Whoa…I stumbled on this song by Trevor Dandy while driving into work this morning thanks to the great Numero compilation, Good God! A Gospel Funk Hymnal. According to Numero’s site, the song “has since gone on to be sampled by a plethora of artists, including Kid Cudi, Ghostface Killah, Monsters of Folk, and Common.” I … Continue reading Is There Any Love
I’m still on my gospel soul kick and I found this copy of The Soul Stirrers, Strength, Power and Love, released on Jewel Records in 1973. Here’s the good news, you can stream this album in its entirety on streaming services! Apple Music YouTube Spotify As I mentioned in my last post about the Soul … Continue reading Strength, Power and Love
I did a lot of record shopping over the holidays and whenever we travel, I always try to hit up thrift stores to see if they have a better selection than I find when shopping at home. This trip I found a lot of great records in thrift stores but this was by far my … Continue reading More Songs About Buildings and Food
Yesterday, before we had to pack up and head home, I was able to swing by my favorite record store when I’m visiting family, Vertical House Records. I stumbled on this classic LP from 1969 by The Soul Stirrers called The Judgement and quickly picked it up. This version of the Soul Stirrers does not … Continue reading The Judgement
For those who are interested, here are my favorite albums of 2019: New LPs: Pedro The Lion – Phoenix Starflyer 59 – Young In My Head William Tyler – Goes West Reissues: Hum – Downward is Heavenward Starflyer 59 – Gold R.E.M. – Monster This year I bought WAY more … Continue reading My Favorite Albums of 2019
Yesterday I had to drop my kids off with family where they are spending the weekend before we come down for the holidays. I was going to be near Columbia, TN, and decided to swing by their Goodwill to look for records. I was surprised to not find a single record for sale in the … Continue reading Judge Not
I’m impatient. I tell myself to hold out and wait to find records in the store because honestly that’s when it feels best, stumbling on something you’ve been looking for and thinking you’d never find it. Well, I couldn’t do that for Shirley Caesar’s LP, Stranger on the Road. I’m so caught up in this … Continue reading Stranger on the Road
Man, this song sounds familiar. That was my first thought after listening to this LP by the Williams Brothers that I found last weekend while record shopping. Wait. I remember now. But wait another minute, where else have I heard that song? Of course… So, here seems to the be timeline that I can piece … Continue reading He Didn’t Have To Do It – Sam & Dave?
I’m still on my gospel soul kick. After finding five great gospel LPs at the record store on Saturday, I made an extra trip to a thrift store near me in search of more. This weekend, at a local thrift store, I found a wabi-sabi copy of the Brooklyn Allstars’ LP, Jesus Loves Me. The … Continue reading Time Waits On No One
I blame Aretha Franklin and Greg Belson for me buying seven gospel soul albums this weekend. I think that’s fair. As I mentioned last week, I’ve been listening to Belson’s radio show online and hoping to find some gospel soul records of my own. This weekend I found five at my local record store and … Continue reading Satisfied
Aaron Hartley 