{"product_id":"marcia-griffiths-play-me-sweet-and-nice-new-dlx-2lp","title":"Marcia Griffiths - Play Me Sweet and Nice - New DLX 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: New 2LP Label: Be With Records Cat. No. \u003cspan\u003eBEWITH056LP \u003c\/span\u003eBarcode: 4251648412533\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased: \u003cspan\u003e03\/04\/2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst issued in Jamaica in 1974,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlay Me Sweet and Nice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebecame an instant best seller and reinforced Marcia Griffiths' standing as the island's leading lady of song.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album was subsequently picked up for release by Trojan, although its original title was deemed too risque for UK audiences and so re-titled\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSweet Bitter Love\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, over 30 years since its original release, the LP is finally available again and has been bolstered with a host of bonus tracks from the era, many of which have been unavailable since their original date of issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmongst the extra tracks you’ll find the exquisite late-60s singles \"\u003cem\u003eMelody Life\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eMark My Word\u003c\/em\u003e\" which, along with the sumptuous reading of \"\u003cem\u003eBand Of Gold\u003c\/em\u003e\", are now £100 records, if you can find them! Just sayin’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere‘s also a fantastic version of \"\u003cem\u003eThe First Cut Is the Deepest\u003c\/em\u003e\" and an alternate take of \"\u003cem\u003ePlay Me\u003c\/em\u003e\" with producer Lloyd Charmers adding his own vocals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything’s been remastered of course, including the original LP, so\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSweet And Nice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enow sounds even sweeter, and even nicer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Be With Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56648547074428,"sku":"4251648412533","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/9763\/5678\/files\/e882c3a5-f185-42b0-b656-e5364e53fe9d_thumbnail_4096.webp?v=1776428027","url":"https:\/\/offthebeatentracks.co.uk\/products\/marcia-griffiths-play-me-sweet-and-nice-new-dlx-2lp","provider":"Off The Beaten Tracks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}