Linda Jones - 1972 - Your Precious Love
Posted by nikos1109
A talent whose time on Earth was cut much too short, Linda Jones had a wild, deeply passionate style of singing that set her apart from her contemporaries. “Hypnotized” was a toned-down performance that hit in the late 1960s but it is the later work for Turbo that people search for. Turbo released 3 Lp’s. This one after her tragic death. “Your Precious love” and “Not On the Outside” are some of the hardest-sung records you’ll ever hear and I can only imagine how she did them in concert.
This is a @320 vinyl rip of the original Turbo Records LP including covers
Tracks
A1. Your Precious Love 4.38
A2. Don’t Go (I Can’t Bear To Be Alone) 3.17
A3. Behold 2.36
A4. Stay With Me Forever 3.34
B1. Not On The Outside 4.10
B2. Dancing In The Street 1.50
B3. Let It Be Me 3.49
B4. I Can’t Make It Αlone 3.32
B5. Doggin Me Around 5.03
..If I was powerful enough to persuade my favourite act to appear at my 50th it would involve, I am afraid, resurrection. Linda Jones died 30 years ago. I looked in vain for some mention of this sad anniversary but found none. If you don’t know, Linda Jones’ “For Your Precious Love” is the greatest soul record ever made. I thought this was the case when I was 18 and have not changed my mind since. It still causes me severe emotional damage whenever I play it, which I do with worrying regularity. It has an intensity and an emotional depth like no other work of art I know. When, after a spoken section which will make all non-soul fans cringe, Jones launches into a crescendo of impassioned pleading she touches something so unfathomable and raw that its effects are literally overwhelming. It should come with government health warnings.. (Cancellor of Soul)
Fans overviews on Linda
If I remember clearly this song was either released after she died , I am not sure. But it was haunting because a lot of us could not believe she had died so young for she was one great soul singer who was putting out some monster songs that were great. One of my sisters loved all of Linda’s recordings and so did my mom. She was one singer that didn’t get her due but her recordings will live on.
Love to the ultimate power. real love, true love, the kind that will move you. This woman has experienced real true love. The kind of love till it hurts. Love ya Lin da J.
I Hate the way that R & B now stands for Rubbish & Bollox, I get so angry at the current crop of female singers being described as “Soul Divas” when they ain’t got no soul. This is real soul music, one of the greatest vocal performances of all time
The RAW EMOTIONS that this woman had in her voice, there hasn’t been one like her since. Although her body has been gone for awhile, her soul still remains with us on earth. You can’t tell me that when you here her sing that you don’t think of that special somebody. Hopefully you’re with them. If you’re not, then your heart has a hole in it, and you know what I’m talking about. Stop holding it in! Peace
OMG…This song right here!!!!! I was born in the 70’s, and I’m telling you no other song can compare to this. I used to call the radio station as a kid and request it all day. I song this for my husband in front of my mom and his family. I got sooo into the song and fell down on my knees…thats how much I was into it. I LOVE IT.
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November 15th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
great !!
November 15th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Τέλειο, αλλά αυτό το rapidshare μου έχει σπάσει τα νεύρα!
November 15th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
I share the view that YPL is the greatest soul recording ever made. I’ve been playing it regularly for 35 years, and it still has the same effect as the first time I heard it. The rest of the LP may not reach that height, but there’s still much to admire. You’ve met your target to pass on great music here!
November 15th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
thanx thanx fron the roots of the heart.
November 15th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Perfect, Nik….been listening non-stop!
/L
November 15th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
Thanks alot!
November 15th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
Thanks for posting this. I love the longer versions of “Your Precious Love” and “I Can’t Make It Alone” that appear on this album, and I haven’t heard them in some time.
November 15th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
Excellent black singer..
November 15th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Much Thanks Nikos!! Great LP!!
November 15th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
These young singers need to listen to Linda! All soul!
November 15th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Great Album!!! Thanks!
November 15th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
Simply love Linda Jones and I have a vinyl copy of this album. Great blog keep up the good work.
November 16th, 2009 at 12:50 am
big thanks for this one! : )
November 16th, 2009 at 1:12 am
Thank you for posting this. I had this album at one time but over the years and numerouus moves I have mis-laid so many albums. Now I rely on you to revive my memories.
Thank you once again.
Respect,
Eugene
November 16th, 2009 at 1:17 am
Thanks for this…The Other one you put up last week was really good im looking forward to this one
November 16th, 2009 at 2:23 am
Yum. Another Linda Jones. Thanks!
November 16th, 2009 at 5:18 am
excellent follow up from the last one. Thanks again!
November 16th, 2009 at 5:33 am
Nice!! Thanks for this. Definitely looking forward to
this after that last classic. I know I’ve seen this cover before. Not sure where, maybe I had it at one time. Well, I’ll know when I hear it.
Thanks again.
November 16th, 2009 at 6:04 am
thanks
November 16th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
She was such a great singer… So much feeling in her voice. Thanx to make me discovering Linda Jones.
Outerpsych
November 16th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
What a great singer, such a great voice. Thanx for making me discovering Linda Jones.
Outerpsych
November 16th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Story of my life right here.
I was about 10 years old when I first heard this; it’s just a classic!
November 16th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
So fantastic. From beginning to end.
November 16th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Thank you sir. You are THE MAN!
November 16th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
what a post…beautiful..thanks nikos..jean paris
November 16th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Tanks for this one !
November 16th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Muchas Gracias, Nikos!!! Now I wanna hear more from her
November 16th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
cant wait to hear this album thanx nikos
November 16th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
Aah! Thanks!! Now I don’t have to rip my own copy of ‘Your Precious Love’, which certainly is done more delicately than I can do.
November 17th, 2009 at 7:02 am
I’ve been waiting for a rip of this album since my own was played until it could play no more. I bought it in Brooklyn a ridiculously long time ago (was I ever that young?) and I had not heard of her before that time. I fell in love with her voice and her style. Thank you for reuniting me with my album again. Thank you for your hard work.
November 17th, 2009 at 10:30 am
one of my favorite female vocalist, and every time i hear this record it sounds as fresh as it did the first time that i heard it.
November 17th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
thanks nikos, though gotta say this doesn’t come close to ‘hypnotized’, nowhere near as accessible. but still great to hear!
November 17th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Awesome vocalist one of the best if not the best a proper gut bucket singer from the heart,hard to imagine where she would fit in now with her style there was an album made up last year of her out takes from the early 70s worked on in the studio with modern technology to make new songs very clever and good to hear her voice again,well worth a look http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lindajones cheers.Mark
November 17th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
Thanks for more Linda Jones. I love those soul ladies.
November 17th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
So soul, so great. Deeply enjoy
November 18th, 2009 at 1:00 am
So much feel and intent. An amazing vocalist sadly missed. Many thanks for the post.
November 18th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Soul food!
November 18th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Again a wonderful artist ,thanx so much for sharing.
November 18th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
Her voice hypnotized me! Thanks for the share.
November 18th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
Beautiful man, great drop. Thanks so much.
November 19th, 2009 at 12:44 am
Surely one of the greats, taken from us so early. Like James Carr, who knows where this incredible singer would have ended up. Its really gratifying to see her appreciated by people who have only grown up with the garbage that passes for soul these days. This is a female singer from back in the days when the soul in the voice counted, not how few clothes you wore (or didn’t). Without blogs like this such music would surely be lost forever. Thanks to you and Trak for your outstanding work - again.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:19 am
this music is great in so many ways that i can’t describe it
November 20th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
your precious love sounds unbelievable. Never heard of her since FMS. I´m very excited about the whole album!!!
November 25th, 2009 at 5:25 am
Thank You
November 28th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
thanks again for the great music
November 30th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
The best soul blog on the net, comes up trumps again. Linda Jones is a legend on the northern scene (Just Can’t Live My Life) and this LP does not disappoint either. Cheers as ever
March 25th, 2010 at 11:57 pm
again…huge gratitude
May 21st, 2010 at 8:35 pm
This song is Bad! Whatever happened to soul music. I can remember this record as a child when my mother and my aunts would sit around the kitchen table and just play this record over and over while they just were sobbing their eyes out.I used to wonder why is my mommy crying?
June 18th, 2010 at 7:18 am
wow, never heard anyone like her. true unrestrained soul singin!
June 20th, 2010 at 3:38 am
I listened to Linda Jones back in the 70’s and she has a special place in my psyche that I have not forgotten. Her music has touched me everytime I hear it. I remember hanging with my girl buddies when “Not on the outside” came out. We use to sing along to it. As the years rolled on by I thought to myself “Whatever happened to Linda Jones?” It’s such a shame that Linda is no longer with us. When I listened to “Not on the outside” again it just bought tears to my eyes remembering the good times I had with my girl buddies who I no longer see. She was really a powerful soul.
July 18th, 2010 at 11:58 pm
i rememeber this song from my aunts and uncle played it all the tme back in the 70’s and then i used to when i was down south in raleigh north carolina and i must say they don’t play music like they use to back in the 70’s and 80’s linda jones will be surely missed and i listen to her song on 98.7kiss fm today at 4.35pm,the was your precious love,she was powerful with her songs.
July 26th, 2010 at 11:15 pm
This is truly unbelievable! Thank you so much for introducing me to this singer! I had never heard of her before.
July 27th, 2010 at 9:59 pm
Amazing!