{"product_id":"alan-parker-and-madeline-bell-the-voice-of-soul-themes-reissues-2027-repress","title":"Alan Parker And Madeline Bell - The Voice Of Soul (Themes Reissues) [2027 Repress]","description":"\u003cp\u003eVeteran library musician \u003cstrong\u003eAlan Parker\u003c\/strong\u003e recorded with session vocalist \u003cstrong\u003eMadeline Bell\u003c\/strong\u003e for his Themes International Music label and the result was 1976’s \u003cem\u003eThe Voice of Soul\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sensational uptempo dancer \u003cem\u003e“That’s What Friends Are For”\u003c\/em\u003e is probably the most well known track on the record, and is a big hit on the rare groove scene, but it is by no means an anomaly. \u003cem\u003eThe Voice of Soul\u003c\/em\u003e is essentially a perfect, sophisticated soul album with heaps of swagger and sass from beginning to end. Its once generic-sounding title is now deservedly definitive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd the whole LP oozes sex. It oozes sex so much that it could have soundtracked a period porn film. Indeed, parts of it did. \u003cem\u003e“Love Is All”\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e“You’ve Got What It Takes”\u003c\/em\u003e both featured on the infamously banned \u003cem\u003ePretty Peaches\u003c\/em\u003e from the same year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs is usual with library records, \u003cem\u003eThe Voice of Soul\u003c\/em\u003e was hard to get even when it was first released. It’s next to impossible now. So here’s your opportunity to own what is in our opinion one of the finest rare soul LPs of the late 70s, and a superb example of Madeline Bell’s superlative vocal talents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut that’s not the whole story. As well as pitching the record as “a varied selection of modern female vocal features which are equally suitable for background or radio programme usage”, the original release notes go on to explain that “the corresponding backing tracks are issued on TIM 1022 \u003cem\u003eThe Sound of Soul\u003c\/em\u003e. Therefore it is possible to edit from vocal to instrumental version and vica versa where commentary or scene changes occur.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo yes, all of the backing tracks from \u003cem\u003eThe Voice of Soul\u003c\/em\u003e were released as \u003cem\u003eThe Sound of Soul\u003c\/em\u003e, and we couldn’t re-issue one without re-issuing the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with all ten re-issues, the audio for \u003cem\u003eThe Voice of Soul\u003c\/em\u003e comes from the original analogue tapes and has been remastered for vinyl by Be With regular Simon Francis. We’ve taken the same care with the sleeves, handing the reproduction duties over to Richard Robinson, the current custodian of KPM’s brand identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BE WITH RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":59337737699673,"sku":"SDZ-51978","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/tMlH_vxH_1024x1024_f9473240-4ff4-4177-9aed-5995a288a192.jpg?v=1788869161","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/alan-parker-and-madeline-bell-the-voice-of-soul-themes-reissues-2027-repress","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}