Hi Records: That Memphis Beat
Colin Escott, Record Hunter, July 1991
Long in the shadow of Sun and Stax, Memphis based Hi Records finally hit the big time with Al Green and set the '70s soul trend before fading into obscurity. Colin Escott gets the Hi lowdown.
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