On the 50th anniversary of Philadelphia International Records, the often underappreciated women of the label talk about their legacy
A true music fan can recognise it the minute they hear it: the sound of Philadelphia International Records. It was a mixture of creamy strings, punching horns, snaking bass lines and fulsome melodies all combined to create something at once complex and light Рa sonic souffl̩ fired by soul.
To singer Jean Carn, who recorded three albums for the label, “Philly Soul was even more than a sound. It was a genre,” she said. “How many labels can say they started a genre?”
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