{"product_id":"alan-parker-the-sound-of-soul-themes-reissues-2027-repress","title":"Alan Parker - The Sound Of Soul (Themes Reissues) [2027 Repress]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2027 Repress. Remastered From Original Tapes, Carefully Reproduced Original Art\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003cstrong\u003eAlan Parker\u003c\/strong\u003e recorded the killer library soul-funk LP \u003cem\u003eThe Voice of Soul\u003c\/em\u003e with session vocalist \u003cstrong\u003eMadeline Bell\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1976, some bright spark at Themes decided to also release all of the backing tracks as a separate, and equally innocuously titled LP called \u003cem\u003eThe Sound of Soul\u003c\/em\u003e. Thank goodness for bright sparks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased as a collection of “unobtrusive musical backings in various rhythmic styles”, the LP’s original description dryly explains, “these tracks have been issued without melody and are therefore particularly suitable for use behind commentary. Female vocal versions of these tracks are issued on TIM 1021 \u003cem\u003eThe Voice Of Soul\u003c\/em\u003e and it is possible to edit from vocal version to instrumental version or vice versa where commentary or scene changes occur”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMadeline Bell was backed by \u003cstrong\u003eThe Rhythm Section\u003c\/strong\u003e, who were for all intents and purposes the Themes International Music house band. So what we end up with here is entire album of instrumental work-outs by a band comprised of the formidable talents of \u003cstrong\u003eAlan Hawkshaw\u003c\/strong\u003e on keyboards, Alan Parker on guitars, \u003cstrong\u003eBarry Morgan\u003c\/strong\u003e on drums, \u003cstrong\u003eLes Hurdle\u003c\/strong\u003e on bass guitar and \u003cstrong\u003eFrank Ricotti\u003c\/strong\u003e on percussion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithout Bell’s vocals these backing tracks are given all the room they need to breathe. Each one more than stands up on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sound of Soul\u003c\/em\u003e is a real diggers’ delight and, unsurprisingly, a must-have counterpart to \u003cem\u003eThe Voice of Soul\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with all ten re-issues, the audio for \u003cem\u003eThe Sound of Soul\u003c\/em\u003e comes from the original analogue tapes and has been remastered for vinyl by \u003cstrong\u003eBe With\u003c\/strong\u003e regular \u003cstrong\u003eSimon Francis\u003c\/strong\u003e. We’ve taken the same care with the sleeves, handing the reproduction duties over to \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Robinson\u003c\/strong\u003e, the current custodian of \u003cstrong\u003eKPM’s\u003c\/strong\u003e brand identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BE WITH RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":59337706996057,"sku":"SDZ-51977","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/rALZUOI6_1024x1024_2ec4b891-e651-456d-8c2b-587b82da12c0.jpg?v=1788868550","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/alan-parker-the-sound-of-soul-themes-reissues-2027-repress","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}