Editorial Review:

Album Description:
30 top blaxploitation tunes from the '70s, including gems byGrover Washington, James Brown, Gil Scott-Heron, Sly Stone, Herbie Hancock, Millie Jackson, Aaron Neville, Curtis Mayfield, Isaac Hayes, Marvin Gaye, Temptations, Billy Paul,Teddy Pendergrass, Bootsy Collins and many others. Double slimline jewel case. 1998 Global TV release.

Rating: - Great Tracks-Great Price-Great Deal!
Hard to ask for much more - 45+ killer funk & soul tracks from the early 1970's. There's a few movies missing (like Shaft) so while the movies might've been low budget and some forgotten - the music tracks and soundtrack are all classy, funky and deserve to be remembered. So, even if you don't recognize a lot of the names or the tracks, once you hear the tracks - you'll apprecaite a time when singers were true musicians.

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Rating: - Soundtrack to the Seventies
This collection could almost be my personal soundtrack from my high school years in NYC. There are some incredible gems from the early seventies just prior to the disco years. I'm happy to see some rare favorites like Be Thankful For What You've Got, Trouble Man, Across 110th Street and Expansions. There are also some very obscure ones - Hercules, Gun, Celestial Blues that I was not familiar with, and of course the standard "cliche" hits - Superfly, Theme From Shaft, The Bottle, Papa was a Rolling ... Read More

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Rating: - Most Enjoyable CD I've Bought This Year
This is an extraordinarily solid collection of classic urban rhythm and blues, ranging from well-known hits like Curtis Mayfield's "Superfly" to underground gems like Gil Scott Heron's "The Bottle." There's lots of music (over 2 1/2 hours), it's well sequenced, and the sound quality is excellent. One of the joys of this sort of music is staying with the groove, and you get long versions of quite a few of the tracks, including the 10-minute take of "Papa Was a Rolling Stone."

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Rating: - Truly, a must have for soul, funk, and jazz enthusiasts!
A culmination of the innner city spirit, containing a myriad of soul classics and hard to find cuts. From jazz filled instrumentals backed by driving baselines, such as Deodato's "September 13th", to the smooth baritone and rolling drum crescendos of Gil Scott Heron's "Gun" this album captures the essence of an era. Classics, such as Mayfield's "Superfly" or James Brown's "The Boss" are only part of the mosaic which constitutes this collection. William De Vaughan's "Be Thankful for What You ... Read More

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Rating: - nice
Great songs on this one. Perfect for driving around on a sunny day. Has the obligatory movie stuff (Superfly, Shaft, Sweet Sweetback) and other great non-movie music, like "If you want me to stay" (later covered by the Red Hot Chili Peppers) and "Trouble man", plus plenty more songs about the junkies and the pimps and the pushers. This cd always makes me shake my head and say to myself "one day I've got to get out of this ghetto" - and I don't even live in the ghetto!