SAM COOKE'S SAR RECORDS STORY (1959-1965) / VARiOUS - Originally released by ABKCO as a 2-CD set in 1994, Sam Cooke's SAR Records Story 1959-1965 is now available on vinyl as a 4-LP set. This... more

Digitally remastered edition. Mel Carter's 1963 debut album was released on Sam Cooke's SAR Records/Derby label. Carter performed "When A Boy Falls In Love" on Dick Clark's American Bandstand, the... more

Vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered edition. Mel Carter's 1963 debut album was released on Sam Cooke's SAR Records/Derby label. Carter performed "When A Boy Falls In Love" on Dick Clark's... more

Infectious grooves, romantic ballads…and the triple-threat songwriting, singing and guitar playing of Bobby Womack! He reached #29 pop/#1 R&B with this exciting comeback: his hits "If You Think... more

George Benson, Patti LaBelle, Fred Wesley, the Crusaders' Wilton Felder and James Gadson (Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band) join Bobby on "The Poet II," which NME named The Best Album of 1984. "Love... more

Infectious grooves, romantic ballads…and the triple-threat songwriting, singing and guitar playing of Bobby Womack! He reached #29 pop/#1 R&B with this exciting comeback: his hits "If You Think... more

George Benson, Patti LaBelle, Fred Wesley, the Crusaders' Wilton Felder and James Gadson (Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band) join Bobby on "The Poet II," which NME named The Best Album of 1984. "Love... more

For the first time on vinyl, KeepMovin On, a 23-song collection that encompasses some of Sam Cookes best loved and most incisive songs and represents the artist both at the very pinnacle and,... more

The restored Sam Cooke At The Copa reveals Cookes Copacabana performance with all of the nuance and passion that his adoring audience experienced fifty-five years ago. For those who never had a... more

Vinyl LP pressing. Sam Cooke's landmark full-length Ain't That Good News, notable for being the last studio album released during his lifetime was originally released in March 1964, just nine months... more

'Ain't That Good News' is a studio album by American R&B and soul singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, released March 1, 1964, on RCA Victor Records, in both mono and stereo, LPM 2899 and LSP 2899. Recording... more

A departure from her smash hit "Mashed Potato Time" (released during the same year), this lushly orchestrated 1962 collection of inspirational favorites showcases Sharp's rich, powerful voice. Tracks... more

Sam Cooke signed and produced the Womack Brothers—a.k.a. the Valentinos—in the early '60s, guiding their move from gospel to secular recordings. Here's their complete SAR output: singles and unissued... more

Sam's classic 1964 live album has been remastered in 5.1 Surround Sound Stereo! Includes "The Best Things In Life Are Free," "Bill Bailey," "Frankie & Johnny," "Try a Little Tenderness / (I Love... more

The greatest single-disc Sam Cooke collection ever, 30 tracks in SACD sound! Includes "You Send Me," "Chain Gang," "Twistin' the Night Away," "Shake," "Little Red Rooster," "Good Times," "(What a)... more

Restored, remastered and repackaged!

For a few years during the early 1960s, Sam Cooke, the man with the golden croon, ran his own small record label, SAR Records. In addition to aiding the career of the post-Cooke Soul Stirrers, SAR... more