Astonishing collection of The Queen of Soul's greatest cuts for Atlantic Records. Aretha's Gold chronicles what would become Aretha Franklin's impressive run with Atlantic Records, an era that would ultimately cement her place as a music legend, a global household name, and one of the most influential singers of all time. This reissue, pressed on high quality 180g gold colored vinyl, was remastered from the original master tapes, bringing out the full range of Aretha's depth, reach, and expressiveness with reference-grade sonics. This release sheds new light on her raw singing power, and you'll hear the subtleties of the recordings as if you were hearing the soul-hits for the first time. Includes some of her biggest and well-known songs, such as 'Respect,' 'Think,' 'Chain of Fools' and '(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.' Limited Edition pressing of 4,000 numbered copies, plays at 45 RPM. 14 tracks in all released by Rhino Records.

• Limited Edition of 4,000 numbered copies
• 2 180g gold colored vinyl
• mastered from original master tapes
• plays at 45 RPM
• part of Rhino's 'Start Your Ear Off Right' series
• Rhino 2018

reviewed by Ralphy Corduroy 1/2019