Various Artists - A Stranger I May Be: Savoy Gospel 1954-1966

Infused and incandescent with the hurting, surging indignation of the Civil Rights movement, here are twenty-four precious scorchers by giants like the Staple Singers and Jimmy Scott, alongside devastating sides by less celebrated names like the Harmonising Five of Burlington, North Carolina, and teen-group the North Philadelphia Juniors, culminating triumphantly with slamming, sanctified versions of 'Hit the Road Jack' and 'Wade in the Water'. Drawn from nigh-impossible-to-find 78's, sevens and LPs, hardly any of these recordings have been reissued since their first release.