(A2) KBB MIND OVER MATTER: The Myths & Mysteries of Detroit's Fortune Records (last copies)

Best book ever published about a record label has extensive facts & information along with a treasure trove of color label photographs as well as historical photographs and period advertising reprints. Absolutely a MUST for any serious record aficionado/historian. Obviously a labor of love

GREAT. Had to be hundreds of hours of research. Very interesting and should be in all 50's record collectors shelf.

This is probably one of the best ever books about 20th Century American Music. Fortune Records which recorded Blues / R&B / Rockabilly / Doo-Wop / Hillbilly / Soul from 1946 up into The Nineties, was beholden to no one. Husband & Wife team Jack & Devora Brown released some of the most wonderful 45s ever recorded. This lavishly illustrated book is a labour of love for the late Billy Miller with assistance from Michael Hurtt. Miraculously despite Miller's death in 2016, Miriam Linna's Kicks Books has finally published this essential piece of musical history. Don't miss it!!!!!

Fortune is one of those vintage R&B labels fans and collectors obsess about, with its releases spanning styles, trends, and even genres. At a mighty 500+ pages, Mind over Matter unlocks the Fortune mystique in mind-blowing detail—deep oral histories from artists and devotees, color label pix, and tons of memorabilia from the label’s people, places, and things. Casual and studio shots of the acts, trade-paper ads and reviews, pictures of clubs and neighborhood streets—it’s all here. You’ll want to eat lunch with Jack and Devora, and hang out with Nolan and Andre at the Twenty Grand. An indispensable musical and social portrait of Detroit, preserving a near-vanished era of independent labels.

I grew with bits and pieces of the Fortune story. My dad who was born and raised in Detroit, had bought records there, and almost certainly drove me past it on more than one occasion. I knew Johnnie Bassett had recorded sides along with Andre Williams. And I knew that George Clinton (yes, that one) had recorded a single with Johnny Powers for Schoolkids Records in the 90s. The latter being a puzzle that I couldn't begin to find the context to comprehend. Then along comes this incredible book that fills in a huge chunk of Detroit musical history, and I see that the Fortune Records story is the context. I can't recommend this book highly enough. The picture of John Lee Hooker turning out for the United Steel Workers Local 311 Baseball team is worth the price alone.

Wow this book is #1 classy!! A book you will be proud to have on your self. Well written and photos galore.

I read a recent article about Miriam Linna in The New Yorker Magazine and I quickly decided I *had* to buy this book. I received it yesterday, and it's as great (or perhaps even better) than I'd expected. I LOVE the (many) photos (some of which are in sepia) and the many colorful posters. Although it will take me awhile to read the whole book, I can tell from just skimming it that I'll thoroughly enjoy it.

Thisis an excellent and informative book about a wonderful record label

Fortune is one of those vintage R&B labels fans and collectors obsess about, with its releases spanning styles, trends, and even genres. At a mighty 500+ pages, Mind over Matter unlocks the Fortune mystique in mind-blowing detail—deep oral histories from artists and devotees, color label pix, and tons of memorabilia from the label’s people, places, and things. Casual and studio shots of the acts, trade-paper ads and reviews, pictures of clubs and neighborhood streets—it’s all here. You’ll want to eat lunch with Jack and Devora, and hang out with Nolan and Andre at the Twenty Grand. An indispensable musical and social portrait of Detroit, preserving a near-vanished era of independent labels.