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Die Geschichte der Cover Art von „Otis Blue“ …. :
Infatuated by ‘I’ve Been Loving You Too Long’ and utterly convinced by its hit potential, All Bell embarked on a mission to launch Otis Redding to a wider audience through radio and retail. Generating interest at both black and white stations (where matters were helped by ‘Satisfaction’), he was successful in increasing the regularity of Otis – and other Stax product – on the airwaves, where music was imbibed and enjoyed blindly. But Retail was another story. Stores at that time were, he says, predominantly white-owned, and would disallow black product on their shelves – especially if a black face was on the cover. Therefore it was proposed that ‘Otis Blue’, instead of featuring its prodigal creator on the cover, would be fronted by a demure blonde face.
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