769791977389

A Stranger I May Be : Savoy Gospel 1954 - 1966

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Format: 2LP

Cat No: HJRLP079

Format Details: 2LP /

Release Date:  23 October 2020

Label:  Honest Jon's Records

Packaging Type:  Gate Fold Vinyl

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  769791977389

Genres:  R&B  Gospel  

  • Description

    The first of three volumes surveying surely the mightiest Gospel label of them all.

    Stomping, rollicking gospel music, intermingling with raw soul, searing blues, hard-rocking doo-wop and jazz, and storming r&b.

    Infused and incandescent with the hurting, surging indignation of the Civil Rights movement, here are twenty-four precious scorchers by giants like the Staple Singers and Jimmy Scott, alongside devastating sides by less celebrated names like the Harmonising Five of Burlington, North Carolina, and teen-group the North Philadelphia Juniors, culminating triumphantly with slamming, sanctified versions of Hit The Road Jack and Wade In The Water. Drawn from nigh-impossible-to-find 78s, sevens 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 by Greg Belson, compiler of Divine Disco; with deep, extensive notes by Robert Marovich, author of A City Called Heaven: Chicago and the Birth of Gospel Music (University of Illinois), and host of the award-winning radio show Gospel Memories.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Famous Ward Singers - I'm Getting Richer
      • 2. The Harmonizing Five - I Don't Need Nobody But The Lord
      • 3. The Sensational Six - Let Freedom Ring
      • 4. The Gospel Harmonettes Specials - How Much More
      • 5. The Christones - Lord, It's Me
      • 6. The Staple Singers - Low Is The Way
      • 7. Swindell Brothers - Trouble Of Mine
      • 8. The Roberta Martin Singers - I'm Glad I'm A Witness For My Lord
      • 9. Jimmy Scott - Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
      • 10. Shirley Caesar And The Caravans - He First Loved Me
      • 11. The Blind Boys of Alabama - On Some Day
      • 12. The Hightower Brothers - He That Believed
      • 13. North Philadelphia Juniors - There's Something Within Me
      • 14. The Selah Singers - The Wicked Race
      • 15. The Ward Singers - Let The Train Roll Easy
      • 16. The Stars of Faith - Mean Old World
      • 17. Marion Williams - Get Your Business Right
      • 18. The Gospel Cavaliers - Are You Listening
      • 19. The Caravans - Mercy
      • 20. Eddie Williams and the Crusaders - They Won't Believe In Me
      • 21. The Davis Sisters - Earnestly Praying
      • 22. The Gospel Chimes - My Jesus Love Just Bubbles Over
      • 23. The Angelic Gospel Choir - It's The Holy Ghost
      • 24. The Angelic Choir - Wade In The Water