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Map of The Sound of Philadelphia Souvenir Shop / Philadelphia International Records
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The Sound of Philadelphia Souvenir Shop / Philadelphia International Records Details
Anyone who has danced to
Love Train
by the O’Jays knows Gamble and Huff. Their music has transcended cultural barriers, generational gaps and evolved into what is now called the Sound of Philadelphia.
Click here
to listen to an MP3 sample.
Souvenir Shop
The Sound of Philadelphia (TSOP) Souvenir Shop is stocked with vinyl records and 45s for die-hard fans and serious collectors. Display cases and clothes racks showcase a variety of TSOP merchandise, including t-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, hats, key-chains, coffee mugs, posters and CDs.
Customers can purchase specially-ordered gold and platinum Gamble-Huff albums customized with their name engraved on the records and TSOP jackets with their name inscribed on the front. CD listening stations and on-line ordering kiosks are available as well.
But what’s really awesome is you can make arrangements to enter the recording booth and record live songs over your favorite TSOP tracks.
Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
There would be no 1970s soul, no R&B, no disco, without Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. Their raw, gospel-driven sound combined with sophisticated, precise musical arrangements and socially conscious lyrics paid off with 175 gold or platinum albums and 80 number one pop singles.
Gamble, from Southwest Philadelphia, and Huff, from Camden, New Jersey, met in the early 1960s (in an elevator at the Shubert Building, now the Academy of Music) and went on to write and produce for many stars.
Philadelphia International Records
Gamble composed their first hit,
Expressway To Your Heart
, in 1966 as he sat in Schuylkill Expressway traffic on the way to his girlfriend’s house. But it was not until 1972, when Gamble set up Philadelphia International Records on South Broad Street, that their impact was truly felt.
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