Album artwork for Soul Drums by Bernard Purdie

50th Anniversary reissue of Bernard "Pretty" Purdie's album Soul Drums. Available here on Deluxe Edition Double LP, Deluxe Edition CD, and Standard LP.

Bernard Purdie is one of the most well known drummers of all time, and probably the most recorded in history. From his early days as a session player, Purdie rose to become Aretha Franklin’s musical director, did overdubs for The Beatles, and recorded with the likes of Steely Dan, Cat Stevens, Joe Cocker, Hall & Oats, Quincy Jones, Roberta Flack, and James Brown, to name a few. In 1967 he entered a studio with several friends to cut his first solo album, “Soul Drums”. The album was critically acclaimed upon its initial release, only to reach mythical proportions once being rediscovered by DJs and hip-hop producers years later, when it became one of the most sought-after drum LPs among vinyl collectors. “Soul Drums” is now available on vinyl for the first time in years, along with an entire bonus LP comprising Purdie’s long-lost follow-up LP “Alexander’s Rag Time Band”, which was never given a proper release. This deluxe gatefold re-issue also includes liner notes taken from a recent interview with Purdie, plus rare photos from the late 1960s.

LPx2+ - 50th anniversary reissue. Bonus LP contains Purdie’s long-lost second solo album Alexander’s Ragtime Band, available on vinyl for the first time ever.

CD+ - 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition CD. Includes Purdie’s long-lost second solo album Alexander’s Ragtime Band as well as liner notes and rare photos.

LP - Standard LP.

Bernard Purdie

Soul Drums

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Album artwork for Soul Drums by Bernard Purdie
LPx2 +

$39.99

50th anniversary reissue. Bonus LP contains Purdie’s long-lost second solo album Alexander’s Ragtime Band, available on vinyl for the first time ever.

Released 02/02/2018Catalog Number

L-NSD814

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Bernard Purdie

Soul Drums

Nature Sounds
Album artwork for Soul Drums by Bernard Purdie
LPx2 +

$39.99

50th anniversary reissue. Bonus LP contains Purdie’s long-lost second solo album Alexander’s Ragtime Band, available on vinyl for the first time ever.

Released 02/02/2018Catalog Number

L-NSD814

Learn more

50th Anniversary reissue of Bernard "Pretty" Purdie's album Soul Drums. Available here on Deluxe Edition Double LP, Deluxe Edition CD, and Standard LP.

Bernard Purdie is one of the most well known drummers of all time, and probably the most recorded in history. From his early days as a session player, Purdie rose to become Aretha Franklin’s musical director, did overdubs for The Beatles, and recorded with the likes of Steely Dan, Cat Stevens, Joe Cocker, Hall & Oats, Quincy Jones, Roberta Flack, and James Brown, to name a few. In 1967 he entered a studio with several friends to cut his first solo album, “Soul Drums”. The album was critically acclaimed upon its initial release, only to reach mythical proportions once being rediscovered by DJs and hip-hop producers years later, when it became one of the most sought-after drum LPs among vinyl collectors. “Soul Drums” is now available on vinyl for the first time in years, along with an entire bonus LP comprising Purdie’s long-lost follow-up LP “Alexander’s Rag Time Band”, which was never given a proper release. This deluxe gatefold re-issue also includes liner notes taken from a recent interview with Purdie, plus rare photos from the late 1960s.

LPx2+ - 50th anniversary reissue. Bonus LP contains Purdie’s long-lost second solo album Alexander’s Ragtime Band, available on vinyl for the first time ever.

CD+ - 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition CD. Includes Purdie’s long-lost second solo album Alexander’s Ragtime Band as well as liner notes and rare photos.

LP - Standard LP.