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The Isley Brothers have delighted audiences since the 1950Æs and are celebrating their eighth decade in show business. Morphing from their roots in gospel and doo-wop through funk, rock and then, finally, into slow-jam R&B, the Isley Brothers remain one of the most fascinating groups of all time. This album contains some of the most life-affirming music ever recorded: Ronald IsleyÆs keening yelp offering strength and sensitivity as itÆs supported by brothers Rudolph and OÆKelly. Our collection picks up their story in 1969. By this time, they had been recording for 12 years for many legendary labels, from RCA, to Atlantic, to Motown.The brothers decided to go it alone on their own label, T-Neck. The repurposed IsleyÆs broke onto the scene with the US R&B No.1/Hot 100 No. 2, æItÆs Your ThingÆ. The album of the same name was a Top 30 smash and the groupÆs decision was vindicated. æItÆs Your ThingÆ marked a meeting point of influences: Sly Stone, James Brown, gospel and one-time group member Jimi Hendrix, laying the template for the IsleyÆs next decade, from the gritty rock covers of GivinÆ It Back to the era-defining æ3 + 3Æ (with the formal addition of the two younger Isleys, Ernie and Marvin, plus brother-in-law Chris Jasper).After the 1972 release of æBrother, Brother, BrotherÆ (featuring the classic æWork To DoÆ) T-Neck moved to CBS leading to their first Platinum-selling album (1973Æs æ3+3Æ). Produced with Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff, æ3+3Æ was practically prescribed to every soul boy in the UK (witness Wham's cover of æIf You Were ThereÆ). For the Isleys to take their old R&B hit, æWhoÆs That LadyÆ and turn it into hard-rocking psychedelic soul was a blazing statement of their intent. Their version of Seals and CroftÆs pretty æSummer BreezeÆ became one of their biggest hits, with Ronald and Ernie stamping their authority on the ballad. Gatefold sleeve 2LP 140Gram Vinyl