Nashboro, 1981. Sealed
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Numero, 1978. New Copy (reissue)
Otis Johnson may well be the Timmy Thomas of gospel music – as here, he's working with just spare organ lines and rhythm machine – in a way that gives most of these tracks the raw, personal feel of Timmy's classic "Why Can't We Live Together"! The overall sound is a bit more
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Numero, Late 60s. New Copy
A beautiful batch of gospel work from Shirley Ann Lee – a vocalist who originally worked the spiritual circuit in a trio with Candi Staton! The album's an unusual one – put together partly as a way of promoting Shirley's music to a larger audience – which means it's got a few
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Light, 1972. Very Good-
They certainly got the title right on this one – as the album's one of THE soul/gospel crossover albums of the 70s – a masterpiece of majestic soul that's right up there with similar work from the time by Rance Allen and The Mighty Clouds Of Joy. Crouch's vocals are wonderful –
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Light In The Attic, 1971. New Copy Gatefold LP & 7 Inch (reissue)
A soul record we'd put up there with some of our favorite ones that the city of Chicago produced in the early 70s – and it's literally a soul record – a beautiful gospel set by Pastor TL Barrett & The Youth For Christ Choir, of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, on the city's south side!
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Nashboro, 1974. Sealed
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Mississippi, 1960s. New Copy
A great batch of rare gospel tracks – served up with plenty of soul, and mostly in the great group harmony mode that often crosses over to the secular side of the spectrum! Most of these tracks are mighty raw – making the set feel almost more like a deep soul compilation than a
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Tompkins Square, Mid 20s. New Copy CD & Book
An amazing document from Tomkins Square – and a set that goes even beyond the usual high level of some of the other releases from the label! The set's a beautiful archival project – one that seeks to resurrect the rare music of Arizona Dranes – a gospel pianist and vocalist who
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Gloster Williams & The King James Version
Together
Gospel Roots/Henry Stone, 1976. New Copy
A massive blend of funk, soul, and gospel – from a small side label in the TK Records universe of the 70s! The sound is like some of the best soul LPs on TK from the time, and the arrangements have a nice warm feel – plenty of sweet Miami elements in the music, especially in the
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Daptone, 2013. New Copy
Rootsy gospel from The Como Mamas – a tremendous trio of female singers, working here in an all-acapella mode that's completely sublime! The set's an offshoot of the Como Now project done by Daptone a few years ago, and has the same timeless feel – quite a difference from the heavy
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Dust To Digital, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy
Religious music from rural sources – cut quite far from the cities, at a point when the distinctions between gospel and blues really break down! Most of the tracks here have a very simple, folksy sort of approach – usually just a few acoustic instruments and a voice or two –
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Social, 1960s/1970s. New Copy
Amazing sounds from the hinterland of gospel music – tracks pulled from vintage 45s issued by tiny local labels – often featuring artists who never cut a full album of work on their own! The tunes are nice and tight, and packed with plenty of soul – echoing some of the secular
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Mississippi, 1960s/1970s/1980s. New Copy LP & 7 Inch
An excellent collection of rare regional gospel recordings from the 60s through the 80s – all of them with a timeless feel that really fits other collections of this nature from Mississippi Records! Despite the vintage of the tracks, most of them have a very spare sound – just vocals
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Steppin Muzak, 1950s/1960s. New Copy
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
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Tompkins Square, Mid 40s/1950s/1960s/1970s/1980s/1990s/2000s. New Copy 3CD
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
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Up Front, Early 60s. Very Good+
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Myrrh, 1981. Near Mint-
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Audio Gospel, Early 70s. Sealed
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L & M, Early/Mid 80s. Very Good (pic cover)
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Riverside, 1957. Very Good-
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