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Sample Rare Spiritual 45s Compiled by 'Gospel Guru' Greg Belson

The 'World Classics' series of Luaka Bop is nothing short of iconic: Alice Coltrane, Tim Maia, William Onyeabor... 'Time for Peace Is Now' fits that bill with a collection of old 45s from the 70s with gospel by musicians who played both church and secular music.

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October 16, 2024

"The church borrowed the guitar, bass, drums, and other instruments used to backup Motown, Stax, and other popular labels—to give power to the songs they supported."

—Pastor Keith L. Whitney (Liner Notes)

"Soulful, passionate, and urgent songs from obscure 45s, dug up from a long dormancy in attics, sheds and rated across the American south."

—Luaka Bop

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