ORG MUSIC GROUP RELEASES TRIO OF CLASSIC SOUL ALBUMS
When it comes to classic soul and R&B music, Brunswick Records is undoubtedly one of the most important and historically significant catalogs in the genre. As fans and collectors of this music, we were aware that the majority of Brunswick’s classic releases had been out of print for many years. Similar to our approach with the great jazz music of Black Lions Records or legendary blues and rock & roll from Sun Records, we partnered with the good folks at Brunswick to bring these records back to the shelves with the best possible sound we could achieve.
With access to the original Brunswick master tapes via Dennis Drake at the Music Lab in New Jersey, along with the restoration and mastering expertise of our regular engineer Dave Gardner, we are confident that these reissues can be held up as the essential vinyl editions of these incredible titles.
Our reissue series with Brunswick began in November 2020 with the release of The Chi-Lites’ masterpiece (For God’s Sake) Give More Power To The People and the classic holiday album, Merry Christmas From Jackie Wilson. In April of 2023, we followed up with Willie Henderson And The Soul Explosions’ Funky Chicken” as a Record Store Day exclusive, complete with two bonus tracks. This summer, we’re thrilled to share this next batch of titles from Jackie Wilson, The Lost Generation, and The Chi-Lites. We look forward to continuing this work with Brunswick to bring even more of their incredible catalog back to vinyl in the coming years.
Jackie Wilson
Higher and Higher [SPILL MAGAZINE ALBUM REVIEW HERE]
July 14, 2023
A1 (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
A2 I Don’t Need You Around
A3 I’ve Lost You
A4 Those Heartaches
A5 Soulville
B1 Open the Door to Your Heart
B2 I’m the One to Do It
B3 You Can Count on Me
B4 I Need Your Loving
B5 Somebody Up There Likes You
B6 When Will Our Day Come
The Lost Generation
Young, Tough and Terrible
July 21, 2023
A1 This is the Lost Generation (Vocal)
A2 Tired of Being Alone
A3 All in the Course of a Day
A4 You’ve Got to Crawl Before You Walk
A5 Sure is Funky
B1 The Young, Tough and the Terrible
B2 Paulette
B3 Thin Line Between Love and Hate
B4 One More Bridge to Cross
B5 This is the Lost Generation (Instrumental)
The Chi-Lites
A Lonely Man
August 11, 2023
A1 Oh Girl
A2 Living In The Footsteps Of Another Man
A3 Love Is
A4 Being In Love
A5 A Lonely Man
B1 The Man & The Woman (The Boy & The Girl)
B2 Ain’t Too Much of Nothin’
B3 Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
B4 The Coldest Days Of My Life
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