Looking at those strides and especially those shoes I personally think we should have a thread called "I don't want that"  .  I did notice on the Albert website that they do a lovely line called "Jazz Pants". These might be interesting.....
Just my opinion of course.

Bloody pleats! They ruin them for me 

I thought it was this . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQl7xpHK_FI

One of their best 70s songs!

This could be THE soul reissue of 2018:

https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/the-staple-singers-for-what-its-worth-the-complete-epic-recordings-1964-1968-3cd-clamshell-boxset/

As I guessed, ESSENTIAL listening. Just the unbelievably powerful live record included would be worth the price of admission alone.

Midway between their beginnings in the gospel circuit and their soul/funk stars era, these recordings are to my ears the cream of the crop of the Staple's output. While I love their Stax stuff, I reckon the standard Memphis soul production somehow diluted the essence of what was truly a unique band, to the point they became just another (great) soul artist. And regarding their Vee Jay previous recordings, I think that the Epic albums take advantage of a better sound without polishing in excess or compromising the raw quality of the music.

In fact, most of the albums in this boxset have a basic backing of bass, vibrato-laden guitar and drums, with the wonderful, urgent harmonies soaring in top of that and a soloist -more often than not Pops or Mavis- giving it all. And man, what Mavis does with her voice here is jaw-dropping, out of this world. Sometimes it almost hurts physically.

Add to that a handful of legendary Pops-penned songs, innovative covers of gospel classics and contemporary folk/rock numbers and you have a winner. Besides, there's an eerie, haunting quality to these tunes that stems in part from the socio-political situation that surrounded them: the fight for the civil rights in which the Staples were so involved. And in part from the fact they represent a timeless crucible of secular (blues, country and soul) and religious music.

Just a word of warning: avoid long shots, this is high graduation holy water.

This 10 CD german boxset is an absolute steal at 17 pounds. Don't let the ugly cover discourage you, as the pack gathers 15 or so good-to-essential soul-jazz LPs, some of them pretty hard to find at decent prices. Heavy on Hammond organ combos, there are 3 great vocal albums too (Oscar Bown jr, Eddie Jefferson and Lou Rawls), some funky piano courtesy of Herbie Hancock, Les McCann and Horace Silver and more exotic stuff, like Herbie Mann and Chuck Mangione's debut.


https://www.amazon.co.uk/Milestones-New-Jazz-Masters-Various/dp/B07D1DT2TZ/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1542045281&sr=1-1&keywords=milestones+of+new+jazz

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wow !  no gig reviews in the past 7/8 months...  Teenage Fanclub currently touring/residency of their entire album output , I chose day 2 @ m/c. (the best) Grand Prix/songs from northern Britain. What a show total singalong, the band have songs,hooks and harmonies that hark back to revolver/Byrd’s/big star era.  (+ dad jokes and custard pie humour.... thanx Brendon)
do not miss this tour if u have opportunity as it will never again be the same again without Gerard love. love the fannie’s and get in early for the brilliant dj set from records ville 60,s

I would agree their music harks back to the 6ts , with Sparkeys Dream sounding like the Who's Pictures of Lilly . Despite never being a big fan of their work l do have a couple of their albums and although Norman is the brother in law of a friend of mine , l have never seen the band or met him. I'm glad you liked the gig and it certainly sounds like it was very entertaining. 
I think l will go and stick one of their albums on . .

I still think their last album is a masterpiece, possibly their best (or at least it's touching for me in a very special way). I wish the tour would reach these shores, it's a gig I wouldn't miss.

There is a European tour next year, not sure of all the places but Bilbao is listed  (would make a great city break, bus ride to San Sebastián).

Good news, it would be great if they finally come to Valencia.