{"product_id":"sylvia-st-james-magic","title":"SYLVIA ST. JAMES - Magic","description":"Washington D.C. vocalist Sylvia St. James occupies a curious place in soul music history. Her catalogue is slim, yet this lone 1980 album has gradually acquired cult status amongst collectors drawn to the fertile ground between sophisticated soul and the smoother end of disco's twilight years. Backed by members of Twennynine and featuring arrangements from George Del Barrio, it drifts elegantly between styles whilst never sounding uncertain of itself. There are dancefloor moments in the supple groove of 'Let Love Groove Me' and the gleaming 'Black Diamond', while 'Ghetto Lament' and 'Motherland' reveal a more reflective side. Even the brief 'Almaz Interlude' feels purposeful. Four decades on, it remains an alluring snapshot of soul music at a moment of transition.\u003cul class=\"tracklisting\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA1 Can't Make You Mine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA2 Better Things\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA3 Ghetto Lament\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA4 Let Love Groove Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB1 Motherland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB2 Black Diamond\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB3 Magic Minstrel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB4 So I Say To You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB5 Almaz Interlude\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"SYLVIA ST. JAMES","offers":[{"title":"NM \/ M \/ Aime \/ AIM03","offer_id":57359966896501,"sku":"415441","price":38.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0223\/4339\/files\/image_2231511.jpg?v=1784198703","url":"https:\/\/www.vinylexchange.co.uk\/products\/sylvia-st-james-magic","provider":"Vinyl Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}