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BIRTH OF SOUL: SPECIAL DETROIT EDITION 1961-64.

Birth Of Soul: Special Detroit Edition 1961-64. Twenty-one years have passed since the very first instalment in the Birth Of Soul compilation series was released by Kent Soul in May 1996.  Birth Of Soul featured an impressive all-star lineup, that included many of the giants of soul. Bobby Bland rubbed shoulders with Otis Redding, Jerry …

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BRENT SUPERB 60S SOUL SIDES.

BRENT SUPERB 60S SOUL SIDES. When Bob Shad founded Brent Records in 1959, he was no newcomer to the music industry. Music had been his life. Originally, Bob, a native New Yorker, started life as a session guitarist. Bob made it his business to know everyone within the New York music scene. He knew everyone …

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