G. Love & Special Sauce - Ode To R.L. Boyce (RSD Black Friday 2025)
G. Love & Special Sauce - Ode To R.L. Boyce (RSD Black Friday 2025)
Format: Vinyl LP
UPC: 784085104777
Release Date: 11/28/25
Condition: N
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Event: BLACK FRIDAY 2025
Release Date: 11/28/2025
Format: LP
Label: GL Records
Quantity: 4000
Release type: 'RSD First' Release
Ode to R.L is a heartfelt collaborative album in honor of the late Hill Country Blues legend R.L. Boyce, born out of a magical night at Luther Dickinson’s Zebra Ranch Studios in Coldwater, Mississippi. Originally recorded during the pandemic while artists were off the road and hungry to create, the session became an impromptu summit of Hill Country and regional blues talent, including Christone “KingFish” Ingram, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Sharde Thomas, Jontavious Willis, Cam Kimbrough, and more.
For G. Love, playing harmonica alongside R.L. that night was a dream realized, raw, soulful, and full of laughter. After releasing Philadelphia Mississippi, G. Love and producer Logan Tichnor revisited the tapes and uncovered a powerful idea: sampling and reimagining R.L.’s performances into a fresh, contemporary context.
Logan’s vision transformed the recordings into new tracks that fuse Hill Country Blues with modern grooves, capturing both R.L.’s spirit and the energy of the studio that night. Work on the project continued while R.L. was alive, but after his passing, it took on even deeper meaning.
Ode to R.L stands as both a celebration and continuation of R.L. Boyce’s legacy and a bridge between generations, honoring the roots while pushing the blues into the future.
Tracklist
1. Feel Me Better (feat. R.L. Boyce and Evan Nicole Bell)
2. Started Young (feat. R.L. Boyce)
3. Gumbo (feat. R.L. Boyce and Van Gordon Martin)
4. Ode to R.L.
5. Weekends are for Making Love (feat. R.L. Boyce and Luther Dickenson)
6. Bring Me Your Love (feat. Main Flow and Skyelyn)
7. All Day, Everyday (feat. Luther Dickinson)
8. When I Bust (feat. R.L. Boyce)
9. Don’t Trip (feat. R.L. Boyce)
10. Stay for a While (feat. R.L. Boyce and Van Gordon Martin)
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GRADING
GRADING
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New (N) (Not typically included in the Goldmine Standard)
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Mint (M)
Still sealed. Never played. No observable flaws. Items have been purchased secondhand.
Near Mint (NM)
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The cover (and any additional packaging) has no creases, folds, seam splits, cut-out holes, or other noticeable defects.
Very Good Plus (VG+)
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Defects should be more of a cosmetic nature, not affecting the actual playback as a whole. Record surfaces may show some signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches.
The disc and LP cover may have slight signs of wear, and may be gently marred by spindle marks, paper scuffs, wrinkled corners, etc.
Very Good (VG)
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Labels, jackets, and inserts will have visible cosmetic flaws such as wrinkles, cut-outs, slight splitting, etc. However, it will usually have less than a dozen minor flaws.
Good (G)
A record in Good condition can be played through without skipping. But it will have significant surface noise, scratches, and visible groove wear. A cover or sleeve will have seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine. Tape, writing, ring wear, or other defects will be present.
While the record will be playable without skipping, noticeable surface noise and "ticks" will almost certainly accompany the playback.
Poor (P), Fair (F)
The record may be cracked, badly warped, or won't play through without skipping or repeating. The picture sleeve may be water damaged, split, or heavily marred by wear and writing.
