The Truth Is A Lie: American Soul Music 1955-1972

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The Truth Is A Lie: American Soul Music 1955-1972This deluxe 2LP set from Cairo Records collects rare, emotionally raw American soul tracks recorded between 1955 and 1972, with a heavy focus on ballads of the existential and deeply human sort. Its the third installment in Cairos essential soul series (following The Love You Save and All Of This Goes Too), and like its predecessors, it digs deep for under the radar gems and near lost voices, all carefully contextualized with an extensive 12 page

Originally recorded in 1974 and released two years later

Producer Daniel Maunick - known for his work with Terry Callier and Marcos Valle - guides the sessions with warmth and finesse

and global dancefloor heat

This essential reissue includes:

30 Size tolerance

Recorded live over six intimate sessions at Pasadena’s Healing Force Of The Universe record store

and Rogério Duprat

tailor-made dancing in the humid glow of a summer evening

conjuring a sense of dread so immersive it practically functions as another narrator

First Take blends soul

jazz-rock guitar licks

the 2020 debut LP from Parbleu