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http://www.secretstashrecords.com NOW TAKING PREORDERS for Vic Pitts and The Cheaters "The Lost Tapes" Recorded in '69-'70 with Andre Williams in Chess' Ter-Mar Studios (Chicago), these tapes have sat forgetten for decades.... until now!

Guitarist Van Patterson recalles, "Andre wanted us to cover 'River Deep' and use it as the lead single for the record." Williams saw an opportunity, as the song was clearly a hit -- it had reached #3 in the UK charts -- but no one had made noise with it in the US. The Phil Spector produced Ike & Tina Turner single was originally released in 1966 and barely cracked the US top 100. In the months that followed, the "River Deep-Mountain High" album was abandoned and Spector went into retirement. Fortune was not on the Cheater's side, though. In late 1969, after they recorded "River Deep," Spector and A&M released the "River Deep-Mountain High" album for the first time in the US. According to Van, the Cheater's album lost momentum and before long Andre Williams took off for California. Over time, the band forgot the album even existed. To respect the karmic power of "River Deep" -- it both derailed Phil Spector's career and the Cheaters' album -- Secret Stash has omitted the track from the album.