gave them out as gifts, with the attorney's permission. As a result, the single (Stone 209) is now highly valuable.

[Pete S]

 

actually an interesting topic