Earth Wind & Fire + Var. Artists in Soul - Illumination 2LP + Summer of Soul 2LP - LP Albums (multiple items) - 2020

Two very collectable albums by Earth Wind & Fire + various artists, albums are new sealed and in mint condition.

Earth, Wind & Fire (abbreviated as EW&F or EWF) is an American band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969. Their music spans multiple genres, including jazz, R&B, soul, funk, disco, pop, Latin and Afro-pop. They are among the best-selling bands of all time, with sales of over 90 million records worldwide.

The band was formed by Maurice White, originating out of the Salty Peppers; its history includes a hiatus from mid-1984 to mid-1987. Prominent members have included Verdine White, Philip Bailey, Ralph Johnson, Larry Dunn, Al McKay, Roland Bautista, Robert Brookins, Sonny Emory, Ronnie Laws, Sheldon Reynolds and Andrew Woolfolk. The band is known for its kalimba sound, dynamic horn section, energetic and elaborate stage shows, and the contrast between Bailey's falsetto and Maurice's tenor vocals.

The band has won six Grammy Awards out of 17 nominations and four American Music Awards out of 12 nominations. They have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, the NAACP Image Award Hall of Fame, and Hollywood's Rockwalk, and earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The band has also received an ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award, a BET Lifetime Achievement Award, a Soul Train Legend Award, a NARAS Signature Governor's Award, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2012 Congressional Horizon Award,[15] and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2019. Rolling Stone has called them "innovative, precise yet sensual, calculated yet galvanizing" and declared that the band "changed the sound of black pop".[17] VH1 has described EWF as "one of the greatest bands"

Earth, Wind & Fire – Illumination
Label: BMG – BMGCAT413DLP
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: Europe
Released: Feb 7, 2020

A1 Lovely People
Featuring – Will.I.Am*
A2 Pure Gold
A3 A Talking Voice (Interlude)
A4 Love’s Dance
A5 Show Me The Way
Featuring – Raphael Saadiq
B1 This Is How I Feel
Featuring – Big Boi, Kelly Rowland, Sleepy Brown
B2 Work It Out
B3 Pass You By
B4 The One
C1 Elevated
Featuring – Floetry
C2 Liberation
C3 To You
Featuring – Brian McKnight
C4 Love Together
D1 The Way You Move
Featuring – Kenny G

Bonus Tracks
D2 Lovely People (Instrumental)
D3 Elevated (Instrumental)

The first vinyl version, 2020 reissue with previously unreleased bonus instrumentals.

2. Various – Summer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Label: Legacy – 19439953321, Sony Music – 19439953321
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Europe
Released: Jun 17, 2022

A1 The Chambers Brothers– Uptown
A2 B.B. King– Why I Sing The Blues
A3 The 5th Dimension*– Don't Cha Hear Me Callin' To Ya
A4 The 5th Dimension*– Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)
B1 David Ruffin– My Girl
B2 The Edwin Hawkins Singers*– Oh Happy Day
B3 The Staple Singers– It's Been A Change
B4 The Operation Breadbasket Orchestra & Choir* Featuring Mahalia Jackson & Mavis Staples–Precious Lord, Take My Hand
C1 Gladys Knight & The Pips*– I Heard It Through The Grapevine
C2 Mongo Santamaria– Watermelon Man
C3 Ray Barretto– Together
C4 Herbie Mann– Hold On, I'm Comin'
D1 Sly & The Family Stone– Sing A Simple Song
D2 Sly & The Family Stone– Everyday People
D3 Abbey Lincoln And Max Roach– Africa
D4 Nina Simone– Backlash Blues
D5 Nina Simone– Are You Ready?



Album will be shipped by registrated mail.