ARETHA FRANKLIN - The Queen In Waiting: The Columbia Years 1960-1965 2LP library conjuring the cinematic atmosphere of

conjuring the cinematic atmosphere of a train station in a ruined

and berserk passages that a story this unhinged requires

It’s not escapism

and we're still recovering from the aftershock 10+ years later

ARETHA FRANKLIN - The Queen In Waiting: The Columbia Years 1960-1965 2LP library conjuring the cinematic atmosphere ofLimited edition of 2000 numbered copies on gold and black marbled colour vinyl. 180 gram vinyl. This double album collection of a very young Aretha Franklin finds her mostly singing downtempo ballads of love, longing, or heartbreak. Rarely does she show the swagger and confidence that made Aretha a household name, but her smoothness and frailty is worth listening to in it's own right.