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
(Limited "Joyful" white & gold vinyl pressing! PLEASE NOTE – These copies have slight edge wear along the box sides through shipping, the price adequately reflects this.)
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
(Cover has a small cutout hole, but looks great overall.)
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
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
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
Seminal early work from this key gospel group – with titles that include "He Never Sleeps", "The Broken Vessel", "No Not One", "The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power", and "Without A Song". LP, 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
Fantastic funky gospel from the 70s – an album cut by singer Camille Doughty for the Gospel Roots imprint of TK Records – and done with a style that has a great mix of funky backings and deep soul vocals! Some of the work is definitely more conventional gospel, but even those tracks ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fairfield Four —
One Religion ... LP Nashboro, Late 50s/Early 60s. Near Mint- ...
$8.99
A later set that brings together classic Nashboro gospel work from this legendary group! Back cover has some light wear, but this is a nice copy overall. LP, Vinyl record album
One of the rare gospel albums on Riverside – with very early work from Aretha Franklin, recorded in her father's home church! (Soul, Gospel)LP, Vinyl record album
A righteous set of folk/gospel work from this quintet – three female singers, two male – on versions of "Freedom Train", "Get On Board", "Dogs", "Woke Up", "We Shall Overcome", and "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around" – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Red label pressing, with deep groove – a nice copy!)
A great production, with strong backing – and titles that include "Steal Away", "Let Us Break Bread Together", "Bye & Bye", "Fare The Well", and "Well I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray". LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing. Cover has some ringwear, heavy edge wear, small peeled spot in front, and some splitting in the bottom seam.)
(Black label pressing. Cover has light wear and a small peeled spot and some light stains from sticker removal.)
Hijrah —
Truly Free/Time ... LP Key Systems Recording, 1981/1985. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)...
$48.9954.99
Two beautifully righteous albums from an obscure Bay Area group – presented here together in a single set! The first record is their debut album Truly Free – a set that has spiritual voices served up in a more secular style – still very message-oriented, and righteous enough to ... (Soul, Gospel)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great 70s collection that brings together earlier singles cut by this important postwar cospel voice – including a few with the Pilgrim Travelers! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a small cutout hole, but is otherwise great.)
(Cover has light wear and aging, with some small stained spots in front.)
Michael Orr & The Book Of Life —
Love Will Rise ... LP Birthright/P-Vine (Japan), 1981. New Copy (reissue)...
$32.9936.99
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
Rodena Preston & The Voices Of Deliverance —
Holdin' On ... LP Birthright, Late 70s. Very Good+ ...
$9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl plays with a light arm wobble at the very beginning. Cover is great!)
Ed Robinson —
Black Rhapsody ... LP Human Development Assoc., 1970. Sealed ...
$13.9916.99
Ed speaks wisdom and knowledge – designed to "build a strong foundation through corrective history" – with piano backing from Fred Bonaparte. (Spoken Word, Gospel)LP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed – but shrink is partly open near the bottom.)
Soul stirring group gospel from the Singing Southern Echos Of Memphis (it's spelled 'Echos' on the spine, folks) – with soaring lead and spirited backing vocals form this Memphis combo! We're not sure of the recorded vintage, but it's wonderful stuff – ranging from slow rolling ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Sockin gospel soul from The Soul Stirrers – an album recorded with some distinct traces of the secular soul production of the Chess Chicago scene, and some great production by Gene Barge! In a way, the overall feel of the set is almost the same as the mid 60s work by The Impressions – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The Soul Stirrers pay tribute to Sam Cooke – once a member of their group, back in the days before he made the shift from gospel music to secular soul! As you might guess, the tribute focuses on gospel tunes that Sam sang with the Stirrers – redone here with strong 60s Chess gospel ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label stereo promo. Vinyl appears foggy but still plays well. Cover has ring and edge wear, discoloration from age, and some marker in back.)
Staple Singers —
Pray On ... LP Epic, Mid 60s. Very Good ...
$9.99
Rootsy material recorded for Epic in the 60s, before the group went over to Stax and started cutting secular soul! These sides are much more in a traditional gospel quartet mode – but the group's powerful vocals and strongly soulful approach makes the tracks rock with the strength of some of ... (Soul, Gospel)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s orange label pressing. Cover has minimal wear.)
A 70s album, but one done with a very spare, stripped-down vibe – vocal group material with just a bit of organ or guitar in the backing, much more like some of the important postwar gospel groups! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover and record look perfect, but record has some slight distortion from the pressing quality, hence the grade.)
Thomas A Whitfield & Company —
I'm Encouraged ... LP Sound Of Gospel, 1986. Very Good+ 2LP ...
$13.99
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
(Sealed copy! Shrink has some wear, marker spot of an old price.)
With performances by Billy Preston, Spiritual Trojans, Mel Carter, The Cavaliers, Rev Claude Keller, Burma Floyd, Los Angeles All Stars, and Angel Aires. LP, 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
Various —
Gospel Sound ... LP Columbia, 1920s/1930s/1940s/1950s/1960s. Very Good 2LP Gatefold ...
$5.99
Features songs by Blind Willie Johnson, Rev JM Gates, Arizona Dranes, Mitchell's Christian Singers, Golden Gate Jubilee, Dixie Hummingbirds, Staple Singers, Dorothy Love Coates and more! LP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl has a short click during "Sun Didn't Shine". Cover has some splitting on the top seams, and light wear.)
An overdue look at a very cool record label – the short-lived Gospel Truth imprint, which was an outlet for the more spiritual side of Stax Records in the early 70s! The music is gospel, but often has plenty of the best Memphis soul elements of more popular Stax/Volt work of the time – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Think disco sounds only hit the dancefloors in the 70s? Think again – because this killer collection brings back a whole host of club-sounding gospel tunes from the time – proving once again that soul and gospel records have always gone hand in hand over the years! The vibe isn't ... (Funky Compilations, Gospel)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A heavenly set of funky tracks from the indie scene of the 70s – titles that were all recorded as singles for the gospel market, but which have a fair bit of funk in the rhythms! These tunes all have massive appeal well beyond their spiritual message – heavy drums, amazing basslines, ... (Funky Compilations, Gospel)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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!)
With selections by NJ Mass Choir, The Motivations, Little Stevie & The Gospel Super Stars, Norwood Singers, Dorothy Norwood, and Rev James Cleveland. LP, Vinyl record album
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 great look at a virtually undiscovered genre – Jamaican gospel recordings from the 60s and 70s – most of which have the same soulful undercurrents as mainstream sounds from Kingston at the time! As with rocksteady and reggae, there's clearly an American influence at play here – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
If you never went to Skippy White's record store in Boston, you really missed a hell of a shop – a surprisingly great outlet for rare and underground soul, located way up in New England – and a place that was giving the world wonderful music over the course of many decades! Back in the ... (Soul, Gospel)read moreLP, Vinyl record album