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Savoy/Honest Jons (UK), Late 50s/1960s/1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 3CD
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Blessed/Acid Jazz (UK), 1981. New Copy (reissue)
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 ...
Stax/Craft, Early 70s. New Copy 2CD
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 – ...
Gospel Friend, Late 30s/1940s/Early 50s. New Copy
Two decades' of work by Elder Charles Beck – a really important force in the early years of gospel music, and an artist who really helped link the music to more secular styles too! Beck plays both piano and trumpet – the latter quite a surprise, and is used here on early cuts to ...
Mississippi, Mid 70s. New Copy
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 ...
Blessed/Acid Jazz (UK), 1981. New Copy
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 ...
D-Vine/Bible & Tire, 1972. New Copy
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 ...
Concord/Craft, 1950s/Early 60s. New Copy 3LP Gatefold
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 ...
Gospel Friend (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy
Fantastic work from the Gospelaires – a group from Dayton, Ohio – but one who recorded most of the music here down in Houston – where they issued some tremendous singles for the Peacock label! The group are incredible – and sing with a hard-edged frenzy that's maybe more ...
Narroway (Sweden), 1940s/1950s/1960s. New Copy 3CD
An amazing legacy in gospel music – three decades' worth of tracks that feature just harmony vocals, no instrumentation at all – in a rich summation of all that the style brought to American music in mid century! Sure, there were some strong harmonies in 60s soul, 50s pop, and later ...
Narroway, 1950s/1960s. New Copy 2 CDs
A fantastic set of gospel tracks from the 50s and 60s – one that definitely takes the Civil Rights theme in the title seriously, but in ways that are often a bit more subtle than you might expect! Gospel music was key to the strivings of under-represented Americans during these years – ...
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 ...
Cultures Of Soul, Mid 70s. New Copy (reissue)
A really fantastic album of spiritual soul from a San Francisco church in the 70s – one of those rare and sublime albums that's equally appealing to fans of gospel as it is to fans of 70s soul! The arrangements and presentation are great – full of well-crafted grooves that move from ...
Tompkins Square, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy
A really fantastic collection of rare gospel music – one that's put together with a fair bit of thought, and a great deal of love – even more than most other collections of the music that we usually get our hands on! The selection of songs is as thoughtful as the long, well-crafted ...
Numero, Late 60s. New Copy (reissue)
A beautiful batch of gospel work from Shirley Ann Lee – a vocalist who originally worked the spiritual circuit in a trio with Candi Staton! The album's an unusual one – put together partly as a way of promoting Shirley's music to a larger audience – which means it's got a few ...
Nashboro/Third Man, 1967. New Copy (reissue)
A gem of a gospel set from the legendary Nashboro catalog – crafted by a very hip male sextet from Detroit – one who are clearly open to letting a lot of blues and soul influences into their music! One of the key elements from those styles here is spare but strong use of guitar or ...
Samdy/Asherah, Late 70s. New Copy (reissue)
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 ...
Gospel Friend, Late 40s/Early 50s. New Copy
A legendary gospel quintet, and one who sing with the same sort of vocal interplay you'd hear from the best doo wop groups of the time – presented here in a killer collection of work from their formative early years – including tracks that feature later famous solo stars like Lou Rawls, ...
Cultures Of Soul, Mid 70s. New Copy
A really fantastic album of spiritual soul from a San Francisco church in the 70s – one of those rare and sublime albums that's equally appealing to fans of gospel as it is to fans of 70s soul! The arrangements and presentation are great – full of well-crafted grooves that move from ...
Savoy, 1984. Very Good+
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Atlanta International, 1984. Near Mint-
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Light, 1973. Very Good+
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Malaco, Late 80s. Sealed
Titles include "Run On See What The Ends Gonna Be", "Thank God For Kids", "What Have You Done For Him", "You Don't Know Whatcha Missing", and "Someday We'll All Be Free".
Church Door, 1974. Near Mint-
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Atlanta International, 1983. Very Good+
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Richburg, 1960s. Very Good
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Gospel, Late 60s. Near Mint-
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Truth, 1972. Very Good+
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Shine, Early 80s. Very Good
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Sound Of Gospel, 1979. Very Good
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Nashboro, 1985. Very Good
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HOB, Late 60s. Sealed
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".
Crusade, Early/Mid 70s. Very Good+
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Klondike, Early 70s. Near Mint-
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AAT, Late 80s. Near Mint-
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King, Mid 50s. Very Good
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Shalom, 1976. Very Good+
A righteous set of soulful gospel – with titles that include "Walk In The Spirit", "Soon Coming", "One God", "Keep Holdin On", "The Other Side", "Father Me", and "Satisfied".
Sound Of Gospel, 1981. Very Good+
Features the fantastic boogie cut "Awake O Zion" and smooth grooving "Power"!
GosPearl, 1985. Near Mint-
Titles include "Away with The Lord", "Hands To Thee", "You Can't Sit Down", "Higher Ground", and "A Perfect Life".
Peacock, 1964. Very Good
Classic Peacock Records gospel – with titles that include "He's My Everything", "Walk On By Faith", "Poor Wayfaring Pilgraim", "The Life I Sing About", "Somebody Saved Me", "Walk The Streets Of The City", and "Sweet Lamb".
Millenial, 1974. Near Mint-
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Meltone, 1988. Near Mint-
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Gospel Corner, Mid/Late 70s. Near Mint-
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Nashboro, 1978. Near Mint-
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Malaco, 1976. Very Good+
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Jewel, 1979. Sealed
Later work from this legendary group, but still pretty darn fantastic – with righteous cuts that include "Tide Of Life", "Steal Away", "Worker For The Lord", "Peace Among Nations", "All You Got To Do", "Do It Right Now", and "I ...
ACR/Kno-Bell, 1969. Very Good-
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Meltone, 1984. Near Mint-
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