Rare Soul & R&b Masters

Ray Charles - Rare Genius: The Undiscovered Masters (2010) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz] Vinyl & HR

Posted by BlondStyle at Feb. 24, 2017

Concord Records is celebrating the 80th birthday of the legendary Ray Charles with a special gift for his legions of fans: Rare Genius: The Undiscovered Masters. This treasure trove of newly discovered recordings, highlighted by a duet with fellow icon Johnny Cash, become available on October 25th, 2010.

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Ray Charles - Rare Genius: The Undiscovered Masters (2010) Music

Posted by kidbandest at Nov. 10, 2010

Concord Records is celebrating the 80th birthday of the legendary Ray Charles with a special gift for his legions of fans: Rare Genius: The Undiscovered Masters. This treasure trove of newly discovered recordings, highlighted by a duet with fellow icon Johnny Cash, will become available on October 26th, 2010.

Culled from four decades worth of demos and other previously unreleased material, Rare Genius showcases the remarkable artistic vision, stylistic range and emotionally rich vocals that crafted Charles enduring legacy. Listening to the ten gems from the '70s, '80s and '90s that comprise this CD, fans will have no trouble envisioning the late singer rocking back and forth at the piano as he effortlessly segues between R&B/soul, pop, country and gospel. "Ray would always get inside the meaning of a lyric and make the listener believe every word," says Concord Music Group Chief Creative Officer, John Burk. "His vocals carried incredible emotion and intensity, even on demo tapes. What we have here with Rare Genius is on par with some of his greatest works."

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VA - Foxy R&B - Richard Stamz Chicago Blues (2013) Music

Posted by Rtax at Jan. 31, 2024

Richard Stamz was a colourful R&B and soul DJ who operated in Chicago throughout the 50s and 60s. A slick, jive talker who hosted a groundbreaking black TV show in the city in 1956, his on-air persona ran from crown prince to royal highness. Around 1960 he took over the Cobra/Artistic/Abco studio and the Paso label, which he continued to run alongside his own Foxy operation. Bluesman Harold Burrage was already at Paso; he and Stamz began working closely together, with Burrage recording, composing songs, playing sessions and even voicing ads for Stamz’s radio show. Burrage’s 45s for Paso and Foxy are superb examples of early 60s blues as it moved towards soul. His extremely rare original version of Betty Everett’s ‘Please Love Me’ will be of great interest to new breed R&B fans, as will many of the tracks on these largely uncharted labels.

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The Isley Brothers - The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters: 1959-1983 (2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz] Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDV at Jan. 26, 2024

The Isley Brothers - The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters: 1959-1983 (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 20h:36m:33s | 25,52 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover(s)

"The Isley Brothers: The RCA Victor and T-Neck Album Masters (1959-1983)", a monumental 23-disc box set collection chronicling the sonic evolution and abiding achievements of the unprecedented R&B ensemble, The Isley Brothers. Features newly remastered versions of The Isley Brothers' 21 albums, nearly all of which are expanded with rare mixes and tracks making their CD and digital debuts. This box set follows The Isley Brothers through their transformation from a 1950's doo-wop/gospel vocal group into the world's preeminent R&B Rock'N'Soul powerhouse party band. Includes 84 rare and previously unreleased bonus tracks including the "Great Lost Isley Brothers Album" - Wild In Woodstock: Live At Bearsville Sound Studio 1980, a live studio double album now newly restored.

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V.A. - Blues Masters Vol 15 (3CD, 2012) Music

Posted by Speedyclick at July 7, 2012

Two great ladies of the blues open the 15th volume: Big Mama Thornton and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The other two CD of the set deal with Sunnyland Slim, Johnny Shines, Huey "Piano" Smith and Frankie Lee Sims. 60 more rare authentic recordings wait to be added to your blues collection. Enjoy.

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James Brown - Sings Raw Soul (1967) {Universal Music Japan Mini LP UICY-9288 rel 2003} Music

Posted by ruskaval at Sept. 5, 2018

James Brown - Sings Raw Soul (1967) {Universal Music Japan Mini LP UICY-9288 rel 2003}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 198 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 80 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (jpg) -> 36 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1967, 2003 Polydor / Universal Music Japan | UICY-9288 | Cardboard Sleeve | 24bit remastering
Funk / R'n'B / Soul / Funky Jam

Limited to 5000 copies. Paper sleeve. RAW SOUL, originally released as KING-1610 was James Brown's second of five album releases in 1967. The iconic "rainbow" cover was traded for a more "hip" line drawing when the album was reissued in 1970. The original 1967 UK release on Pye International had it's own unique jacket as well. All subsequent CD issues reverted to the original art. The album was the usual mix of recent single releases with two cuts (3 & 8) from the unreleased (at the time) OUT OF SIGHT and one rare (for Brown at the time) LP only track (10).

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VA - Ike Turner Studio Productions New Orleans And Los Angeles 1963-1965 (2012) Music

Posted by Rtax at March 9, 2024

Singer-songwriter Jimmy Thomas had this to say about recording with the Ike & Tina Revue: “I’ll tell you some strange stuff. I’ll tell you why you get confused with this stuff. Everybody gets confused. Look … Ike was a wheeler-dealer when it came to … I mean he knew how to juggle. In them days people like myself … in the organisation … we were just young, only Ike knew what was going on. And Ike would make masters and masters of other masters and wheel and deal and change names around and stuff … like, I wrote two or three Ikettes songs that sold pretty good and Ike stuck his name on ’em and stuff like that. Because he said, ‘Hey, don’t worry about it, I got the publishing company so the money’ll come’ … you don’t know until later on, a few years later you learn better and you do it different. But, yeah, he sold a lot of masters more than one time. He re-recorded songs, you know, new masters of various songs. That’s why you see things on various labels, same song by a different name … We would be on the road, we did a lot of recording down in New Orleans, Cosimo’s studio … Whatever city we’d be in, we was always touring, we’d do some recording usually. Lay down some tracks. Odd places, population twenty and stuff like that. If there was a studio there and we was in town, Ike got some ideas, even if they ain’t new ideas, just re-record what we did last year, you know, whatever …”

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Blinky - Heart Full of Soul: The Motown Anthology (2019) Music

Posted by Rtax at Aug. 19, 2023

Blinky - Heart Full of Soul: The Motown Anthology (2019)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 365 MB
2:38:30 | Soul, Funk, R&B, Pop | Label: Real Gone Music

The story of Sondra 'Blinky' Williams has long been shrouded in mystery. The soulful singer came to Motown Records in 1967 following stints at Vee-Jay and Atlantic, bringing her passionate and powerful deep soul sound to Hitsville, USA. Despite recording dozens of tracks between 1968 and 1973, only a small handful saw release: a mere four 45s plus an album of duets with Edwin Starr, two live cuts, and a couple of one-off recordings, including a key moment on the best-selling soundtrack of Lady Sings the Blues. Over the years, Blinky tracks would emerge on compilation releases, prompting fans worldwide to clamor for more and even launch a 'Free Blinky from the Vaults' campaign.

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Betty Harris - Soul Perfection (2024 Remastered) (1969/2024) Music

Posted by Rtax at June 12, 2024

Betty Harris - Soul Perfection (2024 Remastered) (1969/2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 242 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 100 MB
42:30 | Soul | Label: Sansu Records

Soul singer Betty Harris – mainly known for her Jubilee and Sansu recordings – was born in 1939 in Orlando, Florida. As a teenager she worked as a mate for Big Maybelle who encouraged her to start singing. First recording was released in 1962, her major hit was a cover of Solomon Burke’s “Cry To Me” in 1963. Taken at a slower pace, Harris’ rendition turned the song into a Billboard Hot 100 number 23 hit and soon became a deep soul classic. A total of three further singles including a reissue of “Cry to Me” were released on Jubilee with “His Kiss”, which was released on January 4, 1964, another deep soul ballad, reaching the lower part of the Billboard Pop and R&B charts. In 1964, Betty Harris switched record labels to Sansu, a New Orleans label, where she was produced by Allen Toussaint. Her recordings with Sansu produced ten singles and Toussaint raw yet sophisticated Southern soul arrangements behind Harris’ rich, distinctive vocal, are considered prime specimens of the classic soul era. Soul Perfection, originally licensed on UK label Action in 1969 , was in fact a collection of her previous works on Sansu, a rare groove affair rapidly in demand between a crowd of obsessive fans all over the world. Harris retired from performing in 1970 to raise a family and made an occasional return in 2007 with the album Intuition.

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Betty Harris - Soul Perfection (2024 Remastered) (1969/2024) (Hi-Res) Vinyl & HR

Posted by Rtax at June 12, 2024

Betty Harris - Soul Perfection (2024 Remastered) (1969/2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24bit-44.1kHz - 448 MB
42:30 | Soul | Label: Sansu Records

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