Shrine Records Rare Soul Sides - Washington DC 1965-1967

When the label went out of business in 1966, Singleton left the remaining stock in the office, before locking the door for the last time.

Years later, after being introduced to Kent Records’ Ady Croasdell by Ian Levine, Eddie retrieved the original masters from the studio. These tapes revealed unissued gems from the Prophets (later to emerge as a 7”), Tippie & the Wisemen, Traci, Jimmy Armstrong and others. Those first tape reissues came out on the short-lived Horace’s label and later Ace more comprehensively issued them on CD. Other labels intervened but now Shrine is back in its rightful home. To celebrate this, Kent Records issued “Shrine Northern - The 60s Rarest Dance Label” in 2023. They have now looked at the tapes again, in greater depth, and found another 14 sides worthy of single releases.