Syl The Man

[jazzy_dave]

Oh my , being a bit of a soul junkie and lover of vinyl i have discovered vie Amazon m a complete box set of vinyls with CD's and a full discography, and a 52 page booklet, i am drooling.




This is how it is described -

"**6xLP AND 4CD BOXSET** In the 40 years since Syl Johnson exited Chicago's Twinight label for Memphis Hi Records concern, the world has been struggling to grasp and package the early years of this legendary soul man's career. Endless compilations, botched bootlegs,and shabby two-fers litter his section card, ear and eyesores all. Four years in the making, Complete Mythology is by far the most exhaustively researched and meticulously presented work from The Numero Group to date. Encompassing he first fifteen years of a career that spans half a century, Complete Mythology not only covers his obvious hits but shines a light into the dark corners of a true musical visionary. Born Sylvester Thompson in Holly Springs, Mississippi, Johnson sang and played with blues artists Magic Sam, Billy Boy Arnold,Junior Wells and Howlin' Wolf in the 1950s, before recording with Jimmy Reed for Vee-Jay in 1959. His break was to come recording for Twinight Records of Chicago in 1967. Johnson dominated the label as both a hitmaker and producer, providing such hits as 'Come On Sock It to Me', 'Different Strokes' (one of the most heavily sampled songs in the history of recorded music paid homage by N.W.A., Kid Rock, Michael Jackson, J. Dilla and dozens others), 'Is It Because I'm Black' (which reached Number 11 on the Billboard R&B charts in 1969), among many more. Included on the 81 track, 6LP+4CD box (both formats included) are re-mastered versions of no less than twenty eight singles from the Twinight, Federal, Cha-Cha, Tmp-Ting,Special Agent, and Zachron labels, facsimiles of the Dresses Too Short and Is It Because I'm Black albums, ten previously unreleased tracks and detailed track by track notes from acclaimed music historian Bill Dahl. The fifty-two page booklet contains a thirty-five thousand word essay, scores of previously unpublished photos, a sampling index, and complete discography all presented in a lavish hard bound box. For the uninitiated this is history, for those familiar this is respect for one the greatest musical artists of our time."

Yeah, but at  over fifty quid out of my league - yet i do covet it !!!

Comments

[anita-margarita.livejournal.com]

There is a music store in Ashland, Oregon, called The Music Coop. It has the most delicious selection of boxed sets I have ever seen in one space... my husband had to keep talking me out of stuff or I would have easily run up an enormous bill.

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

We eventually fell from grace and laid out on a complete Set of Sandy Denny recordings (remastered boxed set including everything previously unreleased) for the same sort of reason.

There's a word for people like us you know- 'completeist' :o)

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

Good choice there. Know what you mean, as i did the same with a Shirley Collins box set "Within Sound" a few years back.

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

I think it's kind of cool that LPs are making a bit of a comeback.
I have gone to a couple of concerts and they have had LPs on sale at the souvenier counters. :)
Hugs, Jon

[kabuldur.livejournal.com]

Haha, you shouldn't go on Amazon looking :)

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

DUDE. *Beams!*

[st-martin-a.livejournal.com]

That's wierd. I've never heard of syl Johnson. I'll have to check him out on youtube.

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

Oh i think you should.