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Gospel — Recently Added

XSpiritual sounds with plenty of soul -- gospel groups, choirs, sermons, and even some gospel funk too!


Designer/Big Legal Mess, 1960s. New Copy 4 CDs
A tremendous legacy in gospel music during the 60s – a crucially important indie from the Memphis scene – and one who recorded really great groups from around the country! Designer were helping shape the sound of modern gospel at the same time as Chess, Savoy, and some of the bigger ... CD
Stax/Craft, Early 70s. New Copy 3LP Gatefold
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 – ... LP, Vinyl record album

Johnny Ray Daniels

Whatever You Need
Bible & Tire, 2022. New Copy
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 ... LP, Vinyl record album

Dedicated Men Of Zion

The Devil Don't Like It
Bible & Tire, 2022. New Copy
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 ... LP, Vinyl record album
Luaka Bop, 2022. New 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 ... CD

Harlem Gospel Travelers

Look Up
Colemine, 2022. New Copy
A young contemporary trio, but one who work with a very classic vibe – a style that's maybe even more so than most of the vintage gospel albums you might find in the racks! The group's harmonies are wonderful – balanced with the force of the lead and the strength of the trio like some ... CD

Johnny Ray Daniels

Whatever You Need
Bible & Tire, 2022. New Copy
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 ... CD

Dedicated Men Of Zion

The Devil Don't Like It
Bible & Tire, 2022. New Copy
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 ... CD

Pastor TL Barrett & Youth For Christ Choir

Do Not Pass Me By – Vol 2
Universal Awareness/Numero, 1973. New Copy (reissue)
The even more obscure second volume to the great soul/gospel classic Do Not Pass Me By – and like the first, the product of a wonderfully spiritual setting on Chicago's south side – music created in the church, but with all the same vibe as the hippest secular soul coming from the Windy ... CD
Church Door/Everland (Austria), 1977. New Copy
CD...$6.99 16.99
The Daytonians may let Jesus work it out, but they also do a heck of a lot themselves – more than plenty to make the record a rare funky gospel treasure from the 70s! The group hail from Dayton, Ohio, and cut the record in Atlanta – and there's some indication that Calvin Arnold was ... CD
Fremeaux & Associates (France), Late 40s/1950s/Early 60s. New Copy 3CD
15 years' worth of recording from the Roberta Martin Singers – a groundbreaking gospel group from the postwar years, and one whose style helped set the tone for countless other acts to come! The group mixed male and female singers, but in a way that often still held to the smaller quintet or ... CD
JCR/Bible & Tire, Early 70s. New Copy
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 ... LP, Vinyl record album

Camille Doughty

God's Prescription
TK/Regrooved (Netherlands), 1978. New Copy (reissue)
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 ... LP, Vinyl record album
Savoy/Honest Jons (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold
An insanely fantastic look at the strong legacy of gospel music from Savoy Records – a company who were initially a powerhouse in the fields of jazz and R&B, but who moved into the gospel world and dominated that market for decades! Savoy is a bit like Chess Records – a company who ... LP, Vinyl record album
Gospel Friend (Germany), Late 40s/Early 50s. New Copy 2CDs
A wealth of female gospel from the early years of the genre – served up here on a double-length set that features tracks from some of the important stars of the time, plus a host of rare gems that we've never heard before! Most of the material here features a lead female singer with a ... CD

Harlem Gospel Travelers

Look Up (blue vinyl pressing)
Colemine, 2022. New Copy
A young contemporary trio, but one who work with a very classic vibe – a style that's maybe even more so than most of the vintage gospel albums you might find in the racks! The group's harmonies are wonderful – balanced with the force of the lead and the strength of the trio like some ... LP, Vinyl record album
Mt Zion/Numero, 1971. New Copy (reissue)
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. ... LP, Vinyl record album

Staples Jr Singers

When Do We Get Paid
Brenda/Luaka Bop, 1975. New Copy (reissue)
A lost gospel treasure from this obscure Mississippi group – cut in the mid 70s, but with a stripped-down sound that's completely timeless overall! The Staples Jr Singers certainly have picked up some of the more righteous currents of mainstream soul and funk at the time – echoed both ... LP, Vinyl record album
Luaka Bop, 2022. New 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 ... LP, Vinyl record album
Fremeaux & Associates (France), 1940s/1950s/Early 60s. New Copy 3CD
A huge overview of female gospel material from the golden age of the genre – and a set that's a mighty nice contrast to some of the heavy male group reissues that have dominated the market! Most of the groups here are smaller ones – not the large choir of a church, but the quintets and ... CD

Jewell Gospel Trio

Many Little Angels In The Band
Gospel Friend (Germany), Mid 50s. New Copy
An essential collection of rare material by this important female gospel trio of the 50s – a group who's not only known for bringing a style to the music that was ever bit as great as male group gospel of the pre-soul years – but who also are the initial early home to later soul ... CD
Kent (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy
The lost gospel music legacy of Detroit producer Dave Hamilton – a key force in funk and soul in the Motor City in the 60s – where he developed an amazing sound that he also brought to his spiritual recordings as well! Dave's approach was always grittier than that of Motown or some of ... CD
JCR/Bible & Tire, Early 70s. New Copy
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 ... CD

Elizabeth King

I Got a Love
Bible & Tire, 2022. New Copy
There's a great criss-crossing of modes going on here – the best sort of classic and contemporary meeting of modes that we love from the Bible & Tire label – all set as the perfect backdrop for the vocals of Memphis legend Elizabeth King! Instrumentation is by the Sacred Soul Sound ... CD

Elder Jack Ward

Already Made
Bible & Tire, 2021. New Copy
CD...$8.99 13.98
The first recording in over 50 years from Elder Jack Ward – a Memphis gospel legend whose roots go way back to the early years of the city's soul scene! Ward was a member of both the Christian Harmonizers and Sunset Travelers, then went on to a huge legacy of his own – including work ... CD

Staples Jr Singers

Tell Heaven EP
Luaka Bop, 2023. New Copy
A really fantastic record, and one that features new work from this legendary gospel group – working here with some original members, and some of the younger Brown family joining in on vocals – all recorded in this great intimate style that's almost more rootsy than their original work! ... LP, Vinyl record album
University Of North Carolina Press, 1976. Near Mint- Gatefold
(In the booklet cover, with a card pocket and small library sticker inside the gatefold, a Withdrawn stamp on the booklet, and a faint library stamp and small sticker in back.) LP, Vinyl record album

New Friendship Baptist Choir

Will You Be Ready When Jesus Comes
Righteous, 1970s. Very Good+
(Cover has light wear and aging, with some small stained spots in front.) LP, Vinyl record album

Hi-Way Que C's

Lord Is Sweet
Peacock, 1965. Very Good-
(Black label pressing. Cover has light wear and a small peeled spot and some light stains from sticker removal.) LP, Vinyl record album
Atlantic, 1971. Very Good+
One of the hippest gospel albums recorded by Atlantic – and in many ways, more of a secular set than other sides by Marion Williams. The album was co-produced by Roberta Flack, and features a core group of players that includes David Spinozza on guitar, Keith Jarrett or Ray Bryant on piano, ... LP, Vinyl record album
RCA, 1962. Very Good+
(Stereo white dog pressing.) LP, Vinyl record album
Mercury/MCA, Late 40s. Near Mint-
Very hip gospel work by Sister Rosetta Tharpe – singing here with her own guitar accompaniment, plus backing by small combos! The sound is a folksy mix of gospel and blues styles, with traces of early soul as well – and titles include "Didn't It Rain", "This Train", ... LP, Vinyl record album

Caravans

Best Of Caravans
Savoy, 1950s/1960s. Very Good+ 2LP
(Cover has some ring and edge wear.) LP, Vinyl record album

Rev Clay Evans & The Ship

Live Vibrations From The Ship
Jewel, 1975. Very Good
... LP, Vinyl record album

Thomas A Whitfield & Company

I'm Encouraged
Sound Of Gospel, 1986. Very Good+ 2LP
(Cover has light wear.) LP, Vinyl record album

Western Ambassadors Quartet

We've Come This Far By Faith
Harmony, Mid 70s. Very Good
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

Charles Taylor

To Be Like Jesus
Savoy, Mid 70s. Very Good+
(Cover has light edge & ring wear.) LP, Vinyl record album

Soul Stirrers

Tribute To Sam Cooke
Checker, Late 60s. Very Good
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 ... LP, Vinyl record album
Savoy, 1985. Near Mint- 2LP
Includes selections by Pentecostal Community Choir, Florida Mass Choir, New Jersey Mass Choir, Cosmopolitan Church Of Prayer Choir, Souther California Community Choir, Triboro Mass Choir, New York City Community Choir, New Jerusalem Baptist Church Choir, Trinity All Nations Choir, Christian ... LP, Vinyl record album

Gospel Tones

Under His Wings
Gospel Tones, Early 80s. Sealed
(Still sealed, with small holes in front.) LP, Vinyl record album

Varetta Heidelberg

Give Him Praise
LALA, 1987. Very Good+
(Cover has light wear.) LP, Vinyl record album
Savoy, 1985. Near Mint-
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

Highway QCs

Chained To The Master
Savoy, 1977. Near Mint-
LP...$6.99 14.99
(Cover has light wear.) LP, Vinyl record album

Rev Jasper Williams

I Fell In Love With A Prostitute
Church Door, Early 70s. Sealed
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 ... LP, Vinyl record album

Greater New York Adventist Youth In Action

My Lord
GNY AYA, Mid 70s. Near Mint-
A self-released set – mostly chorus vocals with just a bit of music. LP, Vinyl record album

Walter Arties

I'm Gonna Sing!
Tempo, 1973. Very Good+
(Cover has faint ring wear. Label has an ink stamp.) LP, Vinyl record album
BK Productions, 1966. Sealed
LP...$4.99 11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album

Andrae Crouch & Disciples

Take The Message Everywhere (second cover)
Light, Late 60s. Very Good+
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

Prince Dixon with The Jackson Southernaires

Mind Your Own Business
Hightone, 1984. Near Mint-
Features The Prince on vocals and guitar, with small combo backing from the Jackson Southernaires – who also provide some harmonies! LP, Vinyl record album

Rev James Cleveland

I Walk With God
51 West, 1979. Very Good+
... LP, Vinyl record album
 
Updated March 25, 2023


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