An obscure session for Big Maybelle, but a great one too – a record that has her moving past the melancholy blues of her earlier work, into a lively gospel-based mode that's surprisingly great for her voice! The sound is quite upbeat and joyous – in a style that really has Maybelle's ... (Soul, Gospel)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing! Cover has a small cut corner, and just a bit of light wear. Vinyl is great!)
Robert Blair & The Fantastic Violinaires —
Pink Tornado ... LP Atlanta International, 1988. Near Mint- ...
$1.99
Excellent live material from one of the greatest gospel groups on Vee Jay Records – a legendary lineup that includes the voices of Albertina Walker, Shirley Ceasar, and Cassietta George! LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label Exodus pressing with deep groove – a great copy!)
Pastor Wiley Champion is a gospel singer with a hell of a voice – the sort that could have instantly made him a huge soul singer, if he ever chose to leave his faith – but which is maybe even more powerful here directed towards a spiritual sort of setting! The album's a very lean ... read moreCD
Charisma —
Time ... LP Savoy, 1986. Near Mint- ...
$28.99
A seminal set from the wonderful Clark Sisters – and a record that really has them bringing in a lot of secular soul to their spiritual message – all at the level that would soon make them explode in both the worlds of gospel and R&B in the 80s! The vocals alone are incredible ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A long-overdue look at the amazing Clark Sisters – a fantastic gospel group, and one with a vocal depth that we'd put right up there next to any of our favorite soul acts of the time! The Clarks are maybe best known for their landmark track "You Brought The Sunshine" – a ... read moreCD
(Includes the bonus 7-inch. Cover has minimal wear and a cutout hole.)
James Cleveland With Voices Of Tabernacle —
God Has Smiled On Me ... LP Savoy, 1974. Very Good ...
Just Sold Out!
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(Cover has yellowing from age, stained spots, a name in pen on both sides, small split in the bottom seam, and is split at the top left corner and halfway down the spine.)
An incredible side of the talents of the legendary Alice Coltrane – obscure 80s material that was recorded in the years after her famous records on Impulse and Warner Brothers – only ever issued on cassette at the time! The tracks have Alice still very much in the same spiritual ... (Jazz, Gospel)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Soul legend Sam Cooke left our planet all too soon – but during his short time in the business, and during the height of his fame, he managed to start his own record company too – a really groundbreaking imprint that issued some great singles of his own, and helped to showcase a small ... (Soul, Gospel)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(First time on vinyl – and includes 12 page booklet!)
Sandra Crouch & Friends —
We're Waiting ... LP Light, 1985. Very Good+ ...
Just Sold Out!
A really fantastic album from the Dedicated Men Of Zion – a contemporary gospel group, but one who work here with small combo backings that take us back to some of our favorite records of the early 70s – a tremendous blend of spiritual message and very down-to-earth arrangements! The ... read moreCD
A group with a name that might not easily roll of the tongue, but one who've got a sublime harmony sound that's wonderfully fluid overall – a combination of nine young voices from the scene in Soweto, working without any other instrumentation at all! The combination of vocals almost takes us ... (Global Grooves, Gospel)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(On orange colored vinyl and includes download code!)
(Cover has light wear, some light stained spots, partially unglued bottom seam, and is bent a bit at the top right corner.)
Shirley Finney —
Pray Again ... LP Savoy/Rain & Shine, 1979. New Copy (reissue)...
$30.9934.99
A fantastic blend of gospel and modern soul – and a set that definitely hangs more towards the latter, given the superb backings on the set! The great Horace Ott produced, after years in the secular soul world – and he definitely gives the tremendous voice of Shirley Finney the kind of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A beautiful project from pianist Billy Foster – part of a long tradition of jazz mass records that have been popping up from the underground from the late 50s onwards – and maybe one of the best we've heard so far! The setting is spare – really just a trio outing by Billy's group ... (Jazz, Gospel)read moreCD
(Cover has light wear, some yellowing from age, split spine extending half way into the top seam, center split in the bottom seam, and some ink transfer in back.)
(Dutch pressing. Cover has some surface wear, edge wear, some marks and remnants from price sticker removal, and some indents and a streak of blue pen at the bottom right corner.)
With 30 tracks including "Mother's Children Have A Hard Time", "Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying", "Bye and Bye I'm Goin' To See The King", "Take Your Stand", "Soul Of A Man", and "John The Revelator". (Blues, Gospel)CD
(1993 Sony pressing.)
Marv Johnson —
I Believe ... LP United Artists, 1962. Very Good ...
$39.99
Early work from this great pre-Motown Barry Gordy protege – a surprisingly nice album of spiritual songs! (Soul, Gospel)LP, Vinyl record album
(Original white label promo! Cover is very nice – and record is nice and clean.)
Joy —
Time Is Right ... LP Music Take Me Up (Netherlands), Late 1970s/Early 1980s. New Copy ...
$31.9934.99
An obscure gospel group, but a great one too – thanks to plenty of secular soul inflections in their music, which gives these classic tracks a real crossover appeal! The group hail from San Diego, maybe a bit farther off the gospel map – and they've got this warm way of blending subtle ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
John P Kee —
Yes Lord ... LP Tyscot, 1987. Near Mint- ...
$24.99
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(Cover has light wear and is bent a bit at the edges and corners.)
Kickin it is – as the album's way more than just the typical gospel you might expect – and is a perfect example of the way the Mighty Clouds Of Joy helped cross the bridge between secular and spiritual sounds in the 70s! The record has a groove that most other mainstream soul acts ... read moreCD