Brothers And Sisters
Dylan's Gospel
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

Sealed 1969 Yellow Label Stereo Original. Small Cut Out Hole. This Rare And Sought-After Album Finds The California Collective Covering A Clutch Of Dylan Classics In The Era’s Revolutionary Gospel Style. Produced By Lou Adler, Soon To Work His Magic On Carole King’s Mega-Successful Tapestry, And Arranged By Gene Page, Noted For His Work For Motown, The Performers Were Largely Unknown, But Many Went On To Find Great Acclaim. Merry Clayton, The Powerhouse Singer Best Known For Sparring With Mick Jagger On Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter” (And Star Of The Recent Documentary 20 Feet From Stardom), Appears Here, As Does Edna Wright Of The Honeycones And Gloria Jones Who Recorded The Original Version Of “Tainted Love” In 1965. The Cast Of 27 Singers Also Includes Ruby Johnson, Shirley Matthews, Clydie King, Patrice Holloway, Julia Tillman And More. The Tracklist Includes Some Of The Best-Loved Dylan Songs From The Singer Songwriter’s Most Productive Decade, Including “Lay Lady Lay”, “All Along The Watchtower”, “My Back Pages” And “Just Like A Woman”. The Genesis Of The Project Was Lou Adler, The Music Business Visionary Who Staged The Legendary Monterey International Pop Festival. He Imagined A Project That Combined The Songs Of Dylan With L.A.‘S Most Sought After Session Singers, Most Of Which Began Their Singing In The Baptist Churches Of South Los Angeles. “Listening To Dylan’s Songs, I Felt There Was A Gospel-Like Feel To Them, Both Spiritually And Lyrically,” Adler Says In The Liner Notes. “So Those Two Ideas, To Work With These Singers And To Explore That Side Of Dylan – Came Together.”