Roland Kirk – Now Please Don’t You Cry, Beautiful Edith
- 180g Vinyl LP
- Acoustic Sounds Series Reissue from Verve/Universal Music Enterprises
- Remastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab from the Original Master Tape
- Transfers from Analog Tapes
- Deluxe Stoughton Old-Style Tip-On Gatefold Packaging
RELEASE DATE: 03/21/2025
DESCRIPTION:
Released in 1967 with personnel including Lonnie Liston Smith (piano), Ronnie Boykins (bass), and Grady Tate (drums), Now Please Don’t You Cry, Beautiful Edith marked the beginning of Kirk’s groovier explorations that would eventually lead him to record Blacknuss in 1971. It’s vintage Kirk in a pared-down setting and is considered an essential Kirk album.
Verve Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered on 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.
TRACKLIST:
Side A:
- Blue Rol
- Alfie
- Why Don’t They Know
- Silverlization
Side B:
- Fall Out
- Now Please Don’t You Cry, Beautiful Edith
- Stompin’ Grounds
- It’s a Grand Night for Swinging
Label: Verve
UPC: 602475207788
