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Discover the formative recordings of this pioneering Bay Area band, produced by a young Sly Stone, showcasing their unique interpretation of the British Invasion, pop, garage punk, and folk-rock. A... more

Formed from the remnants of Pinkerton's Assorted Colours and guided by hitmakers Tony Macaulay and Geoff Stephens, The Flying Machine captured their brief rise with this tightly crafted slice of late... more

Recorded during their early '70s period, the group settles into a smoother, more mature harmony sound while still rooted in the disciplined approach of their Soul Clock years. It stands as a clear... more

Capturing The Whispers as they expanded their sound beyond their early Los Angeles roots into a more polished, studio-driven soul approach. This 1972 entry stands as a key early step in their rise,... more

From her earliest days playing piano by ear to her breakthrough as a country music voice in the early 1980s, Terri Gibbs has always sung with heart, honesty, and soul. Blind since infancy, Terri's... more

Sonny Stitt's 1974 Cadet burner finds the bebop veteran tearing through a heavy electric rhythm section, locking his trademark bite into a deep soul-jazz groove. With Roland Hanna, Ron Carter, and a... more

Shaped in the crucible of Matthew Katz's San Francisco roster and driven by a band wrestling openly with identity, faith, and artistic control, this record stands as one of the few surviving... more

After years of writing sharp, subversive songs for others, Shel Silverstein delivered this rare solo set, capturing his mix of humor, bite and off-kilter storytelling at full strength. Drawn from his... more

Howlin' Wolf, a towering presence in Mississippi Delta music and a trailblazer of Electric Chicago Blues, is a name that carries immense weight in music history. This remarkable live recording from... more

Enjoy hit after hit from the 'Double Dynamite' soul duo. Collected from the famous Nashville sessions. Remastered and reissued for 2026, these iconic tracks are powered by gospel energy and Miami... more

Walrus captured at full strength. Blending rock, soul, and tight horn arrangements into a confident, no-nonsense album, this is the band's only recorded statement and a true early seventies... more

Cut in 1968, this is the sound of a Los Angeles quartet pushing pop into stranger light. Recorded in Fort Worth but wired to West Coast circuitry, the record catches a young band's psychedelic... more

Born in an era obsessed with mysticism and the unknown, and long embraced by collectors for it's ambition and strange, searching spirit, this record stands as a rare document of a group determined to... more

Cut in 1968, this session catches a trumpeter at the height of his command. Showing impact and restraint in equal measure, Don's playing here is focused, unforced, and powered by years of bandstands,... more

A lost cornerstone of early eighties gospel-soul, Prayer Lamp merges gospel conviction with concrete elements of contemporary soul, funk and disco to create a sound rooted in the church but built for... more

After years spent behind the scenes in New York studios writing songs for artists like Gene Pitney and Blood, Sweat and Tears, Michael Gately stepped forward with this understated and personal body... more

Illustration were a powerful Canadian nine-piece known for their six-man horn section and the soulful lead vocals of Billy Ledster. Recorded in 1970 after extensive U.S. touring, this self-titled... more

Though the duo of Roslyn Johnson and Charles McCloud made only two albums in their career, both are among the most collectable records in gospel, and this 1981 debut showcases the duo at their most... more

Born of faith and forged in harmony, 'I Found the Answer' is a true gospel rarity, that speaks straight to the soul as only these voices can. Remastered for 2026 and newly reissued for CD, this is a... more

Roslyn Johnson & Charles McCloud, one of the finest gospel-soul duos of the 1980s, released only two records which both came out on the US Cheri label; the first being 'Everything Must Change' (1981)... more

Alen Robin, former head writer of the Tonight Show and creator of one of the biggest comedy records of the 60s, returns here with a sharper and stranger idea than anything he tried before.... more