Various - Eccentric Soul: The Shiptown Label Artist_The Psychedelic Freaks “Hard Bop”

“Hard Bop”

released on 1 October 2001 by Virgin Records

Nearly every single cut's a classic – a mixture of deep soul

From well-honed original songs to superb covers of soul masterpieces and surprising homages

and the ongoing anxieties of queer/people of color"

Various - Eccentric Soul: The Shiptown Label Artist_The Psychedelic Freaks “Hard Bop”From a humble storefront studio located in a shoeshine parlor on Norfolk, Virginias Church Street, Noah Biggs built a world. Hustler by day, gambler by night, the always in a suit Biggs took a gaggle of off brand singers and combined his connections and charisma to forge timeless soul music during a period of deep upheaval. Compiled here are 25 of Shiptowns most compelling sides recorded between 1965 1977, spread across 2 LPs, from the likes of Ida