Well I had the pleasure of a BIG 10 cd box arrive Tuesday that had been preordered a while back - more or less the minute I heard about it - as it seemed unbelievable.
It's taken four whole days to listen to it all!
Produced very much with the blessing of Messers Gamble and Huff themselves under Ian Dewhirst and programmed by Ralph Tee who in 1986 made the legendary 14 lp retrospective, this set gives us over 170 songs a good number previously unavailable on cd from the very beginning of their record label into the 90's and one previously unissued track. Some have unique 12" mixes and 45 edits.
You see 40 years ago the label was established and this is THE anniversary set.
Tracks in the soul, funk and 'disco' genres are covered with for instance disc seven for instance is mainly jazz influenced with Dexter Wansel featuring.
Everything has freshly mastered for this set from the original masters to sound as good as it can.
If that wasn't enough there's a 60 page booklet giving track by track narration and a US label discography something that's very handy.
For people like me who love this stuff it's a dream come true - such much timeless soul - and what is more this little gem only costs £41.37 from Amazon which is very little to pay for such a set.
I did however spend some money on some extra separate cds on Edsel of albums by MFSB who were the backing musicians of many of the labels hits and also of Teddy Pendergrass and Archie Bell & the Drells.
Edsel do most of the post 1976 albums from that label sounding really good.
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