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Vintage soul, funk, jazz & gospel photos

marumaru 1,450 Posts
edited August 2010 in Strut Central
Found an amazing set of vintage photos that I've been uploading to my flickr page and thought people on here would be interested. This first set is about 100 and I'll be posting more in the future.

A sip of the juice:















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  • willie_fugalwillie_fugal 1,862 Posts
    Soul Scrapbook 060

    :woah:
  • tabiratabira 856 Posts
    Fascintaing and pretty wierd - black and white photos from the late sixties / early 70s that have been retouched with the same kind of gaudy colours they used to colour negatives in the 30s and 40s. Thanks!
  • cookbookcookbook 783 Posts
    willie_fugal said:
    Soul Scrapbook 060

    :woah:

    seriously! maru, where/how did you find these?
  • holmesholmes 3,532 Posts
    pretty weird retouch jobs, some sort of art experiment? do you know the story behind them? where'd they come from? David Ruffin in lipstick lol
  • marumaru 1,450 Posts
    I can't really say, but it's somewhat work related. I have about 1600 of them. Yes, 1600. And I eventually plan to upload them all.
  • luckluck 4,077 Posts
    Is number 006 R.H. Harris & His Gospel Paraders? Mr. Harris wasn't known for wearing glasses, but that mustache is pretty close.
  • luckluck 4,077 Posts
    ...and the group in 009 looks really familiar.
  • pcmrpcmr 5,591 Posts
    this shit is amazing
  • vintageinfantsvintageinfants 4,538 Posts
    maru said:
    I have about 1600 of them


  • SoulOnIceSoulOnIce 13,027 Posts
    amazing. I'll gladly look at how ever many you want to scan - thanks for sharing!

    edit: and then I actually read the thread and realized there were 90 more on your flickr page! sweet!

    I really like the unretouched bold B&W ones, like the Parliaments and the Blues Busters. Some of the retouched ones are really cool, too.
  • docfishdocfish 43 Posts
    Thanks for sharing! You should make a coffe table book out of these
  • leonleon 883 Posts
    Martin said:
    holy shit these are amazing!!!! thank you so much for sharing.
    CO - SIGN
  • m_dejeanm_dejean Quadratisch. Praktisch. Gut. 2,946 Posts
    All these promo shots are very cool. Thanks for sharing.

    Looks like someone squashed a bug on Tony Silvester's forehead :D
  • The-gafflerThe-gaffler 2,190 Posts
    a touched group of individuals

  • marumaru 1,450 Posts
    Just to clarify I don't have physical copies of these, just jpegs. Not sure about the story behind the retouching job but I think they're kind of cool like that.
  • holmesholmes 3,532 Posts
    maru said:
    Just to clarify I don't have physical copies of these, just jpegs..
    this is a tad disappointing............
  • beatstew72beatstew72 314 Posts
    very cool collection! i especially liked the bobby hebb pic.
  • mordecaimordecai 2,204 Posts
    tabira said:
    Fascintaing and pretty wierd - black and white photos from the late sixties / early 70s that have been retouched with the same kind of gaudy colours they used to colour negatives in the 30s and 40s. Thanks!
  • marumaru 1,450 Posts
    holmes said:
    maru said:
    Just to clarify I don't have physical copies of these, just jpegs..
    this is a tad disappointing............

    yeah it is. but honestly i was thrilled to get them in any format.
  • wyzewayzwyzewayz 303 Posts
    maru said:
    holmes said:
    maru said:
    Just to clarify I don't have physical copies of these, just jpegs..
    this is a tad disappointing............

    yeah it is. but honestly i was thrilled to get them in any format.

    great great stuff, thanks for sharing, strutters make the world go round
  • buttonbutton 1,475 Posts
    Euroman just got a new 20-year lease on soul night flyers.
  • marumaru 1,450 Posts
    Second set is up now: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dreamsinaudio/sets/72157624812412620/






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