The Best of Blaxploitation | 
| Artist: Various Artists
Label: Metro Music
Category: Music
List Price: $21.97
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 73400
Format: Box Set, Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 4.8 x 1.3
UPC: 698458330727
EAN: 0698458330727
ASIN: B000E1IFY8
Release Date: April 4, 2006
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Disc 1
| • | The Boss - James Brown | | • | Brothers On The Slide - Cymande | | • | Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang | | • | 'T' Plays It Cool - Marvin Gaye | | • | Freddie's Dead - Curtis Mayfield | | • | Different Strokes - Syl Johnson | | • | Sport - Lightnin' Rod | | • | It's A Trip - The Last Poets | | • | The World We Live In - The Politicians | | • | Funky Mule - Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm | | • | I Gotcha - Joe Tex | | • | Chocolate City - Mavis Staples | | • | Moonwalk - Pee Wee Ellis | | • | Tippi Toes - The Meters | | • | Back Home - Gil Scott-Heron |
Disc 2
| • | Superfly - Curtis Mayfield | | • | My People...Hold On - Eddie Kendricks | | • | Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - The Temptations | | • | Hercules - Aaron Neville | | • | Bra - Cymande | | • | Super People - The Notations | | • | Thank You For Letting Me Be Myself Again - Maceo & All The Kings Men | | • | Brother On The Run - Johnny Pate | | • | Concrete Reservation - Syl Johnson | | • | I'ts A Cryin' Shame - Ohio Players | | • | Neighbour! Get Your Own - The Rimshots | | • | (I Remember) Mr. Banks - MMaceo & All The Kings Men | | • | Get Off - Ripple | | • | Funky Miracle - The Meters | | • | Yes We Can Can - Lee Dorsey |
Disc 3
| • | When The Revolution Comes - The Last Poets | | • | The Bottle - Gil Scott-Heron | | • | Move On Up (Live) - Curtis Mayfield | | • | I've Got So Much Trouble In My Mind - Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul | | • | Why Can't People Be Colors Too? - The Whatnauts | | • | A Funky Song - Ripple | | • | Mama's Got The Wagon - Mickey Murray | | • | Doin' The Ali Shuffle - Alvin Cash | | • | Give Me Back My Freedom - Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul | | • | Livin' For The City - Ike & Tina Turner | | • | Cold, Cold World - Ohio Players | | • | That Thang - Pee Wee Ellis | | • | (We Gotta) Bust Out The Ghetto - Moody Scott | | • | Soul Junction - Backyard Heavies | | • | Cool Out - Leroy Hutson |
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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.
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Great Tracks-Great Price-Great Deal! November 1, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
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.
Soundtrack to the Seventies July 10, 2002
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
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 Stone. Whoever is responsible for assembling this collection must have been there.
Most Enjoyable CD I've Bought This Year March 2, 2001
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
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." Perhaps I'll get a few "not helpful" votes for saying this, but the contrast between this music and today's rap is striking and more than a little depressing. Many emotions are expressed here -- rage, joy, determination, longing and fatalism. But this is music about surviving in a harsh environment. It's not music that celebrates the pathologies that help make the environment harsh in the first place.
Truly, a must have for soul, funk, and jazz enthusiasts! June 7, 2000
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
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 Got" reminds me of classic cruising beats like War's "Low Rider" and Grover Washington Jr.'s "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" with it's pumping beat, hard baseline, and wailing saxaphone will cause even the most stiff head to begin bobbing. Many tracks contained on this album have continued their legacy, spawning the samples of todays hip-hop culture. Overall, The Best of Blaxploitation is a must have, enjoyable listening from the first track to the last, and never ending replay value. You will not be disapointed.
nice March 24, 1999
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
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!
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