Black Stone Cherry - Black Stone Cherry - Limited Gatefold 180-Gram Translucent Red Colored Vinyl - VINYL LP

The success of Shaft and Superfly ignited an explosion of films, many produced by small independent studios and filmmakers, whose soundtracks continue to provide rich fodder for turntablists, crate diggers, and the like. Of these indie Black-themed films, the once-lost and recently rediscovered 1974 flick Solomon King is perched atop the list. The film was written, directed, and produced by Oakland, CA entrepreneur Sal Watts, who also starred in the movie. But it was no mere vanity project. Watts owned several record labels in Oakland and a string of Black urban fashion stores and acted as executive producer of a local soul music & dance TV program. So, he was able to draw on a wealth of local talent in making Solomon King. And nowhere did that talent show up more than on the soundtrack. Southern soul stalwart and Ray Charles collaborator Jimmy Lewis arranged and conducted the score, while writers like Joyce Stiger, who penned Bobby Bland's hit InchRecess in Heaven,Inch contributed songs. The band was tight, too, composed of the cream of Oakland's thriving soul-funk scene. Little wonder, then, that original copies of this soundtrack go for over three Benjamins if you can find them at all. But, working with the indie film imprint Deaf Crocodile, who restored and reissued the film a few years back with the cooperation of Watts' wife Belinda, we at Real Gone are releasing the soundtrack to Solomon King in expanded form featuring additional tracks drawn from rare 45s hailing from Watts' Sal/Wa tag. It's a nonstop funk workout, issued on tiger swirl vinyl with three bonus cuts and a CD edition adding three more. Propulsive beats, silky strings, wah-wah guitar tickles... if you're into that '70s soul sound, Solomon King is a revelation.

Limited edition of 1000 numbered copies on green coloured 180-gram audiophile vinyl. Black Stone Cherry's third album Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea offers another amount of fully loaded southern rock this bands well known for. The group was awarded the Best New Band at the Classic Rock Awards in 2007. The opening track of this record InchWhite Trash MillionaireInch refers to the celebrity culture and all the things that come with being famous. The dirty stomping riffs, melodic compositions, great vocal work and outstanding rhythms it's all here.

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