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 moreCD
A rare bit of gospel from the Louisville scene at the start of the 80s – but a set that's also got plenty of secular soul appeal too – thanks in part to the righteous message in Lamont's lyrics, which would fit with some of the deeper sounds of 70s soul – and thanks also to the ... read moreCD
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
A really great presentation of work from the legendary James Cleveland – one of the key forces in moving gospel music forward in the postwar years – thanks both to his own great records, and those that he did with a variety of other top-shelf acts! The set follows in the best spirit of ... read moreCD
Weird and wild sounds from Brother Claude Ely – a record that has all the power and dynamic energy you might guess from the image on the cover! Claude's a curious fellow – part singer, part preacher – with a style that draws from country, and fits in well with the King Records ... (Folk/Country, Gospel)read moreCD
A trio of albums from this legendary gospel group – some of which were never issued in the US – all brought together in a single set! First up is the German-only album It's A Happy Day – a set that's a bit of a "best of" from the earliest years of the Edwin Hawkins ... read moreCD
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
An obscure bit of gospel soul from the start of the 80s – and one with a groove that effortlessly crosses over into secular territory of the time! There's a number of upbeat tracks here that are really wonderful – a bit like the Clark Sisters at their best, with uplifting lyrics that ... read moreCD
Staple Singers —
Africa 80 ... CD Omnivore, 1980. New Copy ...
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A never-issued set from this legendary soul quartet – a live recording done when the Staple Singers were working in Africa as part of a tour sponsored by the State Department – which has the group in front of a very enthusiastic audience for this smoking live performance! Many of the ... (Soul, Gospel)read moreCD
Bebe & Cece Winans —
Heaven ... CD Capitol, 1988. Used ...
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A treasure trove of gospel from one of the greatest labels in the business – the early Excello Records, which later morphed into gospel powerhouse Nashboro, but already had a great ear for the best of the genre right from the start! Excello's roots in the south gave it key access to some of ... read moreCD
A wonderful selection of work from gospel's "golden age" – the formative late 40s and early 50s years, when the music was first making it onto records in ways that it previously hadn't. At the time, the King label was home to some of the freshest blues and R&B artists of the ... read moreCD
The Newport Folk Festival hosted plenty of folk and blues artists back in its heyday – and it also opened the door to a surprising number of gospel groups as well – which you'll hear in this really well-done assortment of tunes from a few different years of the event! The setting is ... read moreCD
A really cool collection – one that's maybe best summed up by the word "ecstatic" in the title – as the package presents a blend of work from artists who easily skirt both the spiritual and secular side of soulful music, united together with a very joyous, uplifting vibe in ... (Funky Compilations, Gospel)read moreCD