Sunday morning gospel: The Sego Brothers and Naomi--Satisfied With Me (Songs of Faith 103; 1961)

 

The superb Sego Brothers and Naomi return, though I was planning to post a group called the Glorylanders.  However, I got my files mixed up (easy to do, since they're not labeled when I export them into MAGIX), and so... here's a second helping of this superb gospel quartet, this time on Spar's Songs of Faith label.  And, thanks to Paul Urbahns, who manages the excellent Facebook page Hit Records of Nashville, I finally understand what a "compatible record" is, at least in the case of Spar.  Such albums and singles were made with a cutting head that produced a groove which could be played by both a stereo and mono stylus/cartridge.  In short, wide enough so that a mono needle wouldn't rip out the vertical portion.  This was a big money saver for Spar, since it meant that the outfit didn't have to manufacture separate mono and stereo editions.  How about that?

And this 1961 effort is compatible, so it says on the cover--except, I could hear no stereo when I played both channels.  A feeble kind of "fake" stereo, maybe, but the sound was much improved when I summed the channels.  So I strongly suspect this wasn't stereo to begin with.  I debated whether or not I should reduce the bass, which is quite pronounced, but bass is very difficult to tweak properly--so I just kept things as they are.  Anyhow, great selections throughout, including that mystery number, That Heavenly Home, which I've written about before in regard to versions by The Looper Trio (as My Heavenly Home), The Prophets Quartet, and... this group (in my "Favorite gospel tracks, Part 7" post).  This group's version of There'll Be Shouting is also making its second appearance, but I believe the rest are first-run tracks for the blog.  Best of the bunch may be the wonderful a cappella rendering of the folk hymn I Will Arise and Go to Jesus (here called I Will Arise and Go to Thee).  And there are the usual irresistibly bouncy tracks, like I'll Live in Glory, That's Enough to Know (on the label, simply Enough to Know), and Uncloudy Day (aka, Unclouded Day), the last title credited to "Traditional," though it was written in 1879 by Josiah Kelly Alwood (Thanks, Cyber Hymnal).  A fabulous collection, even if there's no stereo to be heard, "compatible" or otherwise.

According to the liner notes, this was the group's first album--and a quick Discogs check seems to confirm this.  So, it was Spar that premiered this group.  Cool!

To the gospel...

UPDATE: Please let me know if you're having problems with the Workupload download.  The past two files have given my Chrome "safe browsing" feature fits--they've been tagged for containing viruses.  Josh reports the same experience.  Anyone else having this issue?  A quick solution is to temporarily disable the "safe browsing" setting, but I can understand why some folks would be hesitant to do this.

Here's today's offering at Box.com: https://app.box.com/s/na6z5h7u8t9ffpxjxxpiocyc8jyiqogh

DOWNLOAD: Satisfied With Me--The Sego Brothers and Naomi (1961)

I'll Live in Glory
That Heavenly Home
I'm Going There (J. Wetherington)
Uncloudy Day (Alwood)
Satisfied With Me
A Saviour to Be Proud of
It's Different Now (Beatty)
Enough to Know
Just a Closer Walk With Thee (Trad.)
There'll Be Shouting (Barlett)
Beyond Tomorrow (I. Stanphill--not "Stamphill")
I Will Arise and Go to Thee (Trad.)

Satisfied With Me--The Sego Brothers and Naomi (Songs of Faith 103; 1962)

Lee