Suggestions on Gospel (Choir) LPs

[Bill Hart]

If you love that B-3 sound - you need to look for the Mass Choir LP's - they are rare and hard to fiind, such as all of the James Clevland GMWA LP's, Mattic Moss Clark and the COGIC workshop choir, Geogia Mass, Florida Mass, Keith Pringle and the Pentecostal Community Choir, Mississippi Mass, and Willmington - Chester Mass Choir, just to name a few - as I said - very rare to find. I have a friend that has some of the Cleveland stuff.

Thank you.

 

[prerich]

old-timey........hmmmmmmm.

Try The New Life Community Choir's Wait on Him

What do you know about John P. Kee?!!!!

 

[asindc]

Anything by The Fairfield Four with my favorite being Standing In The Safety Zone

Was just recently introduced to this vocal group. Outstanding vocals and good recording. Enthusiastic +1!

 

[prerich]

Was just recently introduced to this vocal group. Outstanding vocals and good recording. Enthusiastic +1!

The Fairfield Four has some great music. My aunt has some old 78's of the original FF!

 

[prerich]

Other Gospel choirs - Thomas Whitfield, known as "The Maestro" in the gospel community. This guy was top notch! Actually did some work with Aretha Franklin - one of his best works was Alive and Satisfied (songs of note "Only A Look", "Nothing But the Blood", "Overture of Worship", and "In Case You've Forgotten").

James Hall is another person that has great gospel choir music!!!! His work on "The Blood" was terrific!!!!

A lot of audiophiles tend to like smaller scaled gospel such as what we call Quartet music. Dixie Hummingbirds, Fairfield Four, Blind Boys of Alabama, ect. These are indeed Gospel greats, however the sub-genres of gospel are just as complex as other types of music.

 

[prerich]

P.S. Gospel on vinyl....you need to check one label in particular...MALACO! They pretty much owned it back in the day.

 

[audioguy]

Not exactly "choir" but "Were you there" by Selah on the CD "Press On". Great music with great soundstage