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VariousBack To Black

Various - Back To Black album cover

Label:

Lo Recordings – LCD 55

Format:

CD, Compilation

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Jazz, Reggae, Funk / Soul

Style:

Soul-Jazz, Gospel, Roots Reggae, Funk, Soul

Tracklist

1Andy BeyCelestial Blues
2Lloyd Williams (5)Is It Because I'm Black
3Street Gangland Rhythms Band 4Rhythm
4Mary Lou WilliamsIt Ain’t Necessarily So
5CymandeThe Message
624 Carat BlackGhetto: Misfortunes Wealth
7The Lost GenerationThis Is The Lost Generation
8Doug HammondWake Up Brothers
9David Lampel*USA (Union Of South Africa)
10Street Gangland Rhythms Band 1Gang Fight
11Nikki GiovanniSeduction / Kidnap Poem
12Eugene McDanielsSupermarket Blues
13Harry Mudie Meets King TubbyHeavy Duty Dub
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Credits

  • Compiled BySteve Pickton

Notes

Produced by Lo Recordings for Rich Mix to accompany the 'Back to Black' exhibition, The Whitechapel Gallery, London, 7th June to September 4th.

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Back To Black (2×LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Gatefold)Lo RecordingsLLP 55UK2005

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Reviews

  • monohub's avatar
    monohub
    Edited 18 years ago
    Back To Black is a compilation that was made to accompany an exhibition at London’s Whitechapel Gallery, celebrating the history of the Black Arts Movement, and how in the late ‘60s to the mid ‘70s the Black Power movement dominated American politics. In the words of the pamphlet “The Back To Black album features music which has not received widespread recognition, bringing to the fore artists who are lesser known but whose work has not only musical but political and social significance. Very few of the selected tracks have been re-released since the time of their production.”

    This compilation was compiled by London crate digger Steve Pickton, and he really has pulled out the stops to offer some excellent musical choices, but it’s the spoken word pieces where this album really shines, like David Lampel’s “USA (Union Of South Africa)” which is a full-on “scathing attack on the wrongs against black communities”, this piece really must have been a brutal wake-up call for those that heard it at the time. Equally as impressive are two tracks from an album called ‘Street & Gangland Rhythms – Beats & Improvisations By Six Boys In Trouble’. This album was originally recorded in the late ‘50s by the very forward thinking Folkways label, looking at the blossoming gang culture on the streets of New York. The two tunes are “Passionate chanting that blossomed from street corner bravado into the multi-billion dollar industry that is rap today.”

    Not only is this a great music compilation, but it’s also a very educational one too. It comes with great packaging, and the pamphlet gives you information on each tune and the reasons for its inclusion, plus a few pages on the history of the Black Arts Movement and the included music’s involvement in it.

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