Rance Allen Group —
Brothers ... LP Truth/Stax, 1973. Very Good ...
$26.99
A lesser-known gem from Rance Allen and group – recorded during their incredible early run at Stax! The sound here seems even more powerful than on the group's first album – a wicked blend of gospel and soul, served up with relatively spare instrumentation that features keyboards and ... (Soul, Gospel)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original green label pressing. Cover has some fading around the edges, half split seams and a name in marker on the front, back and labels.)
A tremendous package of work from this overlooked soul and gospel legend – four classic albums, plus other rare material too – all packaged with detailed notes in the wonderful Numero Group style! First up is Like A Ship Without A Sail – a gospel album from Pastor TL Barrett, but ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Julius Brockington —
Praise Him ... LP ALA, 1979. Near Mint- ...
$39.99
Wonderful work from Julius Brockington – an artist that we know best from his early 70s funk albums, but who is working here in a gospel mode, with the Julius Brockington Ensemble – a very hip group of singers, with a righteous 70s approach to the music. The feel is almost in the mode ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, promo sticker, and some light wear and yellowing from age in back.)
Reverend Milton Brunson & The Thompson Community Singers —
Miracle Live ... LP Myrrh, 1984. Very Good+ ...
$11.99
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
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
Some of the earliest work ever done by the young Sam Cooke – served up here in a really special package! LP1 features early gospel recordings with The Soul Stirrers – a group that featured Cooke in the lead before he went solo – with titles that include "Mean Old World" ... (Soul, Gospel)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Soulful, spiritual sounds from North Carolina legend Johnny Ray Daniels – an artist who started out in soul, but soon found gospel more to his liking – then went on to create a decades-long legacy of wonderful music like this! The album's contemporary, but given a very old school ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Reverend Sam Dixon —
My Soul Says Yes ... LP Samdy/Asherah, Late 70s. New Copy (reissue)...
$18.99
A gospel record, but one that lets you know that there's something different going on from the very first note – which seems to be the kind of sound you'd expect more from a blacksploitation soundtrack than any kind of album cooked up in a church! That difference hangs on throughout the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Raw and riveting gospel-folk-soul from Johnnie Frierson – only ever issued as a self-released cassette before this vital re-discovery by Light In The Attic! Johnnie is one of the vital, though relatively unknown voices in the Stax/Volt universe, working with a his sister Wendy Rene and in the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An obscure set from this great gospel singer – with soulful production from Bumps Blackwell, and lots of original tunes by Bessie herself! LP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed! Cover has a cutout hole in the corner.)
Gabriel Hardeman Delegation —
Feels Like Fire ... LP Birthright, 1981. Sealed ...
$24.99
A wonderful bit of gospel soul from Stax – a lost gem that's as great as anything the Truth subsidiary of the label ever issued! Gene Page and Gene Barge handled the arrangements and production for the record, and it's got a smooth 70s soul sound that reminds us a bit of the Voices Of East ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
King James Version —
First Time We Met ... LP Peacock/Universal (Japan), 1974. New Copy (reissue)...
$49.99
A gospel album at heart, but one that comes across with the sound of some of the hippest soul of the early 70s – very much in the same righteous style as the classic albums by Voices Of East Harlem! Like that group, these guys are clearly trained by the church, but open enough to reach out ... (Soul, Gospel)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Mighty Clouds Of Joy —
It's Time ... LP ABC, 1974. Very Good ...
Just Sold Out!
A landmark blend of gospel spirit and 70s soul – and one of the greatest moments ever from The Mighty Clouds Of Joy! Like so many other soul artists before them, these guys have voices that are steeped in the best traditions of gospel – but rather than giving up their roots and going ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some surface and edge wear, and small splits in the seams.)
Protestant Choir Of The Wallkill Correctional Facility —
God Is Everywhere ... LP HOB, Early 70s. Very Good+ ...
$11.99
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(The bottom corner of the cover has a corner bend and some splitting. The back has a small area of peeling of the paste-on.)
A jazz mass, but unlike any other variation on the theme that's ever been recorded – thanks to a very righteous performance from James Tatum – who makes the whole thing feel much more like an organic spiritual jazz set than anything you'd ever find in a church! James himself plays both ... (Jazz, Gospel)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Brightly Beams", "Waiting & Watching", "King Of My Life", "I Know A Man", "Have A Little Faith", "Birthday Song", "Well Done", and "God Has A Television". LP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed original pressing. Shrinkwrap has some light wear, and the cover has light wear on the corners, but record is great.)
Rare material from Georgia singer Brother Theotis Taylor – one of those unique southern talents who work in a stripped-down mode that's equal parts gospel and blues – maybe more blues in structure, but definitely with a deeper spirit in the message! Taylor only issued a handful of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Damn funky gospel from The Violinaires – easily one of the hippest spiritual albums you could ever hope to find on Chess! The groove here is gritty Chicago funk, put together by Gene Barge with lots of heavy bass on the bottom – in a blend that's somewhere between the Cadet/Concept ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Norman Weeks & Revelations —
Miracles ... LP Evergreen/High Jazz (Switzerland), 1975. Near Mint- ...
$29.99
A fantastic mix of 70s soul and gospel – served up here by keyboardist Norman Weeks, who heads up a really strong group of singers on the set as well! Weeks plays Fender Rhodes, piano organ, and a range of other keyboards – and different singers take the lead on each track, including ... (Soul, Gospel)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
If the title's enough, this one would be a hit! Overall, though, the record's mostly a gospel sermon – done by Williams along the lines of the topic in the title. There's some pretty nice moments when he's letting loose a bit, and by side two, the speaking's turned a bit more to singing ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really really beautiful little compilation – one with a sound that's every bit as powerful as the image on its cover! The music here all comes from the Gospel Roots label of Miami soul powerhouse TK Records – a key force in mainstream soul in the 70s, but also a company who issued ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A stunning overview of work from the small D-Vine Spirituals label in Memphis – a really homegrown imprint who were as important to the sound of the city's spiritual music as Stax Records was to soul in the 60s! In fact, the vibe here is often more 60s than 70s – maybe a testament to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A stunning overview of work from the small D-Vine Spirituals label in Memphis – a really homegrown imprint who were as important to the sound of the city's spiritual music as Stax Records was to soul in the 60s! In fact, the vibe here is often more 60s than 70s – maybe a testament to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A fantastic collection of postwar gospel recordings from the legendary Nashboro Records – one of the most important imprints for the music back in the 50s and 60s! We rank the work of Nashboro right up with the famous Houston-bred productions of Peacock Records – and as Peacock was ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A fantastic collection of postwar gospel – one that really keeps the spirit of the "jukebox" in the title! The tunes here are all upbeat, and often share a lot with R&B material of the 50s – especially the vocal group numbers, which often echo more secular modes of early ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A treasure trove of rare and unusual gospel recordings from the Memphis scene – work done for the tiny JCR imprint of the also-tiny D-Vine Records label – a real wellspring of under-discovered talent from the south! JCR was kind of the bush league for D-Vine – a custom label that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(A great package – in a very cool die-cut sleeve!)
Rare gospel gems that go way past the usual – tracks recorded for the small JCR label in Memphis during the 70s, but done with a stripped-down vibe that's much more like postwar gospel overall! Most of the acts here are pretty darn obscure – groups that were inspired by the spirit and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(A very cool package – in a die-cut cover, with booklet!)
A really great project, and one that definitely lives up to the new flava promised in the title – as the album features mid 90s gospel groups that are all working strongly with some of the neo soul currents that were going on in the global underground of the time! Don't think of this as a ... (Neo Soul, Gospel)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 500 copies – first time on vinyl!)
A fantastic little session of gospel music – contemporary work, but done in the same sort of "field trip" style of recording that takes us back to Alan Lomax and some of the great southern projects of the postwar years! In this case, the music all comes from a studio in Fountain, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Killer gospel work from a small Chicago label – most of it pretty darn funky and soulful as well! The label sticker on the album's cover states a link too musical roots in the deep south – but the overall sound here is more in that wonderful hybrid of spiritual and secular that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Maybe the coolest record ever put out by the Luaka Bop label – and that's really saying a lot, given all the amazing albums they've given us over the years! The set's a perfect musical tonic for the times – a set of underground singles from the 70s, most of which fall in a space ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album