The Seven Brothers - Crying In The Streets - Charly Records LP

The Seven Brothers - Crying In The Street - Charly LP

Reading the interesting sleeve notes by Dean Rudland ,accompanying this Gospel album ,he explains the amount of Gospel albums such as this that were recorded and then sold at churches or showcases around the USA ,without ever denting the music charts ,and remain obscure and rare ,often being pressed in small quantities.

This album ,which was originally released on Lelan Rogers “ House Of The Fox “ label ,features the powerful vocals of Robert Sims with the title track “ Crying In The Streets “ being a powerful Gospel version of the George Perkins 1969 song ,released in the wake of Dr Martin Luther King’s shooting in 1969 .The powerful “I Had A Dream “ ,the uptempo shouters “ I’ve Been Born Again “ ,” Me And The Devil “ and the jazzy tinged “ America “ are all good examples of overlooked Black music straight from the church .

As mentioned the sterling sleeve notes by Dean Rudland are really interesting,with the album being pressed on a silver / grey rippled effect vinyl .