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 The 24-Carat Black - Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth - 180 Gram Vinyl Record

UPC 888072025813

Released as part of Craft Recordings' Made In Memphis series.


Includes

- 180-gram vinyl cut at Ardent studios on the original Stax lathe and pressed at Memphis Record Pressing.
- Old-school style tip-on jacket with printed inner sleeve.
- New liner notes by Rob Bowman, Grammy® Award-winning author of “Soulsville U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records.”

Composed, arranged, and produced almost entirely by longtime Isaac Hayes collaborator Dale Warren, the album draws marked comparisons with the lush, transformative arrangements penned by Warren for the seminal trio of Hayes albums “Hot Buttered Soul,” “The Isaac Hayes Movement,” and “To Be Continued.” Often cited as one of the first concept albums in the soul/funk genre at a time when such boldly artistic statements were reserved for progressive rock bands such as Pink Floyd, this soul opera is an entrancing mixture of lush, orchestral soul ballads and blaxploitation-era funk grooves, split into vignettes dealing with aspects of everyday life in some of America's poorest areas. Its unique blend of immaculately arranged grooves and socially conscious narrative launched the album into cult-classic status among DJs and producers who have sampled it, most recently by Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z, Digable Planets, Dr. Dre, and many others.

Brand new, never played and still in the factory plastic

Track Listing
Synopsis One: In The Ghetto / God Save The World
Poverty's Paradise
Brown-Baggin'
Synopsis Two: Mother's Day
Mother's Day
Foodstamps
Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth
24-Carat Black (Theme)