hey all,when we played in birmingham this past fall, my friend ryan russell passed on this compilation of birmingham soul that he did the art direction and photos for and it's been blowing my mind. all tracks were recorded at a studio called 'Sound of Birmingham' which was opened and operated by a plumber named Neal Hemphill. employing a handfull of staff writers and musicians, the studio basically had an open door policy to whoever wanted to come in and record a track. the result as presented here is some of the best soul music you've most likely never heard ('specify' by little lois barber and 'train to tampa' by sam dees especially). also, i really appreciate all the mogmail you guys have been sending me. while i make sure to read them all, the sheer volume is unfortunately too much for me to respond to, so please don't take it the wrong way if you don't hear back.take care,ben
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