Gospel — Recently Added
Music Take Me Up (Netherlands), Late 1970s/Early 1980s. New Copy
An obscure gospel group, but a great one too – thanks to plenty of secular soul inflections in their music, which gives these classic tracks a real crossover appeal! The group hail from San Diego, maybe a bit farther off the gospel map – and they've got this warm way of blending subtle ...
Savoy/Rain & Shine, 1979. New Copy (reissue)
A fantastic blend of gospel and modern soul – and a set that definitely hangs more towards the latter, given the superb backings on the set! The great Horace Ott produced, after years in the secular soul world – and he definitely gives the tremendous voice of Shirley Finney the kind of ...
Albina Music Trust, 1982. New Copy
An early 80s gospel cooker from a group who really live up to their name – young singers from the Portland scene, recorded here during a very uplifting performance at a high school! The rhythms are very driving – funky gospel at its best, with a very romping vibe that has both the ...
Glitterbeat (Germany), 2023. New Copy
Contemporary sounds from the legendary Parchman Prison farm in Mississippi – once home to musical blues and jazz legends in the 20th Century, and open to visits from creative talents and photographers – but which has been much more closed off in recent years, which maybe makes this ...
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 ...
Mt Zion/Numero, 1971. New Copy (reissue)
A soul record we'd put up there with some of our favorites produced in Chicago during the early 70s – a gospel album from Pastor TL Barrett, but one that's gone on to legendary status among funk and soul collectors over the years! Barrett works here with his Youth For Christ Choir, of Mt. ...
Glitterbeat (Germany), 2023. New Copy
Contemporary sounds from the legendary Parchman Prison farm in Mississippi – once home to musical blues and jazz legends in the 20th Century, and open to visits from creative talents and photographers – but which has been much more closed off in recent years, which maybe makes this ...
Sound Of Gospel/Westbound (UK), 1979. New Copy (reissue)
A seminal set from the wonderful Clark Sisters – and a record that really has them bringing in a lot of secular soul to their spiritual message – all at the level that would soon make them explode in both the worlds of gospel and R&B in the 80s! The vocals alone are incredible ...
ABC/Omnivore, 1975. New Copy
Kickin it is – as the album's way more than just the typical gospel you might expect – and is a perfect example of the way the Mighty Clouds Of Joy helped cross the bridge between secular and spiritual sounds in the 70s! The record has a groove that most other mainstream soul acts ...
Westbound (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy
A long-overdue look at the amazing Clark Sisters – a fantastic gospel group, and one with a vocal depth that we'd put right up there next to any of our favorite soul acts of the time! The Clarks are maybe best known for their landmark track "You Brought The Sunshine" – a ...
Universal Awareness/Numero, 1973. New Copy
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 ...
Bible & Tire, 2022. New Copy
A really fantastic album from the Dedicated Men Of Zion – a contemporary gospel group, but one who work here with small combo backings that take us back to some of our favorite records of the early 70s – a tremendous blend of spiritual message and very down-to-earth arrangements! The ...
Sound Of Gospel, 1988. Very Good+ 2LP
(Cover has light edge wear, mild corner bend.)
Columbia, Late 50s. Near Mint-
(6 eye pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
Stash, Mid 1930s/1940s/1950s/1960s/Mid 1970s. Near Mint-
A very cool collection of acapella gospel material – with work by The Golden Gate Jubille Quartet, Kings Of Harmony, Blue Jay Singers, Soul Stirrers, Georgia Peach, Marion Williams, Bessie Griffin, and Jeanette Harris & The Golden Harps!
Solid Smoke, 1950s. Very Good
(Mid 80s issue. Cover has light wear and a cutout notch.)
Light, 1983. Very Good+
(Vinyl plays with a short click on the first track on side 2. Cover has light wear.)
Savoy, 1976. Very Good
(Cover has a lighty stained lower corner with waviness, aging, & light wear.)
SEW Productions, 1986. Near Mint-
(Cover has light ringwear, some edge wear, and is bent a bit at the corners.)
Sound Of Gospel, 1987. Near Mint-
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Verve, 1961. Very Good+
One of the more obscure albums from the great Rosetta Tharpe – an early 60s session for Verve!
Gramercy, 1990. Near Mint-
(Cover is bent a bit at the top left corner and spine, with some aging and stuck-on cellophane in back.)
Plumbline, 1985. Near Mint-
(Cover has heavy wear at the spine and is bent at the edges.)
Tyscot, 1987. Near Mint-
(Cover has light wear and is bent a bit at the edges and corners.)
Luminar, 1981. Near Mint-
(Original Luminar pressing. Cover has a small peeled spot from price sticker removal, light wear, and is bent at the bottom right corner.)
Paradise, 1990. Very Good+
(Cover has some ring impressions, edge wear, bent corners, and pen impressions in front.)
Great Vision, 1992. Near Mint-
(Cover is bent a bit at the top left corner.)
Religious Ventures Industries, Early/Mid 1970s. Near Mint-
(Cover has some ring and edge wear.)
Exodus/Vee Jay, Mid 60s. Very Good+
Excellent live material from one of the greatest gospel groups on Vee Jay Records – a legendary lineup that includes the voices of Albertina Walker, Shirley Ceasar, and Cassietta George!
Westminster, 1955. Near Mint-
(Mono blue label pressing with deep groove. Cover has some ringwear, light aging, and a small sticker in back.)
Checker, 1967. Near Mint-
A rare gospel gem on Chess Records – with production by Monk Higgins and Cash McCall!
Atlanta International, 1985. Near Mint-
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Tyscot, 1990. Near Mint-
(Cover has light wear and a white check mark in front.)
Sister Lucille Pope & The Pearly Gates
In Touch
Nashboro, 1978. Very Good+
(Cover has ring and edge wear, light aging, tiny split in the bottom seam, and is lightly bent at the bottom right corner.)
Sony (Japan), 1960s. Near Mint- 2LP
A great Japanese 2LP set – filled with vintage Columbia Records material from gospel legend Mahalia Jackson!
Malaco, 1982. Near Mint-
(Cover has light wear, some light stained spots, partially unglued bottom seam, and is bent a bit at the top right corner.)
Sound Of Gospel, 1988. Near Mint-
(Cover is bent a bit at the top right corner.)
Pure Gospel, 1989. Near Mint-
(Cover has light wear and is bent a bit at the top edge.)
Forum Circle, 1964. Very Good
A very hip gospel group – and one that features a young Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson!
Atlantic, 1967. Very Good+
(Stereo blue & green label pressing. Cover has light wear & aging.)
Savoy, 1983. Near Mint-
(Cover has light ringwear, some edge wear, and yellowing from age.)
Savoy, 1978. Near Mint- 2LP
(Includes the bonus 7-inch. Cover has minimal wear and a cutout hole.)
Savoy, 1982. Near Mint-
(Cover has a cut corner, light wear and aging, and a large round sticker spot in front.)
Apollo, Early 50s. Very Good
(Cover has seam splitting, some surface wear, aging.)
Savoy, 1986. Very Good+
(Cover has a cut corner.)
Glenn, 1987. Near Mint-
(Cover is lightly bent at the sides.)
Sparrow, 1988. Very Good+
(Vinyl has a mark that clicks a bit on "We're All In The Same Boat Together".)
Savoy, 1984. Near Mint-
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Benson, 1990. Very Good+
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear and a small check in marker.)
Columbia, 1958. Very Good+
(Stereo 6 eye pressing with deep groove. Cover has a mostly split spine, light wear & aging.)