The Isley Brothers At Their Very Best Import 2LP (Vinyl)
& lt;header & gt;
& lt;p & gt; & lt;strong & gt;Hits Collection On Double LP! & lt;br & gt;
Includes & quot;It's Your Thing & quot;, & quot;Work To Do & quot;, & quot;That Lady & quot;, & quot;Summer Breeze & quot; & amp; More! & lt;/strong & gt; & lt;/p & gt;
& lt;/header & gt;
& lt;p & gt;The Isley Brothers have delighted audiences since the 1950's and are celebrating their eighth decade in show business. Morphing from their roots in gospel and doo-wop through funk, rock and then, finally, into slow-jam R & amp;B, the Isley Brothers remain one
of the most fascinating groups of all time. & lt;/p & gt;
& lt;p & gt;This album contains some of the most life-affirming music ever recorded: Ronald Isley's keening yelp offering strength and sensitivity as it's supported by brothers Rudolph and O'Kelly. This collection picks up their story in 1969. By this time, they
had been recording for 12 years for many legendary labels, from RCA, to Atlantic, to Motown. & lt;/p & gt;
& lt;p & gt;The brothers decided to go it alone on their own label, T-Neck. The repurposed Isley's broke onto the scene with the US R & amp;B No.1/Hot 100 No. 2, & quot;It's Your Thing & quot;. The album of the same name was a Top 30 smash and the group's decision was vindicated. & quot;It's
Your Thing & quot; marked a meeting point of influences: Sly Stone, James Brown, gospel and one-time group member Jimi Hendrix, laying the template for the Isley's next decade, from the gritty rock covers of Givin' It Back to the era-defining 3 + 3 (with the
formal addition of the two younger Isleys, Ernie and Marvin, plus brother-in-law Chris Jasper). & lt;/p & gt;
& lt;p & gt;After the 1972 release of Brother, Brother, Brother (featuring the classic & quot;Work To Do & quot;) T-Neck moved to CBS leading to their first Platinum-selling album (1973's 3+3). Produced with Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff, 3+3 was practically prescribed
to every soul boy in the UK (witness Wham's cover of & quot;If You Were There & quot;). For the Isleys to take their old R & amp;B hit, & quot;Who's That Lady & quot; and turn it into hard-rocking psychedelic soul was a blazing statement of their intent. Their version of Seals and
Croft's pretty & quot;Summer Breeze & quot; became one of their biggest hits, with Ronald and Ernie stamping their authority on the ballad. & lt;/p & gt;
& lt;section id= & quot;features & quot; & gt;
& lt;h3 & gt;Features & lt;/h3 & gt;
& lt;ul & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Double LP & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;140g Vinyl & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Gatefold sleeve & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Made in Germany & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;/ul & gt;
& lt;/section & gt;
& lt;section id= & quot;selections & quot; & gt;
& lt;h3 & gt;Selections & lt;/h3 & gt;
& lt;h4 & gt;Side One: & lt;/h4 & gt;
& lt;ol & gt;
& lt;li & gt;It's Your Thing & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Work To Do & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;That Lady, Pts. 1 & amp; 2 & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Summer Breeze, Pts. 1 & amp; 2 & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;/ol & gt;
& lt;h4 & gt;Side Two: & lt;/h4 & gt;
& lt;ol & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Harvest For The World & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Live It Up (Pt. 1 & amp; 2) & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Hello It's Me & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Groove With You & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;/ol & gt;
& lt;h4 & gt;Side Three: & lt;/h4 & gt;
& lt;ol & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Fight The Power (Pt. 1 & amp; 2) & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Hope You Feel Better Love (Pt. 1 & amp; 2) & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;For The Love Of You, Pts. 1 & amp; 2 & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;The Highways Of My Life & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;/ol & gt;
& lt;h4 & gt;Side Four: & lt;/h4 & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Footsteps In The Dark, Pts. 1 & amp; 2 & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;It's A Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop), Pts. 1 & amp; 2 & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Say You Will, Pts. 1 & amp; 2 & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Between The Sheets & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;/ol & gt;
& lt;/section & gt;
Gladys Knight & The Pips Hits 1973-1985 Import 2LP (Vinyl)
& lt;header & gt;
& lt;p & gt; & lt;strong & gt;19 Classic Soul Tracks On Double LP! & lt;br & gt;
One Of The Most Beloved Singers Of All Time In One Of The Greatest Soul Acts! & lt;/strong & gt; & lt;/p & gt;
& lt;/header & gt;
& lt;p & gt;Gladys Knight & amp; the Pips remain, without doubt, one of the greatest acts of the soul era. With powerful lead vocals supported by ultra-smooth harmonies delivering a catalogue of hits, their mark on the charts alone is impressive enough. Add in their remarkable
fashions, memorable choreography and collaborations with some of the greatest songwriters of all time, and you have the definition of iconic artist right there. & lt;/p & gt;
& lt;p & gt;Breaking through in the late '50s on Jackie Wilson's Brunswick label, first serious chart success came soon after signing to Buddah in 1973 and the release of a Jim Weatherly number, & quot;Where Peaceful Waters Flow & quot;. Their second release for Buddah took them
into the pop stratosphere. & quot;Midnight Train To Georgia & quot; - another Weatherly composition - landed them a US No. 1 and UK No. 10 hit. & lt;/p & gt;
& lt;p & gt;And then classic hit after classic hit flowed. & quot;Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me & quot; (Weatherly), & quot;Baby Don't Change Your Mind & quot; (Van McCoy), & quot;Make Yours A Happy Home & quot; (Curtis Mayfield), & quot;Baby, Baby Don't Waste My Time & quot; and & quot;Bourgie, Bourgie & quot; (both Ashford
& amp; Simpson) all feature here among many others as a slice of the group's huge repertoire. & lt;/p & gt;
& lt;p & gt;After the group amicably disbanded in 1989, Gladys continued to record and perform, including her joining the select band of superstars to have performed a James Bond theme, with her unmistakable & quot;Licence To Kill & quot;. Still performing solo to this day, & quot;The
Georgia-born 'Empress of Soul' reigns supreme, & quot; wrote The Times of Gladys as recently as 2019. But it will be the group's golden era from the early-'70s to the mid-'80s catalogued here that Gladys Knight & amp; the Pips will always be most fondly, and recognizably,
remembered for. & lt;/p & gt;
& lt;section id= & quot;features & quot; & gt;
& lt;h3 & gt;Features & lt;/h3 & gt;
& lt;ul & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Double LP & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;140g Vinyl & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Gatefold sleeve & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Made in Germany & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Import & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;/ul & gt;
& lt;/section & gt;
& lt;section id= & quot;selections & quot; & gt;
& lt;h3 & gt;Selections & lt;/h3 & gt;
& lt;h4 & gt;Disc One & lt;/h4 & gt;
& lt;h5 & gt;Side One: & lt;/h5 & gt;
& lt;ol & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Midnight Train To Georgia & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Where Peaceful Waters Flow & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;I Feel A Song (In My Heart) & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;The Way We Were / Try To Remember & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;/ol & gt;
& lt;h5 & gt;Side Two: & lt;/h5 & gt;
& lt;ol & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Baby, Don't Change Your Mind & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Make Yours A Happy Home & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;So Sad The Song & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Come Back And Finish What You Started & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Baby, Baby Don't Waste My Time & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;/ol & gt;
& lt;h4 & gt;Disc Two & lt;/h4 & gt;
& lt;h5 & gt;Side Three: & lt;/h5 & gt;
& lt;ol & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Taste Of Bitter Love & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Bourgie, Bourgie & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Love Finds Its Own Way & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;You're Number One (In My Book) & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Landlord & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;/ol & gt;
& lt;h5 & gt;Side Four: & lt;/h5 & gt;
& lt;ol & gt;
& lt;li & gt;When You're Far Away & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Save The Overtime (For Me) & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Till I See You Again & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;li & gt;Hero (Wind Beneath My Wings) & lt;/li & gt;
& lt;/ol & gt;
& lt;/section & gt;
