- There were several Revival labels, this is the one from Ecorse MI, best known for the recordings by Shirley Ann Lee. The label was run by Felton Williams.
- Felton Williams ran four labels: Revival, Cass, Compose and Solid Rock. All gospel appeared on the Revival label. Although the labels were different, the issue numbers largely appeared to be continuing. Issues 633/634, 641/642, 126 and 129 came out on Compose, issue 643/644 on Solid Rock.
- After a long hiathus (1973-1981), Williams tried to revive the label with a release by the Walker Brothers (Revival 138). The effort wasn’t very succesful. The last known release was Revival 139 (Brown Family Singers). Both #138 and #139 are excluded from the discography.
- The Coleman Family (Revival 127) is a white group.
- Williams’ Revival label has nothing to do with Revival 632 and 633 (Anchored Souls of Atlanta and Christian Harmonizers of South Carolina), although some discographies suggest a connection. Revival 632 and 633 have been released on the New York Revival label (a Cee-Jay subsidiary), in c. 1960.
- Numero LP/CD 026 (“Local Customs, Downriver Revival”) contains 24 released and unreleased performances on the various labels run by Felton Williams, plus a DVD with almost 200 sound recordings pulled from Williams’ vaults. Most of it is gospel and listed in the tapes vault.
- This page lists all known gospel 45’s on the Ecorse Revival label, from 1967 to 1972. Missing numbers are unknown releases; some may be unused/unreleased.
45rpm releases:
release | artist | artist as shown | songs | year |
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Revival 4136 | Gospel Supremes of Cleveland, Ohio | Sweet Home b/w Sinner Man | 1967 | |
Revival 635/636 | Lee, Shirley Ann | I Can't Give Up b/w How Can I Lose | 1968 | |
Revival 637/638 | Lee, Shirley Ann | There's A Light b/w Please Accept My Prayers | 1968 | |
Revival 639/640 | Pilgrim Wonders | He Never Failed b/w New Born Soul | 1968 | |
Revival 123 | Lee, Shirley Ann | Without God (There Is No Hope) b/w My Faith Is In Thee | 1969 | |
Revival 124 | Cooke, Calvin | Walk With Me b/w What Happens To People | 1969 | |
Revival 125 | Pennington Specials | Nothing Too Hard For God b/w There's A Leak In This Old Building | 1969 | |
Revival 128 | Prince Singers, Isaac | Marvelous Name, Pt. 1 b/w Marvelous Name, Pt. 2 | 1970 | |
Revival 130 | Deliverance Echoes | Is Your All On The Altar b/w Garden Of Prayer | 1971 | |
Revival 131 | Mighty Voices of Wonder | Every Year Carries A Number b/w I Thank The Lord | 1971 | |
Revival 132 | Apostles of Music | Apostle's of Music | Look Where He Brought Us From b/w Wade In The Water | 1972 |
Revival 133 | Deliverance Echoes | Heaven b/w Have A Little Talk With Jesus | 1972 |