Black Moses (Remastered 2LP)

 
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Isaac Hayes
Black Moses (Remastered 2LP)

[ Craft Recordings / 2 LP ]

Release Date: Friday 9 March 2018

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The crucial, ambitiously artistic follow-up to Hayes' Shaft, Black Moses reached #1 on the Billboard Soul/R&B chart in 1972 and remains relevant today as the result of prominent samples by the likes of Portishead ("Glory Box") and Alesia Cara ("Here") who both used elements from "Ike's Rap II" as the basis of their compositions. Boasting an ambitious package, complete with two 180-gram vinyl LPs, deluxe fold-out packaging, and a replica of the original multi-panel four-foot cruciform image of Hayes as Black Moses, this reissue from Craft Recordings showcases newly remastered audio cut at Elysian Masters under the supervision of Dave Cooley and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Memphis Record Pressing.

From his humble beginnings as an orphaned sharecropper to his rise as a session musician, house songwriter, and producer for Stax Records, to his arrival as a star in his own right, Isaac Hayes (1942-2008) became a symbol of what was possible for Black America. Dubbed "Black Moses" during the height of his popularity, Hayes revolutionized soul music, leading it out of the era of the three-minute single and into new territory: that of the fully-orchestrated concept album, complete with extended cuts that, in some cases, spanned nearly the entire side of an LP. The artist also broke barriers in the film industry, scoring the 1971 film Shaft. The soundtrack became Hayes' fourth consecutive platinum LP, and also earned him an Academy Award® for Best Original Song ("Theme From Shaft"). The musician became the first African American to win the Oscar in a non-acting category, and was also the first recipient of the "Best Original Song" category to both write and perform the winning track. Hayes' success opened the door for other artists and composers, like Curtis Mayfield and Norman Whitfield, to score music for the screen.

Tracks:

Side A
1. Never Can Say Goodbye
2. (They Long To Be) Close To You
3. Nothing Takes The Place Of You
4. Man's Temptation

Side B
1. Never Gonna Give You Up
2. Medley: Ike's Rap II / Help Me Love
3. Need To Belong To Someone
4. Good Love 6-9-9-6-9

Side C
1. Medley: Ike's Rap III / Your Love Is So Doggone Good
2. For The Good Times
3. I'll Never Fall In Love Again

Side D
1. Part-Time Love
2. Medley: Ike's Rap IV / A Brand New Me
3. Going In Circles

Listen to Never Can Say Goodbye via Youtube