Ellison Family: Roots Of My Soul
I know nothing about the Ellison Family, so, rather than write nothing, I’ll tell you how I came to posses this record.
(cue hypnotic music/enter flashback scene)…
A couple of months ago I took a trip to find records disguised as going back home to visit my family (it’s OK, they don’t read my website). So, while visiting my Mother I wandered to a nearby shopping mall with a record shop inside. This mall is too crappy to have a Sam Goody or whatever so thankfully they have a shop with actual vinyl. Stacked in front of the door on this day were 100’s of records that appeared to be the collection of a southern gospel DJ. Almost all from Memphis, mostly from the 80’s, and after a closer look, mostly crap. It was the kind of situation that gets your heart going only to have it sink under the weight of hundreds of digitally recorded church choir records from 1985… and no, there was none of that slap bass shit you kids are after these days. Anyhow, they had them 5 for a buck so I picked out about 2 dollars worth of the ones that looked semi-promising. This one was well worth the nickel…
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who needs a slap bass when stock cover gospel has that much grooving soul, wish more like that would turn up …….
I like these kind of reviews.
pretty funny that the cover photo is the same as the new age record posted back in november. http://waxidermy.com/2006/11/30/david-kessnerrudy-helm-music-for-progressive-relaxation-vol1/
is there anyway you can rip the album into mp3 and send me a copy? if this is the ellison family gospel group im thinking of then one of the bass players name is marvin ellison who happens to be a regional manager at home depot.. please can email me a price for ripping the content.. and any other albums u have from this group..thanks
That cover image was also used for the cover of a release by `MV and EE with the bummer road` for their version of `Who do you love`
Yes that’s Marvin of JCP Family…not SURE WHICH one played bass, but brother Jonathan is a recording artist and older brother they call Bono, now deceased, played an instrument too.
Bobo