A soul record we'd put up there with some of our favorites produced in Chicago during the early 70s – a gospel album from Pastor TL Barrett, but one that's gone on to legendary status among funk and soul collectors over the years! Barrett works here with his Youth For Christ Choir, of Mt. ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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- ...
$1.992.99
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- ...
$28.9933.99
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
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!)
Dameans —
Reflections ... LP North American Liturgy Resources, 1984. Very Good+ ...
$0.99
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.)
Mattie Johnson & The Stars Of Faith —
Leaning On Jesus ... LP Savoy, 1982. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
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(Cover has a cut corner, light wear and aging, and a large round sticker spot in front.)
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
A fantastic collection of work from Elizabeth King – a gospel singer who never reached the same sort of fame as singers who moved into the secular world – but one who's got a vocal power that would have made her a star, had she chosen such a move! The tunes here all feature King ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Amazing stuff from the Converted Mind of Bishop Manning and his family! Manning was a former down & dirty blues singer who was changed forever byThe Good Word in the early 60s – and the lived in realness of these recordings certainly suggests a blues pedigree. It's completely wonderful, ... read moreCD
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
(Vinyl has heavy oxidation and plays with heavy surface noise. Cover has a split spine, light surface wear & aging.)
Original Five Blind Boys Of Alabama —
Sermon ... CD Specialty, 1950s. Used ...
$1.993.99
... CD
(Out of print, BMG Direct pressing.)
Michael Orr & The Book Of Life —
Love Will Rise ... LP Birthright/P-Vine (Japan), 1981. New Copy (reissue)...
$21.9936.99
Stunning sounds from Michael Orr – a singer you might know from his secular work in the duo of Harris & Orr – and who still sounds incredible here in a more spiritual-styled set from the start of the 80s! As with Michael's earlier music, there's a cool, cosmic vibe going on in the ... (Soul, Gospel)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Contemporary sounds from the legendary Parchman Prison farm in Mississippi – once home to musical blues and jazz legends in the 20th Century, and open to visits from creative talents and photographers – but which has been much more closed off in recent years, which maybe makes this ... read moreCD
Contemporary sounds from the legendary Parchman Prison farm in Mississippi – once home to musical blues and jazz legends in the 20th Century, and open to visits from creative talents and photographers – but which has been much more closed off in recent years, which maybe makes this ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album