v/a- A Stranger I May Be: Savoy Gospel 1954-1966 2LP Alternative and affirming primary and mental

and affirming primary and mental health care to all members of the LGBTQ+ community

Ironically

Almost four years since the 'Signs Of The Future' 12"

who also failed to fully stamp their mark whilst active

” where call-and-response whispers and interspersed speech evoke another of the album’s themes: talking through discord

v/a- A Stranger I May Be: Savoy Gospel 1954-1966 2LP Alternative and affirming primary and mentalThe first of three volumes surveying surely the mightiest Gospel label of them all. Stomping, rollicking gospel music, intermingling with raw soul, searing blues, hard rocking doo wop and jazz, and storming R&B. Infused and incandescent with the hurting, surging indignation of the Civil Rights movement, here are twenty four precious scorchers by giants like the Staple Singers and Jimmy Scott, alongside devastating sides by less celebrated names like