Staple Singers, The - Will the Circle Be Unbroken [Import] – New LP

reissue of 1960 Vee-Jay LP that housed Vee-Jay singles from the late 1950s and early 1960s. The Staple Singers brilliantly fused gospel, folk, blues, and soul into a cohesive, commercially potent sound in the '50s and '60s. They perfected this approach during their tenure at Vee-Jay, the first label that fully presented their harmonies and allowed the twangy, expert guitar licks of Roebuck "Pop" Staples to be heard in the group's mix.  -- Ron Wynn