REV. CHARLIE JACKSON
You Got To Move: Live Recordings, Vol. 1 ..LP
(50MOER#5)

We are very pleased to offer this very special release for sale here. Our good friend and compatriot Adam Lore, of 50 Miles of Elbow Room fame (and then some!), has spent high-worthy time and energy over the last few years working on this wonderful and ALIVE! release (and the volumes in this series still to come). Here's the low-down in his own write:

"Rev. Charlie Jackson (1932-2006) was a distinctly powerful guitar evangelist who devoted his life to singing and preaching the gospel, particularly throughout Louisiana and Mississippi. His 45s for the Booker and Jackson labels, with songs such as "God's Got It" and "Wrapped Up Tangled Up in Jesus," are frequently cited as a pinnacle of raw, impassioned, bluesy gospel music. Beginning sometime around the early 1970s, he often documented the church services at which he participated with a portable cassette recorder. Over the years, he accumulated an extensive archive of recordings that were mostly made by himself, Frances Jackson, or Laura Davis Jackson, with a local professional occasionally hired to record a noteworthy service. These tapes would primarily serve as mementos, as well as tools through which he could evaluate his performances. Selections might have been included on the cassettes that Rev. Jackson sometimes sold, but it seems these were most often keepsakes for casual posterity.  As one might expect from such informal recordings, idiosyncrasies abound. The recorder gets jostled, members of the congregation boisterously testify, and the microphone sometimes becomes overloaded. Sonic quirks notwithstanding, these tapes contain a wealth of outstanding performances. They also provide a valuable opportunity to take a broad survey of Rev. Jackson’s music over roughly a 30-year period and obtain a much more detailed and vivid picture of the vibrant gospel community in which he traveled, something that was only hinted at by his commercial recordings. Listening to these performances, one can hear why Rev. Jackson was so in-demand: no matter the situation or the size of the congregation, he sounds fully engaged, with a sense of sacred duty.
This album is the first in a series of releases that will be drawn from this material." -AL
- First pressing of 550 copies on high quality RTI-pressed vinyl
- Beautiful old school "tip-on" Stoughton sleeves
- 8-page 9"x9" insert with extensive biographical notes
- Vol. 1 in a series of at least 3

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VISIONS / A film by Susan Littenberg DVD
[Total running time: 49 minutes / NTSC format currently available]

A beautiful document. Shot by a number of camera men and women during/at the 2nd annual Vision Festival in 1997; a very special time. The director Susan Littenberg cut this special 49m print specific for limited DVD release (only available from AUM direct). Features stellar performance footage of: Cooper-Moore, William Parker, David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, Roy Campbell, Daniel Carter, Susie Ibarra, Glenn Spearman & more w/ interviews: Daniel Carter, Patricia Nichilson, Cooper-Moore, William Parker & more.

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VISION volume 3 / VARIOUS ARTISTS (AFA101) CD+DVD

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