Ten years ago we were excited to release an archival collection of the sweetest soul from upstate New York in the 1960s; BOB & GENES IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE.... The beautifully packaged LP sold out quickly and has remained out-of-print ever since. Its stature has grown over the years and is, these days, a desirable but hard-to-find record for fans of sweet soul. So to respond to the demand of soul fans worldwide were releasing a remastered pressing of IF THIS WORLD WAS MINE... for all of those who missed out on this sensational album the first time around, this time with TWO bonus cuts. In 1967, two teenage friends, Bobby Nunn and Eugene Copland, were the stars of Mo Do Records; a Buffalo, NY label run by Bobbys dad, William Nunn. As BOB & GENE they recorded several sides for the label along with other local gospel and soul artists and the dozen or so 45s on Mo Do play back with unconventional humanity and anomalous presence. Williams dream of a Bob & Gene album would never be realised in his lifetime, but in February 2007 we jumped at the chance to pull together these sweet and soulful recordings into an album thats remained a Daptone favorite ever since. A decade later and were thrilled that its back in the racks at your favorite purveyor of soulful platters.

• Released: 8/11/17
• Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**
• Format Detail: LP w/ download code
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: Rock

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