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DIG THAT! JIMMY CLIFF, ANOTHER CYCLE LP

Photo : (Left) Jimmy Cliff (David Redfern / Getty Images), (Right) Sam CookeCover and Carousel Photo : Jimmy Cliff (Festival Rolling Saone)Written by : DJ BoI get accused a lot of romanticizing older things, which I push back against. There’s a lot of crap from the past, or just simply things of a certain vintage that I don’t connect with. Sam Cooke is one of those cats. His stuff with the Soul Stirrers I get, and he’s got some fun singles, but his gospel-infused spiritual soul crown, to me, is worn by another. One thing I like about the past, however, is finding the hidden gems. It’s sonic archeology, uncovering and presenting things that might not be just covered by...

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