Maxine Brown on Wand Records is really something amazing – not just because she began her recording career at the label, but also because she never again hit the heights of these recordings! Brown was a really important singer with these sides – still partly in the class and poise of ... (Soul) read moreCD
Maxine Brown on Wand Records is really something amazing – not just because she began her recording career at the label, but also because she never again hit the heights of these recordings! Brown was a really important singer with these sides – still partly in the class and poise of ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Two excellent numbers from this extremely talented Chicago vocal group! The Esquires had harmonies that most other groups would die for – and they groove massively on "You Got The Power", a swinging uptempo number with that loping sound that the group pushed big on their first big ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
(Labels have a drillhole and a name in pen.)
John Lee Hooker —
On The Waterfront ... LP Wand, Late 60s. New Copy (reissue)...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
A really unique album from the great John Lee Hooker – done for the mostly-soul Wand Records label, and with a feel that's quite different than some of Hooker's other records! There's a distinctly jazzy undercurrent running through the record at times – sometimes with some moody, ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Chuck Jackson —
Encore ... LP Wand, 1963. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
Fantastic work from the great Chuck Jackson – a singer who was really at the height of his powers during these early years of his career! Chuck's maybe best known for heartbreaking material – and the notes on the album actually refer, oddly, to these songs as "the crying towel ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original mono pressing. Cover has a small cutout hole.)
A bona-fide club classic – and the standout classic of the South Shore Commission! The tune's got a stepping soulful approach that's early Philly club at its best – the early days of disco, when there was still plenty of soul in the mix! (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
A nice little tune from that brief point when it seemed like African soul and Philly groove were merging slightly! "Wan Tu Wah" has a clear African inspiration – but the cut was recorded at Sigma Sound, and it's got a strident sweeping early Philly soul style that gives the cut a ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record