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Fifty years ago, a 27-year-old pastor and a youth choir on Chicago's South Side recorded an album of gospel soul which crossed lines and provoked scepticism. Newly reissued as part of a major box set of Barrett's work, Like A Ship is more than a holy grail record and continues to move in mysterious ways, uplifting even the most ardent of non-believers, says Amar Patel
Fifty years ago, a 27-year-old pastor and a youth choir on Chicago's South Side recorded an album of gospel soul which crossed lines and provoked scepticism. Newly reissued as part of a major box set of Barrett's work, Like A Ship is more than a holy grail record and continues to move in mysterious ways, uplifting even the most ardent of non-believers, says Amar Patel
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