Soul Jazz Records Presents - Holy Church Of The Ecstatic Soul - A Higher Power: Gospel Funk & Soul - VINYL LP

Soul Jazz Records' Holy Church of the Ecstatic Soul Gospel, Funk and Soul at the Crossroads 1971-83 draws upon the extensive links between black American gospel music and soul music, showing how the sensibilities of gospel artists such as Shirley Caeser, Dorothy Norwood, Andrae Crouch and others crossed over into secular soul music during this period. // The album was first available as a (sold out) ltd. Edn. coloured vinyl for RSD23 and is now available for the first time on CD. // Many of the most successful soul artists - from Aretha Franklin to Al Green, The Staple Singers to Sam Cooke - all drew upon their upbringing in the church for their musical inspiration. This album discusses how important the links between the black church and soul music were in creating soul music and spotlights some of the many important (and also little-known) gospel artists who walked this line between sacred music and soul, funk and disco in the 1970s and early 1980s. // Holy Church of the Ecstatic Soul shows how sacred gospel music was at home with Stevie Wonder, Blaxploitation-style funk and produced music celebrated both in New York's underground discos (The Paradise Garage, Studio 54, etc) and later sampled by the likes of Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg and Mary J Bilge. 1. Andraé Crouch & The Disciples - Satisfied (3. 07)2. Shirley Caesar - Jesus Children Of America (4. 19)3. The Meditation Singers - Trouble's Brewin' (5. 01)4. The Clark Sisters - You Brought The Sunshine (5. 49)5. Dorothy Norwood - Let Your Feet Down Easy (2. 42)6. Shirley Caesar - Jesus Is Coming (3. 50)7. Swan Silvertones - If You Believe Your God Is Dead (3. 11)8. The Alvin Darling Ensemble - Is There Anybody Here? (3. 24)9. Roscoe Robinson - There's A Creator (3. 10)10. Destiny - Nothing Can Stop Me Now (2. 57)11. The Meditation Singers - Good Old Gospel Music (4. 32) 12. Keith Barrow - Everything Is Gonna Be Alright (3

Limited edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on translucent magenta coloured 180-gram audiophile vinyl. This Boot Is Made For Fonk-N offers straight, unrelentless hard funk. This album is packed with some sweaty workouts Bootsy Collins is well known for delivering on his own as well as with Parliament-Funkadelic. InchUnder The Influence Of A Groove,Inch InchBootsy Get Live,Inch and InchJam Fan (Hot)Inch are the standout tracks on this LP. Album Tracks 1. First Fonk-N Side // 1 // Mouth-Music 2. Under the Influence of a Groove 3. Bootsy Get Live 4. Oh Boy Gorl 5. Roll Overside // First // Wipe-Out Music 6. Jam Fan (Hot) 7. Chug-A-Lug (The Bun Patrol) 8. Shejam (Almost Bootsy Show) 9. Reprise (Get Live)

This is the new digitally remastered 2015 expanded edition of Soul Jazz Records' biggest ever selling , 100% Dynamite! Ska, Soul, Rocksteady and Funk in Jamaica. Album Tracks 1. Willie Williams - Armageddon Time 2. Toots & the Maytals - Night and Day 3. The Marvels - Rocksteady 4. The Upsetters - Popcorn 5. Bunny Clarke - Be Thankful 6. Tommy McCook - Green Mango 7. Brentford All - Stars - Greedy G 8. Lenniehibbert - Real Hot 9. Horace Andy - My Soul 10. Johnny Osbourne - We Need Love 1. Bunny Brown - I Love the Way You Love 2. Jackie Mittoo - Stereo Freeze 3. Phyllis Dillon - Woman of the Ghetto 4. Cedric Brooks - Give Rasta Glory 5. Alton Ellis - Son of Man 6. Sound Dimension - Granny Scratch Scratch 7. Lloyd Robinson - Cuss Cuss 8. Sound Dimension - Drum Song 9. Ken Boothe - Is It Because I'm Black