Collection: Sam Cooke Vinyl Records
Sam Cooke invented soul music. The Chicago-born singer's move from gospel — where he led the Soul Stirrers through the early 1950s — to secular pop, beginning with "You Send Me" in 1957, established the template for what soul could be. By the time of his death in 1964 at thirty-three, the catalogue ran from the early Keen sides through the RCA hits and the live Harlem Square Club document — and produced one of the most consequential songs of the civil rights era in "A Change Is Gonna Come".
The vinyl pressings of the RCA-era records, particularly the Speakers Corner and Acoustic Sounds reissues, are reference quality. Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 in particular is one of the great live soul records ever issued.
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Best Sam Cooke Albums on Vinyl
Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 (1985)
— Recorded in 1963, held back by RCA for twenty years for being too raw. The definitive document of Cooke as a live performer.
Ain't That Good News (1964)
— His final studio album. "A Change Is Gonna Come", "Good News", "Tennessee Waltz".
Night Beat (1963)
— The late-night blues set. Hushed, intimate, beautifully recorded.
The Best of Sam Cooke (1962)
— The career-spanning Keen and RCA compilation. The hits in one place.
