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Sublime soul by one of the 70s most overlooked artists! Rance Allen was a powerhouse -- born out of the gospel scene, and picked up by Stax records during its hip post-Atlantic years. Rance recorded for the label's Truth subsidiary, where he crafted a unique blend of gospel and soul that was some... read more

A beautiful mix of gospelly soul and heavy Memphis production -- and the kind of heavy soul album that made Rance Allen one of Stax's best new artists during the 70s! David Porter produced and arranged, and the album has some great electric keyboard work by Rance that provides a perfect... read more

Vanessa serves up a contemporary gospel batch of Christmas tunes -- but also works here with some arrangements that are more traditional than some of her regular albums of the time. Titles include "Christ The Lord", "Drummer Boy", "Go Tell It On The Mountain", "Ch... read more

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Dynamic gospel soul from the Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi -- featuring tracks from 2 incredible Peacock LPs, tunes that were cut throughout the 50s and in 1964 -- back to back on a great CD! The first 11 tracks of the CD features all of the numbers from the 1964 LP Father I Stretch My Hands To... read more

Charlie Louvin gives us the great country gospel soul album we knew he had in him -- the stripped down, spirited Steps To Heaven -- hands down his best gospel oriented work since the legendary Satan Is Real LP from the Louvin Brothers way back in the 50s! Tompkins Square has done a terrific job of... read more

Previously unissued work from Brother Joe May -- mostly recorded in Los Angeles in the early 50s, with a very spontaneous, live sort of feeling! May's got a hell of a lot of soul in his vocals -- and a set like this is key proof that gospel contributed as much to the birth of soul as blues and... read more

The times are changing, and so too do the Mighty Clouds, switching labels to Epic, and teaming up with Frank Wilson and James Cleveland for another soulful set that's got one foot firmly in the secular world and the other deeply planted on the church's side! Includes "What About The... read more

Funky gospel from the Texas scene of the 70s -- a smoking little set that brings together the best rare tracks by The Relatives, plus some unreleased numbers as well! The groove's so great here, you can really forget the spiritual side of the lyrics -- as most of the music inspires impulses in us... read more

Not really famous, but gritty & grooving bluesy gospel soul from Famous L Renfroe -- and artist who might even be more mysterious to us after hearing the record! The Flying Sweet Angel Of Joy is kind of a dreamlike mix of impassioned vocals, electric guitar and bass, with some drums. There's... read more

Easily the best album ever by the Art Reynolds Singers -- a really massive batch of righteous soul tunes, in a style that really set the stage for the Voices Of East Harlem! Like the group's other records, this one features a good mix of gospel-infused soul styles -- but unlike the others, it's... read more

Some of the greatest work ever from The Staple Singers -- early gospel recordings for Vee Jay Records, mostly recorded in a spare vocal group mode that's greatly different from their later fame at Stax! The style here is quite traditional and earthy -- near-acapella vocals often just supported by... read more

Soul folk in style, soul folk in identity -- this early Stax album has The Staple Singers working in a style that perhaps owes a bit more to their gospel roots than some of their other work from the mid 70s. Steve Cropper produced, and the record's got plenty of nice Memphis soul licks to keep the... read more

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The most directly soul shaking album yet from Daptone Records -- acapella gospel soul recorded live at Mt Mariah Church in Como, Mississippi -- rootsy beauty sung by Mary Moore, The John Edwards Singers, Brother And Sister Walker, Como Mamas, Irene Stevenson and others! In a way, Como Now is the... read more

Gloriously soulful and passionate postwar gospel -- one of the best ever compilations on the Tompkins Square label -- shining a powerful light on rare African American church recordings, street corner sermon style numbers, choir backed testifying soul & blues, and straight up wonderful... read more

A killer killer compilation -- the sort we've been dying to own for years! It's a well known fact that there's plenty of funky nuggets hidden amidst 70s gospel recordings -- massive grooves and break-heavy tracks that rank right up there with the best indie funk from the same time. Yet tracking... read more

A killer killer compilation -- the sort we've been dying to own for years! It's a well known fact that there's plenty of funky nuggets hidden amidst 70s gospel recordings -- massive grooves and break-heavy tracks that rank right up there with the best indie funk from the same time. Yet tracking... read more

A great collection of classic Gospel tunes -- pulled from the catalogs of Chess, Vee Jay, Savoy, Vault, Jewel, and Peacock Records! The set was put together as an offshoot of the Chicago-based Steppin Muzak label -- and it features the kind of timeless gospel tunes that have always held the hearts... read more

They definitely got the title right on this one -- as the box set's overflowing with rare gospel tunes from the late 40s and 1950s -- a period when the style was really coming into its own, thanks to a confluence of great talents, key songwriters, and important indie labels! The package was put... read more

Soul and gospel, gospel and soul -- a beautiful marriage in music that's summed up perfectly in this sweet little set! It's no secret that gospel music had plenty of influence on soul back in the early days -- but as the genre went on, soul ended up throwing a mighty sound back at gospel too -- so... read more

A soul stirring set of photographs, essays, notes on songs and sermons put together by the deep field recordings and all around rural America cultural archivists at Dust To Digital! Take Me To The Water gets to the heart and soul with the photographs, showing immersion baptisms from the early 20th... read more