The Otis Redding Story (Volume One: Mr. Pitiful)

Issued as non-gatefold with a 4-page booklet. Printed on spine: [Ever Reddy 'ER' logo] Printed in Canada Printed on labels: ℗ 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation. Distributed by / Distribué par WEA Music of Canada, Ltd. / WEA Musique du Canada, Ltée. / 1810 Birchmount Rd. Scarborough, Ont. A Warner Communications company [Warner 'W' logo] Printed on back cover: Mastered [...] at The Lacquer Channel. This compilation P & C 1986 Atlantic Recording Corporation. Distributed by / Distribué par WEA Music of Canada Ltd. / WEA Musique du Canada Ltée. / 1810 Brichmount Rd., Scarborough, Ontario. A Warner Communications Inc. [Warner 'W' logo] Track A1 recorded October, 1962. Released as a single December, 1962 on VOLT 103. Track A2 recorded June 24, 1963. Released as a single June, 1963 on VOLT 109. Track A3 recorded June 24, 1963. Released June 1963 as the B-side of VOLT 109. Track A4 recorded September 26, 1963. Released as a single October 1963 on VOLT 112. Track A5 recorded September 26, 1963. Released October 1963 as the B-side of VOLT 112. Track A6 recorded January 16, 1964. Released as a single April 24, 1964 on VOLT 117. Track A7 recorded February 6, 1964. Released February 1964 on VOLT 116. Track A8 recorded September 9, 1964. Released as a single September 15, 1964 on VOLT 121. Tracks A1, A2, A4, A5, A6 and A8 were released February 1964 on ATCO LP SD 33-161 "Pain in my Heart". Track A3 was never released on LP. Track A7 was released March 1965 on VOLT LP 411 "The Great Ortis Redding Sings Soul Ballads". Track B1 recorded September 9, 1964. Released September 15, 1964 as the B-side of VOLT 121. Track B2 recorded December 28, 1964. Released December 30, 1964 as the B-side of VOLT 124. Track B3 recorded December 28, 1964. Released as a single December 30, 1964 on VOLT 124. Tracks B4, B5, B6 and B7 recorded January 20, 1965. All tracks on side B were released on "The Great Ortis Redding Sings Soul Ballads". Track C1 recorded April 19, 1965. An earlier mono version was released as a single April 19, 1965 on VOLT 126. Track C2 to C7 recorded July 19, 1965. Track C5: An earlier mono version was released as a single August 5, 1965 on VOLT 128. Track C6 released April 27, 1967 as the B-side of VOLT 149. Track C7 released as a single February15, 1966 on VOLT 132. All tracks on side C were released July / August 1965 on VOLT LP 412 "Otis Blue". Track D1 recorded July 27, 1965 Track D2: Recording date unknown. Released August 5, 1965 as the B-side of VOLT 128. Track D3 recorded November 5, 1965. Released as a single January 1966 on VOLT 130. Track D4 recorded November 5, 1965. Released January 1966 as the B-side of VOLT 130. Track D5 recorded live at the Whiskey A-Go-Go April 8-10, 1966. Released as a single November 11, 1968 on ATCO 6636. Tracks D6, D7 and D8 recorded August 2, 1966. Track D6: Released September 7,1966 as the B-side of VOLT 138. Tracks D1 and D2 were released on "Otis Blue". Track D3 was released November 9, 1967 on VOLT LP 418 "The History of Otis Redding". Tracks D4 to D8 were released April 1, 1966 on VOLT LP 413 "The Soul Album". The "recording dates" referred to above are actually the dates logged in Atlantic's files when Stax Records handed over finished tape copies of Otis' recordings. In most cases actual recording took place just prior to the dates shown. Publishing on back cover/centre labels: A1: English-Time, BMI A2, A3, A5 to B1, B3, B4: East-Time, BMI A4: Jarb, BMI B2: Rise, BMI B5: Gladstone, ASCAP B6: Merrimac, BMI B7, D2: Progressive, BMI C1: East-Time-Curtom, BMI C2, C3, D8: Kags, BMI C4: Modern, BMI C5, D1: East-Time-Walco, BMI C6: East, BMI C7: Immediate, BMI D3, D4, D6: East-Time-Redwal, BMI D5: Lois Pub. and Tocca Industries, BMI (Tocca Industries is a typo / misprint for) D7: Maxine-Curtom-Lion, BMI