{"product_id":"pre-order-terry-callier-occasional-rain-lp","title":"[Pre Order] Terry Callier - Occasional Rain - LP *","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eRelease Date: September 18, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTerry Callier's 1972 masterpiece returns to vinyl as an all-analog pressing cut from the original analog tape.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded in Chicago and produced by the legendary Charles Stepney, Occasional Rain was the beginning of Callier's extraordinary run of albums for Cadet Records. Callier arrived with a voice and musical language that refused easy classification: part folk storyteller, part jazz musician, part soul singer, with gospel, blues and psychedelia moving through everything he did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBehind Callier are Minnie Riperton, Kitty Haywood and Shirley Wahls, their harmonies becoming an essential part of the album's atmosphere. Stepney himself plays organ and harpsichord, with Lennie Pirani on piano, Sydney Simms on bass and Rob Crowder on drums, recorded at Chicago's Ter-Mar Studios. \"Ordinary Joe,\" \"Trance on Sedgewick Street,\" \"Do You Finally Need a Friend,\" \"Sweet Edie-D\" and the title track unfold less like a conventional collection of songs than interconnected scenes, with the recurring \"Go Head On\" passages deepening the feeling that Callier is walking us through his Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlow Down Sounds brings the album back as an all-analog pressing sourced from the original analog tape, with lacquers cut by Kevin Gray and pressing by Record Technology, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e140 gram vinyl reissue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-analog pressing sourced from the original analog tape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLacquers cut by Kevin Gray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePressed at Record Technology, Inc. (RTI)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by Charles Stepney\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabel: Slow Down Sounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSegue #1 - Go Ahead On\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrdinary Joe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGolden Circle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSegue #5 - Go Ahead On\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrance on Sedgewick Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo You Finally Need a Friend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSegue #4 - Go Ahead On\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweet Edie-D\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOccasional Rain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSegue #2 - Go Ahead On\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlues for Marcus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLean on Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLast Segue - Go Ahead On\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48299667587278,"sku":"769165090331","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/5027\/0926\/files\/4535605-3691511.jpg?v=1787186098","url":"https:\/\/www.theingroove.com\/products\/pre-order-terry-callier-occasional-rain-lp","provider":"The 'In' Groove","version":"1.0","type":"link"}