Located in the heart of Hillcrest in Little Rock, AR
Address
2612 Kavanaugh Blvd Suite B Little Rock, AR 72205
Hours
Monday
Closed
Tuesday - Saturday
11 AM to 6 PM
Sunday
12 PM to 5 PM
Compilation of Sam Cooke's great production work for his independent SAR label.
SAR Records was founded by Sam Cooke and JW Alexander in 1959 and closed in 1965, shortly after Sam passing away.. Nobody knows knows what "SAR" stood for. Sam kept that secret and died with it. (Maybe it was "Sam and Alex Records"?). They had one employee - Zelda Samuels. She wrote songs, handled all publishing and distribution and ran the office more or less solo.
Their office was just two desks and a piano in a tiny room. SAR records was the kind of small family affair that Stax was in it's early years and Motown pretended to be. The label produced both Gospel and secular recordings, all with the odd distinction of sounding almost like Sam Cooke.
SAR co-founder J.W. Alexander explains:the goals of the label as such - “We wanted to give young black artists the benefit of as good a production as they could get with a major company. We used the top studios. We didn’t short-cut. We never thought of it as a training ground. We thought of it as an opportunity to contribute something back to the community.”
This compilation features Gospel side by side with soul and R&B songs. Classics by RH Harris, the Simms Twins, The Womack Brothers, The Valentinos, The Soul Stirrers and more. Old school "tip on" cover and a classy black inner sleeve. One time limited pressing.
Independent record store located in the historic Hillcrest neighborhood of Little Rock, Arkansas
Located in the heart of Hillcrest in Little Rock, AR
Hours
Monday
Closed
Tuesday - Saturday
11 AM to 6 PM
Sunday
12 PM to 5 PM
For special requests or questions, email us at: hello@controllittlerock.com
For Returns on new vinyl purchased in the store or online - we only accept returns for products we determine to be defective or severely damaged, and only if we are notified of the issue with 5 days of you receiving the record. Once you’ve made us aware of the issue we might ask for photo or video proof (if purchased online) and we will determine if the product is returnable. We will then work with you to arrange for return shipping and/or replacement of your item.
Vinyl is an inherently a flawed medium so a slight wave in the record that does not affect play, or some surface noise is just part of this fun fun world we all love. Also, if you have a $40 record player and the record is skipping please know there’s a 99% chance the problem is the record player not the brand new record. “the suitcase” style all in one players are a fantastic way to find out if you love the idea of records as much as we do, but they can’t handle the weight of many modern records and they tend to skip on newer pressings. Minor corner dings/plastic rip are also part of this world and do not quality for a return/replacement. If the damage is severe please contact us and we can work with you.
If your return is brand new unopened product in the same condition as purchased it can be returned for store credit. If you purchased online you can pay to have it shipped back we can give you store credit.