Various - Give Me My Flowers: Gospel From the Nashboro Label

Various 
Give Me My Flowers: Gospel From the Nashboro Label
Third Man 478 - re-issue LP

Founded in 1951 by independent record store owner and radio show promoter Ernie Young, Nashville, TN’s Nashboro Records recorded some of the most potent and forceful gospel music of the time period. Although initially begun in response to overwhelming demand for gospel locally, Nashboro quickly became nationally applauded for its curatorial prowess (under the guidance of Rev. Dr. Morgan Babb of the Radio Four) and signature production style. The lightly-reverbed, clear sound of a Nashboro record is unmistakable. Give Me My Flowers is a compilation of some of the finest cuts released by Nashboro Records, many of which have not been previously reissued. It kicks off with a total banger, The Hightower Brothers’ “Until He Comes,” which would have made an amazing cover song for Spacemen 3. Iola and Sullivan Pugh, also known as The Consolers, top off the A-side of the compilation with the intensely potent namesake track, “Give Me My Flowers”. A final highlight is “Almighty God” from Sister Pope and the Pearly Gates; dare you to get it out of your head after you hear the chorus even once. Not only are the featured artists endlessly skilled at their craft, their songs are absolutely explosive. This is the opposite of indifference or irony; there is a mission here, steeped in a full-heartedness that can only be derived from selfless devotion. Additionally, the songs featured on Give Me My Flowers are representative of a far too overlooked and important chapter in Nashville’s music history. These musicians, store employees and businesspeople played a critical role in building the infrastructure for independent music to flourish in their city. Naturally, it is a cornerstone in Third Man’s long-term mission to support and highlight the complete music histories of Tennessee and Michigan, from the most rightfully revered to the most critically under-represented. All of these tracks were assembled with producer and journalist Mike McGonigal (Detroit Gospel Reissue Project, Temperature’s Rising: An Oral History of Galaxie 500) and transferred directly from the 45 collection of Kevin Nutt (Case Quarter Records, Sinner’s Crossroads radio program).

     Includes:
Until He Comes - The Hightower Brothers 
Touch Me Lord Jesus - The Angelic Gospel Singers 
I Received My Blessing - Radio Four 
Just One Step - Little Johnny Jones ande the Little Jones Singers 
Why Not Today - Bonita Cantrell 
Seven Angels  - The Trumpeteers 
I Would Not Be a Sinner - Dixie Nightingales 
Give Me My Flowers - The Consolers 
Stop Gambler - Edna Gallman Cooke 
Sit Down Servant - Swanee Quintet 
Jesus Keeps Me Alive - The Skylarks 
Almighty God - Sister Pope and the Pearly Gates 
When Jesus Says Come Home - Souther Echoes Singers 
Rest From My Labor - Supreme Angels 
Son of Man - Holes Sisters 
When They Ring Them Golden Bells - Gospel Song Birds 

NEW SEALED re-issue LP