TERRY CALLIER - I DON'T WANT TO SEE MYSELF (WITHOUT YOU / IF I COULD MAKE YOU (CHANGE YOUR MIND)

I Don't Want To See Myself (Without You) / If I Could Make You (Change Your Mind)

Acid Jazz AJX844S

Mint

The rediscovery of Terry Callier is of the high points of
in the history of Acid Jazz Records, who present the
reissue of the 7” version of the song that started it all - ‘I
Don’t Want To See Myself (Without You)’. A true classic
of the modern soul scene.
‘I Don’t Want To See Myself...’ was the final release from
Callier, whose career encompassed recording for
Prestige, Chess’s Cadet label and Elektra, before this
one- off single on the independent Erect label.
Despite the record fetching huge sums by the 1990s, his
career had been largely unexplored, until Acid Jazz
founder Eddie Piller decided to track him down. After
several attempts, Eddie finally found him working as a
computer programmer, and in July 1990 Acid Jazz
reissued the single.
Over the next decade Terry resumed his recording and
performing career, releasing new music, and was finally
recognised for his brilliance as an artist. In 2006 Eddie
found himself once more in conversation with Terry and
they agreed on releasing a 7-inch version of the single,
with an edit created by Andy Lewis.
This single is long since deleted, and now sells for
upwards of £30, so with the full co-operation of his
daughter Sundiata and licensed from Terry Callier
Music, it is set for reissue in March 2025, backed with ‘If
I Could Make You’.

I Don't Want To See Myself (Without You)

Audio Recorded via an iT TUSB05 USB Turntable direct to Audacity with no additional processing and exported as .320 MP3