Otis Clay - The Atlantic Years

Hello, Chtilins' People!   I am struggling here in China with various VPNs and a very slow Internet connection.  But I finally managed to upload a small folder!

I wanted to join in the Otis Clay love fest.  Otis was one of my very favorite artists, and a constant source of inspiration for me.  God rest his soul.  I hope that he saves a seat for me in Glory.

After Otis Clay's amazing burst of creativity at One-derful! Records, the results of which KC already posted here, Otis was signed to Atlantic's Cotillion label where he stayed from 1968 until his move to Hi records in 1971.  Unfortunately, Atlantic didn't take Otis seriously enough at the time and recorded very little, but did allow him to release five dynamite 45s for the label during these years.

As far as I am aware, Atlantic never compiled these singles into the Cotillion Otis Clay LP that should have been.  This oversight continued into the CD age, where a number of these tracks appeared only on various compilations.  So here is the great Otis Clay Atlantic album that never was.  I have compiled his five 45s in chronological order and added an additional track, Your Helping Hand, that was unreleased at the time.

There is some top drawer Otis here.  Enjoy!