Year/Genre: 1976, Soul /R&B
Matrix #: STS-5522
Condition: VG+, sounds good, very light marks

Cultural Facts:

1. Released in 1976, this kind of best-of LP functioned like a “portable history” for soul fans—hits and deep favorites packaged for jukeboxes, house parties, and the car stereo era when singles culture still mattered.

2. Johnnie Taylor’s identity was shaped by the Southern soul pipeline: church-rooted singing, grit, and storytelling aimed at working-class life, delivered with crossover polish as R&B entered a more commercial decade.

3. His music sits in the long arc between classic ’60s soul and later ’70s funk/disco trends—an example of how vocal-driven soul stayed culturally central even as production styles changed fast.

Price Suggestions:
NM: $14–18
VG+: $10–13
VG: $6–9
G+: $4–5

Date: 1/3/26 CC