Hot Buttered Soul
In 1969, Isaac Hayes released 'Hot Buttered Soul.' A record that broke soul music out of the three-minute single and rebuilt it as something cinematic, slow-burning and expansive.
1960s
Freak Out!
In 1966,The Mothers of Invention released 'Freak Out!' A debut album that treated American pop culture as something to be cut open, examined and laughed at.
Blasé
In 1969, Archie Shepp released 'Blasé'. A record that drifts between jazz, chanson, blues and theatre - and refuses to belong neatly to any of them.
United
In 1967 Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell released 'United.' A radiant Motown duet record built on chemistry vocal instinct and the sheer joy of performance.
Wildflowers
In 1967 Judy Collins released 'Wildflowers.' A luminous folk record that treated the human voice as a landscape and let every song bloom in its own quiet direction.
Keep On Pushing
In 1964, The Impressions released 'Keep On Pushing.' A gospel-soul statement of hope and perseverance that lit the fuse for the civil rights era.
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