{"product_id":"alan-parker-the-sound-of-soul","title":"ALAN PARKER The Sound Of Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Alan Parker recorded the killer library soul-funk LP The Voice of Soul with session vocalist Madeline Bell in 1976, some bright spark at Themes decided to also release all of the backing tracks as a separate, and equally innocuously title LP called The Sound of Soul. 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 \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eTIM\u003c\/span\u003e 1021 The Voice Of Soul and it is possible to edit from vocal version to instrumental version or vica versa where commentary or scene changes occur”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMadeline Bell was backed by The Rhythm Section, 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 Alan Hawkshaw on keyboards, Alan Parker on guitars, Barry Morgan on drums, Les Hurdle on bass guitar and Frank Ricotti 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\u003eThe Sound of Soul is a real diggers’ delight and, unsurprisingly, a must-have counterpart to The Voice of Soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with all ten re-issues, the audio for The Sound of Soul 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 \u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eRemastered From Original Tapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eCarefully Reproduced Original Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e BEWITH047LP -Artist-Alan Parker\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandling Note: **Please allow an additional 5 business days for this item's shipment.**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 10\/16\/18\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: LP Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Funk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal ID: JIT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ALAN PARKER","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53427053985976,"sku":"S3K5F4-IRSN-4E","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9222\/8280\/files\/alan-parker-the-sound-of-soul_W7ub1.jpg?v=1777647618","url":"https:\/\/musicrecordshop.com\/products\/alan-parker-the-sound-of-soul","provider":"Music Record Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}