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The second of three volumes surveying surely the mightiest Gospel label of them all. Sublime crossings of gospel with the soul, funk and jazz of the Black Power era. Twenty rapturous cuts dot dazzlingly between Muscle Shoals soul, screwed breakbeat,Mizells-style fusion, disco and proto-house. Triumphant re-workings ofSly Stone,Donny Hathaway, andHerbie Hancock‘s “Head Hunters” will have listeners throwing their pew cushions into the air. Drawn from hard-to-find 45s and LPs, hardly any of these recordings have been reissued since their first release. Presented in a gatefold sleeve, with full-size booklet; beautifully designed, with stunning, rare photographs and original Savoy artwork. Sound restoration and mastering at Abbey Road; pressed at Pallas. Co-curated byGreg Belson, compiler ofDivine Disco; with deep, extensive notes byRobert Marovich, author ofA City Called Heaven: Chicago and the Birth of Gospel Music(University of Illinois), and host of the award-winning radio showGospel Memories.
FeaturesThe Artistic Sounds,The Holy Lights of Baltimore, MD,The Swan Silvertones,Gene Martin,Myrna Summers,James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir,Betty Hollins,The Metro Tones,The World Wonders,The Brooklyn Skyways,Ida Maxey,The Thornes Trio,Mildred Clark And The Melody-Aires,The Highway Q.C.s,The Gospelaires Of Dayton, Ohio,The Exciting Supreme Highlights,James Moore,Prof. Charles Taylor and The Charles Taylor Singers, andThe Brockington Ensemble.
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