{"title":"Vinyl Digest Books","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eEvery musical genre conveys a unique narrative. While some genres are thoroughly documented, others persist through obscure records, independent labels, radio broadcasts, personal collections, and the expertise of dedicated collectors who have spent decades uncovering their histories.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVinyl Digest\u003c\/em\u003e was established to preserve and share these stories.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eVinyl Digest\u003c\/em\u003e is an ongoing series of reference books, each devoted to a specific musical genre, movement, or cultural theme. Each volume features hundreds of carefully selected records, accompanied by concise, well-researched commentary that offers both historical and musical context.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRather than compiling definitive ‘best of’ lists, \u003cem\u003eVinyl Digest\u003c\/em\u003e serves as a field guide for discovery. Our books are intended to spark curiosity, deepen appreciation, and encourage readers to explore beyond familiar boundaries.\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"vinyl-digest-spiritual-cosmic-jazz","title":"Vinyl Digest: Spiritual \u0026 Cosmic Jazz","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eVinyl Digest #1: Spiritual \u0026amp; Cosmic Jazz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e400 Genre-Defining Records\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten By Amir Abdullah and Manu Boubli\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdited by Andrew Mason\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e400 essential spiritual and cosmic jazz records, selected and annotated by DJ Amir Abdullah (180 Proof Records, Strata Records) and Manu Boubli (Comet Records, Superfly Records). Five chapters trace the genre from its mid-1960s awakening through its golden age to the artists reimagining it today, with rarity scores, collector’s checkboxes and full-color original artwork throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe 1960s saw radical changes in the world of jazz, as musicians sought a newfound purpose in an era of political turmoil and rising cultural consciousness, searching for fresh approaches to the form that would sonically illuminate the state of the world and what lay beyond. Artists like Sun Ra, Pharoah Sanders, and Alice and John Coltrane built a creative foundation that emphasized peace, universality, devotion, and cosmic awareness through music, and came to be known as spiritual and cosmic jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eInfluential friends and figures in the spiritual jazz scene, including musicians, scholars, and experts like Gilles Peterson, King Britt, and Matthew Halsall have contributed lists of their favorites, giving insight into the personal connection these songs have with so many.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAT A GLANCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e400 records\u003c\/b\u003e: each individually annotated, spanning 1961–2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 chapters:\u003c\/b\u003e Essentials · Awakening of a Movement · Golden Age · Keepers of the Flame · New Generation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 essential compilations\u003c\/b\u003e with a survey essay on the reissue labels that opened the genre\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e27 guest selector lists\u003c\/b\u003e from DJs, musicians, label heads, scholars and journalists\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eExtended interview\u003c\/b\u003e with Amir Abdullah and Manu Boubli, conducted by Andrew Mason and Fiona MacPherson-Amador\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRarity scoring\u003c\/b\u003e 15 — from common pressings to the holiest grails; \u003cb\u003eCollector’s checkboxes\u003c\/b\u003e on every entry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecords from 20+ countries\u003c\/b\u003e — USA, Japan, France, UK, Germany, South Africa, Italy, Finland, Netherlands, Argentina, Brazil, Trinidad and more\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull index\u003c\/b\u003e of listed artists and guest performers; Blank \u003cb\u003enotes pages\u003c\/b\u003e at the back for want-lists and annotations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCover Artist\u003c\/b\u003e Mzwandile Buthelezi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eARTISTS INSIDE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJohn Coltrane · Alice Coltrane · Pharoah Sanders · Sun Ra · Mary Lou Williams · Gary Bartz · McCoy Tyner · Yusef Lateef · Max Roach · Archie Shepp · Doug \u0026amp; Jean Carn · Lonnie Liston Smith · Andy Bey · Shamek Farrah · Stanley Cowell · Grachan Moncur III · Eddie Gale · Adele Sebastian · Michael White · Black Renaissance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLABELS COVERED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eStrata-East · Black Jazz · Tribe · Impulse! · Muse · Blue Note · Prestige · Flying Dutchman · Milestone · Palm · El Saturn · India Navigation · Nimbus West · Baystate · Theresa · Black Fire · BYG Actuel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGUEST SELECTORS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eGilles Peterson · King Britt · Thurston Moore · Matthew Halsall · DJ Spinna · Eothen “Egon” Alapatt · Yale Evelev (Luaka Bop) · Nabil Ayers · Gerald “Jazzman” Short · Alan Braufman · Melvin Gibbs · Mats Gustafsson · Marcus J. Moore · Kwami Coleman · Tina Edwards · Lovie · Fuzati · JJ Whitefield · Yusuke Ogawa · Kees Heus · Antoine Rajon · Franck Descollonges · John Morrison · Alioune N’Diaye · Andrew Mason ·Eilon Paz \u0026amp; Fiona MacPherson-Amador\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE AUTHORS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmir Abdullah\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAmir Abdullah (DJ Amir) is a music historian, curator, record executive, and founder of 180 Proof Records. With more than three decades in the music industry, he is recognized internationally for his work preserving musical heritage, particularly through the restoration of Detroit’s Strata Records catalog. A former Vice President of Fat Beats and host of The Kronicles on NTS Radio, Amir lectures, curates, and DJs worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eManu Boubli\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA native Parisian, Manu Boubli played an important part in the birth of the French acid jazz scene in the early ’90s. He went on to found Comet Records, producing drummer Tony Allen while spinning eclectic DJ sets, writing for magazines, and compiling rare groove collections. In 2012, he co-founded Superfly Records, one of the world’s leading record shops and reissue labels.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dust \u0026 Grooves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67716643684506,"sku":"VDSJ001","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/6315\/6890\/files\/SJ_Front_Cover_Dummy_Square.jpg?v=1791992937"},{"product_id":"vinyl-digest-african-funk-soul-disco","title":"Vinyl Digest: African Funk, Soul \u0026 Disco","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eVinyl Digest #2: African Funk, Soul \u0026amp; Disco\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e400 Genre-Defining Records\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten By Manu Boubli \u0026amp; Uchenna Ikonne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdited by Andrew Mason\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e400 essential African funk, soul and disco records, selected and annotated by Uchenna Ikonne, music historian and founder of Comb \u0026amp; Razor Sound, and Manu Boubli (Comet Records, Superfly Records). Seven chapters run from raw 1970s funk through Afrobeat, jazz fusion and disco to the global diaspora, with rarity scores, collector’s checkboxes and full-color original artwork throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFor years, coverage of African popular music outside the continent has been sporadic and incomplete, left to a small number of academics, collectors, and a handful of labels exporting the artists deemed marketable. Many African artists, wildly popular in their own regions, reached listeners in the Global North only through those scattershot channels. Recent years have brought serious reissue work and DJs pushing beyond Fela Kuti, Hugh Masekela and Miriam Makeba — but few attempts to dig deeply and authoritatively into the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Writing a book on African music is like deciding you want to write a symphony — but before you can write the music, you first \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ehave to invent every instrument in the orchestra.”\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e— Uchenna Ikonne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAT A GLANCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e400 records\u003c\/b\u003e: each individually annotated, spanning 1964–2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 chapters:\u003c\/b\u003e Essentials · Raw Power · Afrobeat · Sounds Like Jazz · Disco Craze · Electrified · Global Movement\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 essential compilations\u003c\/b\u003e with a survey essay on the reissue labels that opened the genre\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 guest selector lists\u003c\/b\u003e from DJs, musicians, label heads, scholars and journalists\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eExtended interview\u003c\/b\u003e with Manu Boubli and Uchenna Ikonne, conducted by Andrew Mason\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRarity scoring\u003c\/b\u003e 1 5 — from common pressings to the holiest grails; \u003cb\u003eCollector’s checkboxes\u003c\/b\u003e on every entry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecords from 20+ countries\u003c\/b\u003e — Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Zambia, Ethiopia, Mali, Senegal, Benin, Guinea, Kenya and more\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlossary of 19 regional styles \u003c\/b\u003e— Afrobeat, highlife, mbaqanga, soukous, kwaito, ziglibithy, ikwokirikwo and more\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull index\u003c\/b\u003e of listed artists and guest performers; Blank \u003cb\u003enotes pages\u003c\/b\u003e at the back for want-lists and annotations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCover Artist\u003c\/b\u003e Lemi Ghariokwu — designer of twenty-six Fela Kuti album covers, dubbed “King of Covers” by Observer Music Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eARTISTS INSIDE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFela Kuti · Tony Allen · Ebo Taylor · King Sunny Adé · Manu Dibango · The Lijadu Sisters · Ofege · The Funkees · Orlando Julius · Blo · Marijata · K. Frimpong · Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou · Prince Nico Mbarga · Osibisa · Harari · Black Disco · Dick Khoza · Shina Williams · Peter King · Amara Touré · Tabu Ley Rochereau · Steve Monite · Nkono Teles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLABELS COVERED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEMI Nigeria · Decca Afrodisia · Tabansi · Albarika Store · Essiebons · Phonodisk · The Sun · Polydor · HMV · Makossa International · Soundway · Analog Africa · Strut · Comb \u0026amp; Razor Sound · Now-Again · Hot Casa · Matsuli · Odion Livingstone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGUEST SELECTORS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRich Medina · Eothen “Egon” Alapatt · Quinton Scott (Strut) · Michael Veal · Wunmi Olaiya · Lemi Ghariokwu · Hugo Mendez (Sofrito) · Frank Merritt (The Carvery) · Matt Temple (Matsuli) · Gary Johnson (Mr Bongo) · Temitope Kogbe (Odion Livingstone) · Julien Lebrun (Hot Casa) · Liam Farrell (Doctor L) · John Armstrong · Greg de Villanova · Andrew Mason · Manu Boubli · Eilon Paz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE AUTHORS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eUchenna Ikonne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eUchenna Ikonne is a filmmaker, record producer, and author specializing in the histories of the music of Black America and West Africa. He played a key role in the ‘00s revival of vintage African music via his blog With Comb \u0026amp; Razor and reissue imprint Comb \u0026amp; Razor Sound. He has DJed across the globe and worked as a research and licensing consultant, and has curated compilations for Soundway, Now-Again, Luaka Bop, and Analog Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eManu Boubli\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA native Parisian, Manu Boubli played an important part in the birth of the French acid jazz scene in the early ’90s. He went on to found Comet Records, producing drummer Tony Allen while spinning eclectic DJ sets, writing for magazines, and compiling rare groove collections. In 2012, he co-founded Superfly Records, one of the world’s leading record shops and reissue labels.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dust \u0026 Grooves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67716759978138,"sku":"VDAFSD001","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/6315\/6890\/files\/AFSD_Front_Cover_Dummy_Square.jpg?v=1791993347"},{"product_id":"vinyl-digest-folk-rock-psychedelia-in-south-southeast-asia","title":"Vinyl Digest: Folk, Rock \u0026 Psychedelia in South \u0026 Southeast Asia","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten By Chris Menist and Maft Sai\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdited by Anna Blumenthal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e300 essential LPs and 45s from across South and Southeast Asia, selected and annotated by Chris Menist and Maft Sai, co-founders of the Paradise Bangkok label and party. Five chapters trace modernized folk and devotional music through surf, garage, psych and disco, with rarity scores, collector’s checkboxes and full-color original artwork throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWestern bands have long been influenced by the music of the Eastern hemisphere, but simultaneous sonic conversations have occurred in South and Southeast Asia among local bands amalgamating imported sounds with tradition. The psychedelic repetitions and drones that Western groups have drawn inspiration from have long been crucial elements in music from South and Southeast Asia, and too often overlooked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“We wanted to include records that people won’t be able to read about elsewhere. There are some records in this book that are being properly documented for the first time.”\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Chris Menist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAT A GLANCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e300 records\u003c\/b\u003e: LPs and 45s, each individually annotated\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 chapters:\u003c\/b\u003e Essentials · Folk \u0026amp; Devotional Music · Surf \u0026amp; Garage · Psych · Soul, Funk \u0026amp; Disco\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 essential compilations\u003c\/b\u003e with a survey essay on the reissue labels that opened the genre\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 guest selector lists\u003c\/b\u003e from DJs, musicians, label heads, scholars and journalists\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eExtended interview\u003c\/b\u003e with Chris Menist and Maft Sai, conducted by Anna Blumenthal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRarity scoring\u003c\/b\u003e 1 5 — from common pressings to the holiest grails; \u003cb\u003eCollector’s checkboxes\u003c\/b\u003e on every entry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecords from 10 countries\u003c\/b\u003e — Thailand, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Singapore, Vietnam, Iran, Bangladesh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlossary of 50+ regional terms\u003c\/b\u003e — molam, luk thung, dangdut, qawwali, gamelan, pop yeh yeh, nh(c vàng, keronchong and more\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull index\u003c\/b\u003e of listed artists and guest performers; Blank \u003cb\u003enotes pages\u003c\/b\u003e at the back for want-lists and annotations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCover Artist\u003c\/b\u003e Marigold Santos\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eARTISTS INSIDE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSroeng Santi · Angkanang Kunchai · Petch Phin Thong · Waipod Petchsuphan · AKA · Panbers · Harry Roesli · Yanti Bersaudara · Benjamin S · Sohail Rana · Nazia Hassan · Ilaiyaraaja · R. D. Burman · Bappi Lahiri · Asha Puthli · Boy Katindig · The Panthers · Saloma\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMUSIC STYLES COVERED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMolam · luk thung · pop yeh yeh · dangdut · qawwali · gambus · keronchong · nh(c vàng · Lollywood film scores · Sunda · Minang\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGUEST SELECTORS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eKieran Hebden (Four Tet) · Dan Snaith (Caribou) · Gilles Peterson · Andy Votel (Finders Keepers) · Alice Whittington (Sama Sama) · Discostan · Natasha Noorani · Don Leisure · Nishant Mittal (Digging In India) · Jawa Jones · Naza Mohamad (Sputnik Rekordz) · Samson Pho · Pritpal Ajimal · Dangdut Banget\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE AUTHORS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Menist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eChris Menist is a London-based writer, DJ, and musician best known as the co-founder of the Paradise Bangkok label and the Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band. He co curated \u003ci\u003eSound of Siam\u003c\/i\u003e Volumes 1 and 2 for Soundway, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThai? Dai!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e for Finders Keepers, \u003ci\u003eQat, Coffee and Qambus\u003c\/i\u003e for Dust-To-Digital, and \u003ci\u003eLife Is A Heavy Burden\u003c\/i\u003e for Strut, and hosts the monthly \u003ci\u003eParadise Bangkok\u003c\/i\u003e show on NTS. His writing has appeared in Songlines and The Wire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaft Sai\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFor more than twenty years, Maft Sai has been chasing records across Southeast Asia and beyond. Based in Bangkok, he founded the Zudrangma Records shop and label, and Studio Lam, a bar and music venue, to share these discoveries. 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Seven chapters move through boogie, disco, choir, funk, modern soul, soul and vocal harmony, with rarity scores, collector’s checkboxes and full-color original artwork throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAs a distinct genre, gospel music took shape in the early twentieth century. Guided by songwriter and pianist Thomas A. Dorsey, the combination of sacred hymnal lyrics with the emotional power and rhythmic drive of blues and jazz created a new sound. Throughout the century, gospel soul was increasingly influenced by secular sounds, dividing conservative audiences but creating legends like Sam Cooke, the Staple Singers, and later, Al Green.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“People are starting to see that these records aren’t just about God, Jesus, or the devil. 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